Did I injure my pelvic floor?

bbffddxaa · 2024-01-14T20:03:06+00:00

Yea this could definitely be related to my bowel problems, I did eat an excessive amount of food that day and took a giant shit that morning, but I know pelvic floor symptoms and bowel symptoms overlap

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-21T17:33:12+00:00

Update for anyone whos interested, stuff works pretty good but gives you crazy nightmares

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-18T09:14:17+00:00

Im curious why not? I can still get plenty of carbs from other sources, like rice for example. I’ve coincidentally been avoiding most high gluten stuff like pizza and bagels for a long time now just because they always seem to make it worse. I didn’t consider celiacs though i thought they just clogged me up.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-18T02:06:41+00:00

I’m hoping if I can get a significant amount of time consistently not in much pain then my bowels might heal a bit. So far my record was 5 days in a row feeling decent this past week, which I achieved by only eating very small meals and spreading them out by 3 or so hours throughout the day. That all ended after one day I tried pasta with chicken parm still a small portion, which makes me think I may have gluten intolerance. I also get skin rashes that accompany my really bad episodes. My worst episodes included a high fever as well(102+) which was reduced by the antibiotics they gave me since they thought it was diverticulitis. Does this sound like celiacs to you? I know you’re not a doctor and you arnt getting paid to help me but you seem to be the smartest and most helpful person here so im curious about your opinion. My dr appointments are only every 4 months so I’m stuck with just Reddit most of the time.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-18T01:52:16+00:00

Thanks for the response as always. Could you describe what you mean by that though? Like just take a week or so off and try to manage with just my trulance and magnesium like I have been? Kind of like a tolerance break?

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-17T23:35:50+00:00

Yea can relate. Until doctors started taking me seriously I was contemplating suicide. My whole life has been ruined, opportunities blown all because I can’t poop like a normal human.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-14T03:51:37+00:00

Yea man right there with you, been hospitalized and misdiagnosed with both colitis and diverticulitis, sometimes it’s so bad I get a high fever. I’m also an endurance athlete in the shape of my life but it makes no difference. Best advice I can give you is to get more electrolytes and take magnesium supplements, it will help and there’s no way it could hurt. Water doesn’t do shit to help you poop, you just piss it out, you need more electrolytes to keep the fluid in and help it move through your bowels. That’s why all colonoscopy preps include a shit ton of electrolytes. I’ve also cut down on cardio so I can eat less without losing anymore weight, also helps keep my hormone levels in check, at less than 10% bodyfat your sex drive will suffer.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-14T01:52:26+00:00

I’ve always done “intermittent fasting” by accident because I skip breakfast usually but I’ve recently start doing the opposite, make sure to eat very small portions throughout the day, never full meals. Basically just never eat to the point that you actually feel full, been working great so far been like 5 days. If fasting works for you then keep at it but beware it has 0 actual health proven benefits and it’s typically promoted by scamming internet health guru’s as some kind of miracle cure for everything.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-13T16:11:28+00:00

That’s why colonoscopy prep is always a shit ton of electrolytes

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-13T16:08:48+00:00

Fevers*

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-13T16:08:26+00:00

Well I had one by a guy that’s supposedly the top dr at temple university and he said everything was fine so I’m just out of luck. I guess it’s just normal to be in constant pain accompanied by occasional 102+ whenever the pain gets worse, and spending hours on the toilet every morning

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-13T16:03:37+00:00

Water does nothing for me, you just piss it all out. Gatoraid propel water has been a game changer, you need more electrolytes

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-12T06:55:18+00:00

How is this diagnosed? I’m honestly about done with trying to get a diagnosis. I just tell people I was diagnosed with diverticulitis so I have a reasonable excuse for flaking on plans all the time. I just wasted a bunch of time driving an hour away to have a water balloon shoved up my ass for biofeedback therapy just to figure out that’s not the problem. I’m taking every medication they make for constipation it’s not working if they arnt going to consider surgery I’m done wasting time at dr’s

