Sore butt

Hey group...I got a serious problem; sore butt. As I have mentioned before, I'm totally enema dependent and need 'cleaning out' every other day; tried three days but the doc said 2 would be better.

Procedure is 2 qts. w/Dr. Bonner's pure castile soap; usually peppermint (1 squirt), latex hose and a rubber 20" catheter, w/KY. 2x then 1 clear and 1 with salt & soda.

We've tried doing all "clear'...and that doesn't seem to change.

Have wondered about KY? --Latex hose, peppermint soap.??? I need help here dear friends...any ideas.

My care-giver has been using Neosporin and that seems to help a little but this has been going on way too long. --it feels like little tiny splits in the anus and appears to be chapped.

HELP!

the boxcar

1--don't use soap, especially peppermint. The oils can be irritating to the rectum and anal tissues. Don't use salt and soda. Use plain water. There is NO NEED to insert a 20" catheter. Several inches inside is fine. Extra catheter insertions can be irritating to inflamed tissues.

2--BLOT don't wipe after expelling. This is probably the most important thing to do.

3--The neosporin is a good idea. Rub it into the anal canal as well as on the surface of the anus.

4--The KY is fine.

5-- NO ONE needs to have an enema run clear every two days. Physiologically, all you need is to keep things flowing in the right direction. The use of too many enemas is irritating your anal area.

Many thanx, Susie. I agree with all 'cept the 20" catheter. I have a "mega-colon" birth defect, mostly in the rectum area. the nurses wanted to get above it, injecting into the colon instead of turning the rectum into a basketball.

I've had a series of surgeries over the past five years, all colon. This is why the meds worked up the 2-day sched that I quoted.

The problems started with a burst diverticular July 4th 2005. --left me with a colostomy bag. Then Sept 1st went back in and did the repair that couldn't be done in July due to the emergencey nature of the problem. --left me with an iliostomy (sp?) bag. Finally back in Veteran's Day to retire the iliostomy bag, hooking me back up making me a "complete asshole" again.

All of the above left me with some fairly large hernias so in April decided to reduce them...however in the process punctured the large intestine! We were back to ground zero.

Two more surgeries...putting in a screen to contain the intestines and left me on my own.

Trust me when I say that I became a "study" and hence the routine that I wrote.

(I took a plain water enema this morning since my care-giver is away today and my ass doesn't hurt as much. I used vasoline instead of KY to establish a new base line.)

Thanks again. Susie...you're a God-send to this forum!

the boxcar