by juney » 03 Oct 2007, 14:07
well i think i took too many pain pills or something, because i was constipated for 2 days afterwards and i'm NEVER constipated. so that definitely didn't make for an easy bm. and the milk of magnesia i took to help the constipation made things watery and burning. it's only been 5 days since my surgery, so it's pretty normal for bm's to still be uncomfortable and cause some pain afterwards. that area is very sensitive.
remember, they're not changing the size of the hole it comes out of (sorry to be graphic, but it's true), they're just releasing the pressure on the sphincter inside. it doesn't just slide out, you still have to be careful about how much water, fiber, etc you take in and you still have to be careful not to strain too much.
surgery is not a quick fix, as i found out in may. it just creates a better environment for healing.