Frequent Bowel Movements after Hemorrhoidectomy

Digestive health
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I am in 3rd week Post OP.

I Had Surgery for Internel and  Externel Hemorrhoids.

Forst 3 Days I Pass Through Unbarable pain...on 2nd day post op i have first bowel movment. wich is  most painfull thing to happend in me. i have taken Lactoloose for 5 days..for first week i had 4 to 5 Painfull BM's . after 1st week pain reduced to 50%.

my externel wond completly healed now.

i am at 3rd week but i feel slight pain under my anus.

My Main Cocern is I am Having 5 to 6 Bowel Movements Every Day Still. and my stool is not sylender Shape...it is semi flat...Please Help me Any One here...is it normal or Something Worng...

Last week I explained about my pain abd Frequent BM's..He Cheked with his finger in side my anus..and said every thing is fine...but he did not care About my Frequent BM's Problem.

Sorry About My English.

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Has the frequent bm resolved now???

I'm experiencing the same issue x3 weeks post op.  It's very painful and I'm sure delaying healing 

Please update on whether its improved for you 

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Was your issue ever resolved? I'm having the same problem 

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I also have the same problem after surgery. All the time I have a sebsation to have a bowel movement. My surgery was done 4 months ago.

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Hi did this improve for you

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Did anyone find a solution or cause? It's my 4th day after surgery and i have had 8 BMs today, the first ones were just small orbs (?) but now they are normal size though they are not normal composition since I have had so many meds these days.

It hurts a lot, i tear up , this is torture. 

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I would Definitely consider seeing a doctor. If your stool is hard and you are constipated it will most likely cause tour colon to break it up causing it to come out as small orbs. Before i had sugery i did not stick to a soft diet and held my bowel because of the pain after cause similar stool but not so frquent. I took miralax, a stool softener to make stool more possible. I also had finer powder in my juice, lots of water and apple sauce. I also asked my doctor for perscribed numbing cream that helped a little.  It has been a month now the sharp stabbing pain is gone but ti still have some pain. It is important to maintain a healthy high fiber diet. I am still traumatized from my  Hemorrhoidectomy and i am fighting to never let that happen again.

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Hi there I am having the same problem now with frequent bowel movements after hemorrhoidectomy, I am having 6-8 bowel movements a day. I know you are past that surgery now , but please reply and tell me how it got resolved for you. My doctor does not know what to do at this point assuming that I am healing well ....Appreciate your reply.

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Hey there!

I had my my hemorrhoid ectomy surgery on Thursday, April 22, 2021. I went for a follow up last week and my surgeon said I still had a slight tear/possible Fisher. He gave me an ointment for it and I’m not sure if it is doing anything or not. I still have blood on toilet paper and I poop anywhere between 4 to 6 times a day. It has almost been three months since my surgery. Is anyone else experiencing the same symptoms? Especially the frequent bowel movements.

July 15, 2021 Branson

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Hi,

I'm 6 weeks post op. Also have constant urge to go. It is impossible to to anything for first half of day because i need to bee close to the bathroom. As i've described in my post it is probably due to inner sphincter clenching. When you start to poop and stool goes over your "wounded area" at some point your inner sphincter (which you cannot control) will clench your muscles and prevent further stool to pass. Then you get up, walk around,sit or whatever and after some time,when sphincter relaxes a bit you will get new urge to go.

P.S. I've been reading many post regarding post hem. surgery and there are many people that needed many months to recover properly. I believe we are mostly just frustrated and eager to return to normal life asap, but sometimes patience is required as hard as it may sound. I feel you guys and wish you all speedy recovery.

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hi, i had my surgery around the same time. april 9, 2021. I'm still going at least 4 times a day. i find it's better when i back off the stool softeners but even still i tend to run to the bathroom every time i eat. it's exhausting to be honest. and sometimes there's not a lot of warning. i am getting a few hours of calm in the afternoons though so I'm hoping that's a sign of light at the end of the tunnel. My concern is that some of these trips only produce tiny tiny little stools. both in size and amount. i think anything that hits that internal scar tissue just triggers the need to go. i hope this resolves soon. i miss feeling normal.

