Hey Everyone- 38M- I’m new here but have been reading for a month- I’m pretty sure I have an AF but maybe (hopefully?) don’t. Whatever it is is internal and super painful during BM and for several hours afterwards
I got bad food poisoning maybe six weeks ago and for the last month have had increasingly painful BM with pain afterwards that basically requires I lay down for 6-8 hours which is a real pain with two young kids.
My general care doctor couldn’t see anything but also couldn’t do a full exam because it hurt too much. Meeting with a proctologist on Friday.
My main question- has anyone had success using miralax and Metamucil to schedule your BM for nighttime? I’m about to go on vacation and would love to avoid being stuck in bed during the day which is what would happen if I had a morning BM. But if I can schedule at night I’m usually ok by the morning
And then lastly- has anyone ever had a thrombosed internal hemorrhoid? Do they present the same as a fissure?