hello I had my take down surgery in April. How does anyone deal with anal leakage. I am also going on vacation in a couple of weeks and would like to get in the water but how can I with leakage.
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Hi angie I am 2 weeks post takedown. Had leakages for first week but its very much controlable now. I have like 7-8 BMs a day. I do alot of pelvic exercises as kegels and everytime I come out of the bathroom I pull my sphincter muscle hard and release alteast 5 times everytime. This has really helped me in getting control of anything trying to come out . For thickening the output I use psyllium husk it really helps alot. You can consult your doctor for antidiarrea medicine. When I had to travel back from hospital to home they gave me those. I guess for short time taking some is fine.
Thanks Raj
I take about 4 ounces of Metamucil daily not sure that is enough though! I also take tincture not helping much. I’ve also tried Lomotil. I will try the excercisrd you mentioned.
Haha yeah I believe more in those exercises than the med . Keep us updated how did it go and if you've used some other trick too . I too travel alot. So will help me too XD.
I take maximum amount of Lomotil and Immodium. Also, great advice from pelvic floor doctor to buy some time to travel or swim or errands or whatever-empty out Fleet enema bottle, use warm water to rinse out pouch ( Vaseline on tip). Sometimes I do twice before heading out, I also completed pelvic floor therapy, which was helpful too.
Thanks so much! Do anyone just take Psyllium husk by itself or Imodium?
I take psyllium with breakfast and dinner. I usually take a Lomotil at bedtime, but sometimes I skip it.
Hi Scott how much do you take? Is it Metamucil? Or plain Psyllium husk. For the last couple of days I’ve been having only watery stools not sure why. Afraid to eat anything so I haven’t.
I take exactly the dose on the package, mixed with 8 oz. of water. For years I used just sugar-sweetened Metamucil, but I now (for fewer calories) mix a half-dose of Metamucil with a half-dose of original Konsyl (which is just plain psyllium husk). My mix is a little fussy, since a measured dose of Metamucil is a different amount than Konsyl. I’ve considered eliminating the Metamucil entirely, and going to just Konsyl, but unflavored psyllium isn’t very pleasant.
You might find that you do better with a somewhat different dose. It’s easy enough to experiment with, as long as you don’t take crazy amounts with too little water.
Perfect Thanks Scott🙂