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Prolapsed rectum: living with it versus surgery

Digestive Health | Last Active: Nov 26 6:13am | Replies (56)
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@laurette04

I’ve had a prolapsed rectum for many years…. I too didn’t know what it was…there is a small fissure there as well from the protruding movement. Thanks to natural products, psyllium, etc My prolapse returns inside without me having to push it back in by hand most of the time. When I’m stressed I can have incontinence. I have SIBO and IBS…. Many food sensitivities. Soon I will be consulting with a surgeon about the prolapse…. But having read some of your experiences and the prognosis on the web…. Makes me hesitant to say the least. I will visit this blog again… this is my first time. This physical condition sucks.
I’m also 68…. I’ll come back and tell what the surgeon says.

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researchmaven | @researchmaven | May 30 10:52pm

I have some of what you have, but my prolapsed rectum is internal.

I was told, no coughing, no straining and no constipation could keep it from getting worse.

I eat the right foods (for me) and also take supplements so that I am not constipated.

When things go awry and I am constipated in the lower rectum due to the prolapse, I sit on a firm chair a special way to "contract" my internal prolapse. This induces a bowel movement. I do itthis way:

On a firm/hard chair, I sit on my left butt cheek only (leaning farther over to the left) and cross my right thigh over my left thigh, above the knee (leaning into it). Having a fullish belly (hot drink, hot cereal) helps too. The prolapse is pressed into a more normal constipation and I can clear the lodged stool.

This is an "engineering/plumbing" hack.

If I go down the surgery path at some point, I would only consider a Castle Connolly - listed surgeon for it. They are the best doctors. Researched. Listings cannot be bought. The company makes its money another way. Of course, there are non-listed excellent surgeons, but without an inside track on who those are, I will stick to this listing. It's never let me down.

Let us know how you are doing.

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