by sk22 » 14 Jan 2013, 17:29
Take a bath/shower! I have the same symptoms as you in regards to pain. Comes on after a bm and if I don't do anything it lasts hours and hours, I know how awful it is :(
Now it isn't so easy for me to take baths where I am in college dorms right now, so I just use the shower. Most people recommend baths though, but I found the HOT shower works just as well for me (you have to stand there and part your cheeks so the water gets in, TMI i know, but if you just stand there it really won't do anything). After every bm I immediately take a hot shower, and the pain greatly subsides. It doesn't go completely away sometimes, but it usually brings my pain down to just discomfort. The sooner you can get in the shower after a bm, the better. I try to go immediately. Buying a sitz bath would probably be really convenient now that I'm thinking about it, so you could try that too. Usually I'm in the shower for 10-20 minutes, but stay in as long as it takes to help the pain! I hope this helps!