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I am 7 months post-op and I can say I'm so glad I had the surgery; 1 prolapsed hem and 2 sides of internal columns scraped that were Grade IV hems. The recovery was as bad as everyone said it would be, and even worse. During the worst of it which was probably on and off for the first 2 months, I too was going numerous times a day - rabbit drops each time that felt like I was giving birth to a watermelon. I was always so regular before the surgery and that was the hardest part that it was no longer the case. The thing that saved me was drinking a ton of water, taking stool softeners daily for months, and soluble fiber 3 times a day. I was also fortunate to be able to work from home and be close to the bathroom. I am now completely normal, and would have to say that at the 4-5 month mark, I knew that things would only get better. The one thing I can say that has changed is that since the area is now so tight, it's difficult to determine gas from needing to have a BM. I don't have any leaking that many people have for months on end, and for that I am grateful. I loved reading this forum for tips and to know that I wasn't alone in how bad the recovery is. Hang in there, most of what everyone goes through is completely normal!! Wishing you all a speedy recovery!

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I had my surgery on July 26th. The first week was rough as I wouldn't have a bowel movement. Ended up going on a liquid diet and some magnesium citrate to help get me going. I kept my diet soft for the most part, even though I had no restrictions. Then it just started happening normally again. The overall pain was not bad for me at all. I went back to work after a week and it was tough getting to a bathroom, but I managed. Everyday has gotten better since the surgery. My bowel movements are all over the map but I figure it will normalize before too long. I had a great doctor so that helped. No more pain and bleeding after pooping. I feel normal again.

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its after 10 days after i my hemorrhoids Surgery l, though post operative pain was not painful but the painful is bowel movements rather i would say torture. but this pain reduces day by day by doing the same doc advised, like sitz bath and gel application. i tried to walk after 10 days (out side) but it hurt alot and than i took steps very slolwy and took rest on intevals afyer every 8-10 steps. i wanted to know the pain is coming and going in my anal canal. is it normal and how long it will take to be completely normal

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Hi, im new to this thread but really feel hopeful as i read some of your comments. i had my ligasure hemorrhoidectomy 2 weeks ago. Although the initial post op pain has gotten better, the pain after BM is horrible!! my whole day is gone enduring the pain and am unable to do anything without getting angry or irritated. My doc advise me to keep taking painkillers. But im afraid to get addicted to it. Does anyone of you experience same problems as me? i feel lonely in this ailment. Before going for the procedure, doc told me its a simple procedure..commonly done. I feel wasnt given much info on recovery though. Im so worried to go to work.

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I feel you completely. I am only a week post OP and the burning pain after a BM is hell. I literally have to run a hot bath as soon as I go into the bathroom because its the only way to calm the burning a little bit. I have sat in so many baths a day its crazy. My doctor also told me it would be a simple procedure and that I would be back to my normal life in 3-5 days. That was a complete joke. I wish I would have known more before the surgery. Was not at all prepared. I only take extra strength tylenol because the prescribed pain killers made me insanely constipated.. I ended up in the hospital. This has been absolute torture.

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I had my procedure about 17 days ago. Recovery pain was truly intolerable, even though I was heavily medicated, plus I was taking paraffin oil and Normalex. which is a stool softener. This resulted in an ongoing barrage of soft stools, up to 10 times a day, and caused me such swelling and pain that I nearly fainted after going to the bathroom. I saw the surgeon after 1 week, he took me off the Normalex straight away, gave me magnesium pads to help reduce the swelling, increased my painkillers. And then 3 days later, 9 days after the operation, that agonizing pain after passing a bowel movement suddenly disappeared. Now I am 19 days after my procedure, and am still taking painkillers, but less, and passing stools isn't too painful anymore, but the frequency is making my life impossible. The mechanical mechanism of passing a bowel movement is improving, but I always need to be near a bathroom, even yesterday I must have gone 10 times. I feel very concerned about this and wonder how long it will last. The irony is that I am eating relatively little, so I am curious as to where it's all coming from... the bottom line is that it was a terrible procedure to go through, much more traumatic than I ever imagined.

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Hi, i was wondering has your frequent BM improved or back to normal now? i am in my 3rd week after surgery and still having BM 5-8 times a day still. BM doesnt hurt as much as it was during first 2 weeks...but the frequent BM trips can be annoying as i have to be close to bathroom so cant go anywhere.

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Hi,

New to the foum .. Has the following been resolved and how and how long ?

, but I always need to be near a bathroom, even yesterday I must have gone 10 times. I feel very concerned about this and wonder how long it will last. The irony is that I am eating relatively little, so I am curious as to where it's all coming from..

Request a resolution.

Sincerely

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Hi, I'm 5 weeks post-op and I'm having the same problem. Has yours been resolved now?