Scott F posted:Have you stopped the ursodiol? Tried a bidet?
In any case, I’d expect the proctodan HC to help a lot, hopefully permanently.
Hey Scott! Thanks for your reply. I only took the ursodiol for one week at the end of June. I asked my doc if I could go off of it because it can cause stomach upset. my stomach never actually hurt through all of this. It was only ever rectal. But I figured it served it’s purpose and if I didn’t need to continue it, why bother.
I am on day 6 of the Proctodan HC and there’s no question it’s helping. The post-bowel movement throbbing is gone. I’m having 5-6 BMs a day as opposed to 10-15. However, I still have a burning sensation when food makes its way down to my rectum, and it’s quite itchy afterward. And it feels like the meds made a big difference in the first 24 hours....but it hasn’t continued to improve. It just sort of plateaued.