by StevePain » 10 Aug 2010, 08:15
I've had Fissurectomy with LIS and cleaning is a complete nightmare, I'm forever cleaning the hole and there's still more fecal matter so I've now started using cotton wool balls soaked in warm water, I dab the area repeatedly even a bit inside the anus but not too far in, until I dab and there's no evidence of fecal matter then it's off in the bath for a warm soak, this a lengthy process but a necessity since left over fecal matter irritates the surgical site causing a burning sensation and pain, also, when having a BM it sometimes feels like you haven't finished and can't fully get the rest of the stool out because of swelling, when this happens it causes irritation where the sutures are, this is painful too and causes a burning sensation, this is happening to me right now and the irritation is soooo annoying, the only way forward is to push gently during BM in hope to eliminate all waste.