Hey Jas,
It's okay! We have to be graffic here. Just think we never have to look at each other, so it's safe! Haha! JK!
I'm not sure about the clear, but it doesn't sound like anything to be alarmed about to me. I'm no expert but if it's not some funky color like green or yellow then it's probably nothing.
Honestly I know this is all gross ,but mines like I didn't wipe good the first time. It's not like I'm pooping my pants but I'll have it all clean and within like a 2 hour period I have to clean again a few times or it burns and irritates the area. If you're not having that kind of leakage then yours will probably clear up quicker than mine. I honestly feel for you having to clean up at work. My bm's come like clock work in the morning and I'm able to shower off, take a bath or whatever. I know it's easier for a woman to carry things for cleaning up in our purse when we're out too. If it's possible and you can take some of the cotton squares and use the balneol or vaseline for clean up, it would probably cause less irritation down there when cleaning. I saw Val mention baby oil to someone on here. That may cause less friction with the cleaning. I use the vaseline or A&D ointment for quick clean up when I'm out. I never poop in public restrooms ( I just have never been able to :oops: )but the leakage thing happens...
Another thing you may find interesting- Before I had my surgery I was able to talk to a really nice lady from my church. Her husband had LIS 25 years ago. She was nice enough to share some pretty personal stuff about this. She said the only side effect he had from the surgery was that sometimes when he passed gas
that he felt like he needed to wipe. It just makes me wonder if this would be what they are calling incontinence?!
On the brighter side :Something good happened to me Saturday. I went shopping after a bm that morning, didn't have time to hang around the house for 2 hours and just sprayed with the shower wand and put some vaseline down there with a q-tip. Went to check things out after about an hour of shopping and had no sign of leakage
That was the first time since LIS that I had no irritation or leakage. I have no idea if this is a sign that the muscle may be tightening or what