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Really embarrassing poo question

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Donetrying1 · 24/09/2025 18:36

l can't believe l'm typing this but l am! Full disclosure, l have a GP appointment next Thursday so l'm doing the right thing but just wondered if anyone at all had ever had problems getting themselves clean after a bowel movement??
l open my bowels, use either wet wipes or that Wype gel and 'think' l'm clean. I then go for a wee a little while later and it's like l've never wiped at all! I then have to go through the whole palaver and this can happen 2 or 3 times. It never used to happen so something has changed, although no clue what! I'm in my early 60's sometime constipated so l take Movicol which makes it softer, otherwise l'm at a loss to explain it, hence the GP appointment. Just wondering if anyone else has had the same? Sorry if this is TMI! But thanks anyone in advance!

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Munchyseeds2 · 24/09/2025 19:10

I think it can be to do with your pelvic floor, try wiping until clean then clench all your muscles a few times, then wipe again

PumpkinSeasonOctober · 24/09/2025 19:07

How’s your pelvic floor? Sounds like your sphincter isn’t closing properly.

Dogsandhens · 24/09/2025 19:06

If it's not a medical issue it could be too much fat in your diet and not enough fibre. I read somewhere that if you have to wipe more than twice, this could be a solution.

TartanMammy · 24/09/2025 19:03

Yes I have this issue, I have huge external piles after childbirth and 💩 just seems to go everywhere. Takes ages to get properly clean.

Theunamedcat · 24/09/2025 18:56

Anal leakage it happens when your poop is softer

coldandflu · 24/09/2025 18:53

BreezyPeachGoose · 24/09/2025 18:41

The UK is so antiquated, go a bit more SE Asian:

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Best £10 you'll ever spend.

Not up to UK code. Don't use. You'll be drinking poo water

AutumnWreath · 24/09/2025 18:51

I'm sure you are wiping successfully , but are you sure you are not leaking alittle or perhaps you have some bowel incontinence .
Either way making an appointment with your gp was the first step in getting to the bottom of it ( pun not intended )

soupyspoon · 24/09/2025 18:50

If you google it, its quite common and yes is linked to constipation, slow motility, types of fibre and stool formation. Use magnesium.

Monster6 · 24/09/2025 18:47

If you’re constipated there will be poo just sitting in your rectum. It’s why some children/babies get UTIs if they’re constipated. Annoying. Try the shower as pp suggested? I think it’ll resolve when not constipated. ☺️

Katemax82 · 24/09/2025 18:38

This is me right now. I'm 43 and have 4 kids, I've had horrendous piles in all my pregnancies. When I go in the morning I have to squat over the shower head if I've any chance of getting clean, it's bloody annoying