I cannot wipe myself clean!
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Anonymous
| Please pardon the question but I would appreciate advice. I am embarrassed to ask a doctor about this. After I use the bathroom for #2, I just cannot seem to quickly wipe myself clean. It takes many, many wipes before it comes clean - with wet toilet paper to make it easier. After several hours, I sometimes feel like I need to wipe again and the paper usually has some fecal matter on it. Gross! What is going on? I have had two kids. Could this be a hemorrhoid issue? I really, really don't want to ask my physician about it. Can anything be done about it anyway? |
Anonymous
| Maybe you aren't getting all the poop out on a daily basis. Do you have poop in your underwear when you take it off? |
Anonymous
| No poop in underwear. I go pretty regularly. Not every day but every day and a half. I've been that way my whole life. |
Anonymous
| Same exact issue after my second pregnancy! I'm guessing hemorrhoid but am curious what others have to say. |
Anonymous
| Try flushable wipes |
Anonymous
| It sounds like your poop is soft/runny. You need it to be more loglike. |
Anonymous
| Look up lota. It works. |
Anonymous
| I sometimes have this issue when I'm constipated or slightly constipated. What I do in those situations is when I use the bathroom, I clean as well as I can and return in about 15-30 minutes. By then, it seems as if my body finishes processing what it has to and I can wipe myself again and it seems to remain clean. |
Anonymous
+1 and get fiber gummies from costco the 200 pack |
Anonymous
| I'm not sure if this is an early sign of fecal incontinence. I'd be curious to hear if anyone with more experience with it could weigh in. |
Anonymous
| Nothing to worry about you probably just have softish poop. I do the same - just wipe until you're clean. There are lots of cracks around the area for things to hide. |
Anonymous
| That was my experience when I had skin tags caused by external hemherroids. Get a mirror. If you see anything...unusual... see a colorectal surgeon. |
Anonymous
| Hemorrhoids. You are not getting a good seal down there and so you are leaking. |
Anonymous
Actually, increasing your protein intake results in firmer stools. And for the love of all that's Unholy, DON'T flush flushable wipes. I just had to pay $400 to a plumber to unfuck my toilet. We initially thought it was flushable wipes (turned out to be a nail brush one of the kids flushed.) The plumber gave us a scared straight lecture about how bad those wipes are for your pipes. It seems that they tend to cling to the sides of them and they don't break down the way all the marketing would lead you to believe. |