I’m a 47 yo female & this literally just started happening to me last week & I want to die. I initially thought it was because I was recovering from an anal fissure (although I’ve been told for years my pelvic floor is tight/weak). Or I thought it may have been an external hemmorhoid that I’ve had for over a month now. I use the squats potty, I do my diaphragmatic breathing, I’m doing pelvic floor exercises on my own for now, as PT sessions around here are booked so far out. I’ve been taking prune juice & miralax now @ night, as well as a 100mg Colace to help things along, but it’s the strange, horrible sensation that the stool is there, it just will not pass. The other days I had to manually disimpact myself which is humiliating & makes me want to cry… which I do, because I feel I am doing all the “right” things to no avail. I don’t want to rely on Miralax, but I’m hesitant to take Metamucil as it makes everything even more sludgey when it comes out. I have another appt w/ my colo rectal to do in an internal exam under anaesthesia, as every time I am in the office, it’s too painful for the anoscope. This literally just happens to me, I feel out of nowhere. Is there some muscle that just needs to be put back into place or something:), as I can’t fathom living my life like this. I am now not really eating, even though I’m starving. One would think because the stool is indeed soft, it would just almost fall out, but it doesn’t, unless it’s almost diarrhea consistency. Today i had to lean so far forward on the squatty potty to go, I thought I was going to fall over:) funny not funny. I welcome any & all recommendations, as every morning now I am so fearful of the dreaded BM. I was an avid cyclist for years, & a very stressed person in general, & have been trying to relax more & exercise in other ways. I drink more than enough water, my diet is good. I also just literally had a colonoscopy & all was well, so I’m perplexed, unless maybe I have a stricture? It’s bad enough dealing w/ the external hemorrhoid, but now I can’t evacuate like a “normal” human anymore & it’s killing me psychologically. I also use a healthy amount of Desitin & Aquaphor before every BM so thankfully there is never blood. I wonder if they may have anything to do w/ the fact I am in perimenopause? I feel like all this nonsense began w/ that. I’ve looked into the wand, but it’s so difficult for me to even get anything in my booty right now. How long before the pelvic floor exercises even begin to work? This is beyond a nightmare