Promise I'm not a poo troll... advise please.

[Hamandcheesebaguette]

NC'd for this as... mortifying.

Promise I'm not a poo troll... not looking for shares experiences or advise on how to wipe or anything weird!!!! Just wondered if anybody has any supplements or if the GP can prescribe something or even what could be causing it bevause it's making me miserable.

For around the last 8 weeks or so, no matter how much I wipe after a number two... there's still poo on the paper

I can be wiping for literally 20+ minutes (which is a nightmare at work) and still not completely clean.

Occasionally I get clean, but go back for a pee a while later and there's more poo there.

It's making me feel dirty and gross and disgusting

My diet is moderate... not horrifically bad but I'm not a super clean eater either. I drink plenty of water and eat around 3 or 4 portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

My poops don't seem soft when I'm doing them so it's not like an upset tummy or anything.

As I said, I'm not looking for shares experiences or anything like that... just if anybody can advise what could be causing it and any remedies I can try (OTC, herbal, alternative... at this point I'll try anything!)

Also I have tried wet wipes (not flushing!!!!!!!!!) And that didn't make any difference either... was using virtually a whole packet a time to no avail.

How old are you? I’m approaching late 40s and had something similar. I wondered if it was another lovely peri-menopause symptom?

I'm late twenties... however have had a fleeting thought that I could be peri-menopausal as well. Not bevause of that but several other things... noticing more facial hair (several prominent beard hairs as well as more "peach fuzz")... unusual discharge with no apparent reason (had several tests at the GP) and some vaginal dryness but I had pushed it out of my mind as surely I'm too young for that?

Basically you're not emptying your bowels properly, maybe up your fibre intake and try some prune juice?

Do you have a small pile maybe? I've the same issue and I think the pile is the problem.

I don't have any advice, just didn't want to read and run. Sounds horrible for you OP :(

How would I know if I had a pile... would it be obvious from looking?

And does prune juice taste horrible? It's on the shopping list anyway!

Would a fiber supplement help?

Not sure about taste of prune juice but don't think you'd need much, think it's quite powerful stuff!

I've just read the thread and want to say I think prune juice is so tasty I can't buy the stuff, because yes it's potent. Good luck op.

This can sometimes be a sign of bowel prolapse (rectocele), where the bowel falls into the vaginal canal. I hope it isn't but could it be? It is one of the symptoms, along with incomplete emptying of the bowel. Can also be a weak pelvic floor. Best bet is to get it checked out (be warned though, most gps are not very good at diagnosing prolapse, for that you need a urogynecologist). If so, physio may help. Hope you find a way to ease your problem soon. A top tip is to do a few tight squeezes of your muscles at the end of pooing and to dab rather than wipe to finish cleaning. Also, a squatty potty footstool can help you empty your bowels more fully

So I faced my embarrassment and got my lovely DP to have a look at my arsehole. Good job he loves me it's really hard to look at your own arsehole in the mirror and it looks as thiugh there might be some skin tags? He showed me a photo (oh me lucky me a photo of my anus! Who said romance is dead) and it looks really... uneven and bumpy

Do you have kids? I saw something like this on Embarrassing Bodies - woman who developed a 'poo pocket' in her back passage, as a result of giving birth. Not a fistula, just an extra little bit of space,, and poo was getting stuck in there and dislodged by wiping.