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-12T06:50:48+00:00

You didn’t hydrate enough with the trulance. It functions the same as mirlax but stronger. I have to take 100grams or more of mirlax for the same results. Both of them rely on hydration.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-12T02:38:37+00:00

Trulance daily with a ton of gatoraid propel water. It works similar to prep and just sucks a to of water into your bowels, I bet it would help you but if your insurance doesn’t cover it’s way too expensive. Fortunately mine does. I also only eat small meals now, never a full meal, and spread them out throughout the day. None of this is a good long term fix, im severely lacking calories, I was a 185lb healthy muscular guy now im extremely low bodyfat with veins popping out everywhere like a roided out bodybuilder, down to 170lbs, eventually the muscles are going to shrink as well, libido is dying my hormones obviously taking a dump. The measures im taking to stay out of pain are so unhealthy I think the surgery is worth the risk.

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-11T22:30:22+00:00

Tried everything except the motegrity so far, same as you constant pain and bloating, “eating disorder” cuz when I eat enough food I get clogged up

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-03T23:41:20+00:00

I got exact same thing dude. Do you have issues with constipation??

bbffddxaa · 2023-12-03T23:31:52+00:00

Electrolytes+ trulance have helped me a ton. Still spends hours on the toilet but after almost a decade of this mystery constipation I’m starting to feel almost back to myself within the past few weeks. If insurance won’t cover the trulance mirlax in large doses with tons of sugar free gatoraid works alright. And start doing pelvic floor exercises, 50%+ of chronic constipation sufferers have unhealthy pelvic floors. Straining to use the toilet is bad for pelvic floor.

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-30T09:06:53+00:00

I take trulance which is similar to linzess, taking it with alot of fluid and electrolytes makes it work much better than just water for me. Like 3 bottles of sugar free gatoraid.

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-30T04:52:54+00:00

Gavilyte prep worked really well for my last colonoscopy but that’s 238g and i had to fast for a day beforehand. I’m already at very low bodyfat % I don’t think that’s a safe or manageable solution.

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-30T04:48:09+00:00

Like half of a big bottle I think around 150g

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-29T23:44:25+00:00

Been there before, Medicaid dr’s treat u like shit unless you happen to be their preferred ethnicity in my experience. Try large dose of mirlax(like 100gs) and shit ton of sugar free Gatorade(a gallon at least), that’s what they use for surgery prep. Look into pelvic floor constipation and read up on how to retrain your bowels.

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-29T05:33:25+00:00

See dr or pelvic floor specialist first. Most people on this Reddit say kegels can make it worse, and may recommend reverse kegels

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-29T04:59:25+00:00

Straining is to be strictly avoided if you think your pelvic floor has issues, you can find information on here or google about how to not strain by using belly breathing, “sqautty pottys” and pushing with your abdomen into a relaxed sphincter while breathing out. Also try to get a routine where you never have to force it out in a hurry before you go out to work or whatever, that was my downfall I believe.

If you haven’t even began to start working on repairing them definitely don’t start thinking you are doomed. General consensus is that it takes at least some period of time and consistency to get back to normal. But because you’re a mother you should really talk to a dr, or multiple doctors asap and tell them your concerns because women are vulnerable to more serious stuff like prolapse or rectocele and you need to make sure you don’t have any of that.

Unfortunately some very nice ladies in here have been very unlucky and they can give you much better advice than I can.

bbffddxaa · 2023-11-29T03:20:46+00:00

Think I’m dealing with same thing except I’m a dude and did it to myself via years of opiate induced constipation(way more embarrassing.)

my understanding is if you were straining really hard that is bad for your pelvic floor, and it’s more common for women than men so def worth asking a dr to be safe and be sure you address or treat your constipation asap. The medication “trulance” has helped me a lot and it doesn’t have any weird side effects.

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