Fecal Incontinence after Perianal Rectal Prolapse surgery
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Fecal Incontinence after Perianal Rectal Prolapse surgery
I had Altemeier Perianal rectal prolapse surgery 7 weeks ago. ~ 10 cm of my rectum was removed. I am 62 years old. Healing is fine. However, I am left with fecal incontinence. If I take lomotil, I don't have diarrhea but still have incontinence. My surgeon is MIA. I have collagenous colitis and mastocytic enterocolitis and have had diarrhea, bowel continence, etc problems before for years. However, it was managed ok. However, the bowel control is much worse now. How long does it take for normal bowel function? I am very upset. It is almost impossible to leave my house. I have tried dietary, medication, exercise, etc.I normally take Gastrocrom, Zaditen, etc for the colitis and multiple food intolerances. Nothing works. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
allergic to :nuts, all seeds, tomatoes, eggplant, all pepper, nutmeg, most raw fruit, many cooked fruits, peanuts, chestnuts, etc.
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Gabes-Apg
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First off some healing hugs.....
My thoughts on your situation
-7 weeks is a short period of time for healing, as we age, the bodies ability to heal slows down.
What is your Vit D3 level? Are you taking Vit D3?
- anaesthetic can be troublesome to Mc'ers, And trigger mast cells, have you tried taking anti-histamines?
-diet wise, you would need to avoid things like gluten, dairy, high fibre etc for way longer than 7 weeks to see improvements. I would suggest a bland basic soup/stew eating plan. Well cooked meat and veges. Avoid processed flour type items. Home made bone broth has super gut healing properties.
- transdermal magnesium, this will help healing, muscle rebuild and optimise the Vit D3 to minimise inflammation.
As to how long, with optimised health healing can take at least eight weeks, with health issues and age, it can take longer, 3-6 months... It all depends on if you have any deficiencies. If it was me, I would stick to suggestions above for at least 8 -12 weeks. Healing may be slow so be patient to see progress.
My thoughts on your situation
-7 weeks is a short period of time for healing, as we age, the bodies ability to heal slows down.
What is your Vit D3 level? Are you taking Vit D3?
- anaesthetic can be troublesome to Mc'ers, And trigger mast cells, have you tried taking anti-histamines?
-diet wise, you would need to avoid things like gluten, dairy, high fibre etc for way longer than 7 weeks to see improvements. I would suggest a bland basic soup/stew eating plan. Well cooked meat and veges. Avoid processed flour type items. Home made bone broth has super gut healing properties.
- transdermal magnesium, this will help healing, muscle rebuild and optimise the Vit D3 to minimise inflammation.
As to how long, with optimised health healing can take at least eight weeks, with health issues and age, it can take longer, 3-6 months... It all depends on if you have any deficiencies. If it was me, I would stick to suggestions above for at least 8 -12 weeks. Healing may be slow so be patient to see progress.
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Those are good solid suggestions by Gabes. It had never occurred to me that magnesium had anything to do with incontinence, but when I looked it up after reading Gabes' post, I found that there are published medical reports describing how magnesium supplementation has been shown to help reduce urinary incontinence, so I see no reason why it could not also help with fecal incontinence.
I also note that when I had the episode with magnesium deficiency a few months ago, I also had extreme bladder urgency, and very low bladder capacity.
Tex
I also note that when I had the episode with magnesium deficiency a few months ago, I also had extreme bladder urgency, and very low bladder capacity.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
