My sigmoid colon was removed along with the rectum, leaving the sphincter intact and somewhat functional (in June 2010), I had radiation and chemo.
Since my ileostomy reversal in January 2011, I have struggled EVERY DAY to eliminate. I can’t move the stool along unless I administer multiple enemas with a bulb rectal syringe. I would say that 80% of the bathroom trips result in nothing out (except for translucent, wormlike objects which may be parasites. I had a test for parasites that was negative).
When I’m successful, I get small amounts, very fragmented, but soft to medium -firm. Water, only in the amount injected by the enema, comes out.
Stool is always present, or very near the anus, and I always feel a blockage there. I can bear down, but the ‘blockage’ keeps the stool from moving until the enemas loosen the fragments. Even after pushing out fragments repeatedly, I still feel like I’m not finished.
I’ve been thinking – could the jpouch have a fold or prolapse that is essentially an obstruction? Have I allowed an impaction to establish and grow for four years because of it? The colon seems to do its job of removing water from the stool – but mucous to lubricate the anal canal seems lacking. What is a dilation? Might that give me some relief?
Has anyone here had similar experiences?