So sometime ago i posted about this to see if anyone was expierincing these problems basically when i poop it burns. Well it finally got so bad i went to er they said its proctitis he did not give me anything at all just left me in pain. then went to see my doctor said the same thing but he gave me some muscle relaxers and stool softners and valium and of course doing sitz baths but still nothing helps. I keep telling them i think its my poop burning me but they just disregard me even my bariatric surgeon said it was not an issue with the surgery so he is not concerned. I am so worried waiting on a gastroenterologist to see me but in the mean time i have to go back to work and no changes. I dont know what to do i had blood work done was low in zinc and iron and d i asked the nutritionist if this would cause the problem she said she did not know. Oh great these people cant seem to help me pain is severe just want to be able to go without glass shards coming out.

I would get some OTC Prilosec while you're waiting for the doctors to figure it out just to eliminate the possibility of excessive acid production. You could chomp on some tums too and see if that makes a difference.

Thanks for your response ed_nw i will try

It sounds as though you may have excess acid so an acid reduced and possibly a change to what you are eating may help

On 01/30/2019 at 16:41, doxaholic said:

So sometime ago i posted about this to see if anyone was expierincing these problems basically when i poop it burns. Well it finally got so bad i went to er they said its proctitis he did not give me anything at all just left me in pain. then went to see my doctor said the same thing but he gave me some muscle relaxers and stool softners and valium and of course doing sitz baths but still nothing helps. I keep telling them i think its my poop burning me but they just disregard me even my bariatric surgeon said it was not an issue with the surgery so he is not concerned. I am so worried waiting on a gastroenterologist to see me but in the mean time i have to go back to work and no changes. I dont know what to do i had blood work done was low in zinc and Iron and d i asked the nutritionist if this would cause the problem she said she did not know. Oh great these people cant seem to help me pain is severe just want to be able to go without glass shards coming out.

Maybe an anal fissure? This can happen with constipation and passing hard stools that you get a tear. It is like pooping razor blades and burns ? can be very painful .....

They checked for that but could not find anything

Sent you a PM.

Sent you a PM.

Post op i never got your message

It sounds as though you may have excess acid so an acid reduced and possibly a change to what you are eating may help

I tried that so far not working thank you for your reply

49 minutes ago, doxaholic said:

Post op i never got your message

OK . I'll resend it.

I know this is a while ago but I had surgery almost two months ago and am having a very similar situation to the burning feeling that lingers for a while after every time I pass a bowel movement. I’m going at least once a day but I never look forward to it cause of the pain and it makes it really uncomfortable to sit or do most anything. I don’t feel like I’m passing very hard stools but I did have a small hemorrhoid early on but doctors and dieticians have not been really able to suggest anything. Did you find anything that helped and how is it now after a few years?

For those of you who have not found relief I highly recommend adding fiber to your diet. I’ve noticed if eat a cup or so of oatmeal a couple of times a week it helps significantly.

I suggest topical lidocaine 4% cream until you find the cause; available on amazon.

On 1/30/2019 at 7:41 PM, doxaholic said:

So sometime ago i posted about this to see if anyone was expierincing these problems basically when i poop it burns. Well it finally got so bad i went to er they said its proctitis he did not give me anything at all just left me in pain. then went to see my doctor said the same thing but he gave me some muscle relaxers and stool softners and valium and of course doing sitz baths but still nothing helps. I keep telling them i think its my poop burning me but they just disregard me even my bariatric surgeon said it was not an issue with the surgery so he is not concerned. I am so worried waiting on a gastroenterologist to see me but in the mean time i have to go back to work and no changes. I dont know what to do i had blood work done was low in zinc and Iron and d i asked the nutritionist if this would cause the problem she said she did not know. Oh great these people cant seem to help me pain is severe just want to be able to go without glass shards coming out.

I had the exact same problem immediately after surgery. They had me taking Prilosec immediately after surgery and I have to stay on it for six months just to protect the lining of everything. So it wasn’t that. But I started taking a Tums now and then, and that helps Now I only feel that burning when I take something that has high sugar alcohol content but yes, it is the poop that is burning us on the way out. I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s like you ate a bunch of jalapeño peppers.

Curious if you ever found out what this was and if it has improved over the years. I am currently 2 months post op TDS and I am experiencing the burning now. Found out some foods were the culprit, but even on a more bland diet I am experiencing burning when going. I swore I had hemorrhoids, possibly fissures, but went to my primary care doc and she examined outer and inner and said no hemorrhoids and no fissures. All I can surmise is that with our new plumbing, the food goes down one way, all of the acids and bile through the other limb, and the acids/bile are full strength once they hit the food at the common channel and mix with the food for the 3 feet or so of the common channel before entering the large intestines/colon. Sucralose ferments in the colon, but I rarely ingest anything with that in it. I think I need to dial back my fats intake as a next step. Lidocaine is my friend for now, but looking for insight if it improves with time and/or what you found helped. Thank you!!