Experiences with

Anal and rectal conditions

Hi, I was in hospital yesterday and told I have a fecal impaction and given laxido, told to take 8 sachets in six hours. I am on my glass now and already starting to feel the effects. I had imagined that it would just soften the blockage enough for me to pass as a type 4 stool? I currently have diarrhoea

Hello everyone, I am male 24 . From the last whole month I have been getting blood in my stool. And these are not just patches of blood, thr quantity is a lot. And I started taking medicines consulting genral doctors but it didn't stopped. Now I have changed diet, increased my water intake, lotsbof fibre

Help my doctor won't give me anything for my fybromyalga because I have been abroad, until I see a consultant but that's at least 12 weeks away. He gave me mirtazapine 3 weeks ago supposedly to help me sleep and for my IBS never heard of so much crap. I've was on everything going last year but had tried

I've had this issue for a while now and it's constantly on and off. To try and improve it I've been eating fruit, exercising in the morning and drinking like 6 to 7 glasses of water a day. But in the days of doing that I've had 2 days of not needing to go and today having little dark pellets again. The

Hi all, I’ve been having the deceptyl injection for 7 months plus Tibolone for the side effects. I have been having bad lower pelvis pain and pain at intercourse. Doctor says it could possible be atrophy , has had any one had this? She has recommended a hormonal cream, I have been using replenish but

PLEAASEEEEE HELP ME....10 YEARS,,, THEY HAVE DONE EVERY THING TO ME YOU CAN IMAGINE. SPIANL IMPANT ABLATIONS EVEN HAD A COCCYGECTOMY WHICH ALMOST KILLED ME ...YET JUST LIKE INDEPENDENCE DAY,,,, RECTUM ANUS PAIN REMAINS,,,, GETS HOT AS HELL AND PAIN LIKE HELL,,,,,, CAN'T AIT LAY ON SIDES STAND TOO LONG

Hello, is there anyone who has had or is having chemo with Caelyx? My mom had surgery for Stage 3C sierosus ovarian cancer and then had 6 chemo of carbonplatium+taxol then she had 5 months of bevacizumab (avastin) and then cancer was back again... so now Caelyx. Any experiences you may share? Thanks

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Hey everyone I recently joined this forum in search of answers to what I have. I have not seen a provider yet to determine my diagnosis but from what I read I have IBS-D. Has anyone taken Imodium for an extended period of time? I have been taking it for a few weeks and it has helped with diarrhea, which

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Getting ready to do a clinical trial with AZD4635 and Xtandi. Just checking to see if anyone has did this clinical trial and if so how is it going. Xtandi alone did not work for me so hoping the combination of the two will. The LU 177 was great but I’m about 18 months out from my last treatment and PSA

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My last measured test level PSA 0.007ng/ml And radiotherapy still works and can further reduce PSA. Now I take an eligard which also lowers the PSA. I have an idea to start taking Casodex 150 for a double blockade. My goal is to lower uPSA further and reach a level of uPSA <0.003 where the cancer

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So guys after quite a while with internal hemorrhoids which I managed to get rid of a couple of weeks ago, I have adopted a new diet with lots more fluid, fibre and vegetables in an attempt to lose some weight gained over covid. This has led to me over the last 36 hours having diarrhoea after some homemade

Hemorrhoid Suppository Doc has prescribed me these which has helped, but now im left with a sore ass which feels raw to touch and wipe ... even a simple wipe with tp without a bm a tiny spot of blood is there and it stings like hell anyone suggestions? put sudocrem on it that I found lying in the cupboard

Hi, I have been prescribed rectogesic ointment for an anal fissure. I’ve had pain with bowel movement for 5 months now and was just wondering if anyone else has used rectogesic GTN cream and how long did they take it to get any relief ?

I’ll try keep it short, lots of blood with bowl movements to the point it will drip for 40 mins and has sometimes required 2 towels to stop the bleeding. I went to hospital to A&E and they said they can’t do anything as bleeding has stopped and I have piles which I was shocked about. This has been on

I have been having haemorrhoid symptoms and occasional rectal bleeding for 5 years. After a first colonoscopy I was diagnosed with internal haemorrhoid. I had a child.all natural bowel issues after labour. So this is now the fourth month I have rectal bleeding while I am period.( Had very little one