Horrible stomach bug - how to stop diarrhoea hurting so much on cut arse?

[AngryBirdsNoMore]

I’m in so much pain.

I am on the third day of shitting my guts out, and despite wiping gently, my arse is now bleeding and my anus is so, so sore.

I am sudocreming after each bowel movement but it doesn’t help during the actual poo. And I’m having movements 2-3 times every hour, sometimes more.

Can I do anything? Is there anything I can apply or eat or drink?

It is incredibly painful :(

I would get some anusol- it is amazing .

As for eating, I would have something really gentle. Make sure you drink plenty.

also, could be worth ringing GP to get a little advice if you are bleeding.

I hope you get over it soon.

Sudocrem should do the trick and just dab after you poo, don’t wipe x

Witch hazel wipes

Buy the most expensive toilet paper you can. Even if it’s just for you. Put a Soline on your bum (acknowledge it’s ok it’ll make a mess) don’t use wet wipes they’ll sting like fuck. But washkets if needed are better. Flannels to wipe if you can wash them as reusable?

Anusol has lidocaine which will really help with the pain - much better than sudocrem!

You need to be really clean and dry before you apply sudocrem. Have you got any moist toilet tissue? In these situations I do dry tissue, moist tissue, dry tissue, sudocrem. Sadly I have a lot of experience with this.

Anusol cream and wipes. Put the cream inside with the applicator and put loads of epaderm barrier ointment on the outside every time you go.

Dry tissue really hurts even to dab.

I think my husband has some anusol somewhere - I’ll dig it out, good tip, thank you.

im just drinking water but I am really hungry.

Bepanthen cream

I don’t even want to drink anything as I just don’t want to go. It’s more painful than bowel movements post childbirth, honestly.

Honestly - Do the sudecrem BEFORE so it forms a barrier - don't wipe - Jump straight in the shower to clean then sudocrem.

Sudocrem after will help but it doesn't form much of a barrier by the next time your going as it will have absorbed into the skin.

I don’t think Anusol is recommended for anal fissures I found Bepanthen better than sudocream as it lasts longer and was recommended to us by a hospital consultant.

Also if you eat it'll just make the Diarrhoea worse.

have you tried immodium ?

Bepanthen First Aid Cream is used for the treatment of: Superficial/minor wounds of any kind when there is a risk of infection: e.g. abrasions, small cuts, scratches, fissures, rhagades,mild burns, sores and ulcers.

Wet wipes

Do you apply sudocreme internally then?

I can’t get to a pharmacy as I can’t be away from the loo for that long, but I have wet wipes and anusol, I think also immodium.

immodium will just slow things down though? I’m on day three, I want it to just stop.

I absolutely would.

I have put wet wipes in the fridge before when my piles where playing up and it helped.

Forget loo paper of any sort right now. Rinse after using the loo instead.

Cheap plastic measuring jug (or one from your kitchen you're happy to replace) and run water down yourself - homemade bidet if you like

Given that you have broken skin, ideally you should use cooled boiled water but this may not be practical so don't worry too much.

Gently pat dry or dry with a hairdryer on low and cool

An old home remedy that used to be used was to then apply egg white to the area & dry again with a hairdryer on low/cool. The protein heals the skin quickly and the white forms a film which acts as a barrier. Doctors don't recommend it now because they're concerned about possible bacteria but I know people who've used this technique with no problems and found it really effective. Up to you.

If you're hungry then eat - salty food, foods rich in magnesium and potassium are good. Only things easy to digest, avoid high fibre stuff. Banana, root veg soup, potatoes, white bread, crisps, jelly, ice cream, porridge, rice pudding...Get some rehydration salts and take them religiously.

You need to bring your electrolytes back into balance, once they're depleted it exacerbates the diarrhoea. Avoid caffeine and fizzy drink.

Immodium slows down the gut motility which gives your bowel more time to absorb water, which decreases dehydration & diarrhoea. So take according to instructions.

Seriously though: rehydration salts are essential - either pharmacy own or diarolyte. They will really help.

No, don't apply anything internally.

Oh and your husband can go to the pharamacy. Or if you have deliveroo, you might find diarolyte in the medicines section of a local supermarket and can have it and anything else you need delivered.

Depends on the reqson for the episode - not eating is a good way to flush everything out but only works if you're also anle to drink enough. At this point 3 days in you'll be weak so flat coke or Sprite if yiu have it to replace salts and sugars, or electrolyte drinks if you have them in. If you eat, plain stuff only, dry bread or toast, rice is ok. Maybe plain boiled pasta. Really easy gentle food. At this point I'd recommend talking to your GP and asking for extra advice as 3 days like tha is a lot. It might be something that needs antibiotics to shift. Good luck!

Thank you everyone for all the advice. I was worried I’d be accused of being a poo troll and not taken seriously. All your messages are so helpful and kind.

I’ll see if a neighbour I know quite well can give me some diarolyte.