How to manage severe rectal pain that makes sitting and bowel movements unbearab...

Severe rectal pain can be incredibly challenging to manage, especially when it interferes with basic daily activities and bowel movements. Many community members have found relief through various approaches like sitz baths, specialized cushions for sitting, stool softeners, and working closely with their healthcare team to explore appropriate pain management options. Consider reaching out to your medical team about this pain, as they may be able to suggest specific treatments or adjustments that could help improve your comfort and quality of life.

It can be downright excruciating. Mine is mostly external on the rectum, I can no longer sit, I merely exist laying on my side, eating on my side, riding in back seat of the car on my side and it's getting worse. This isn't living!

I can relate with you Rochelle. I had a mass hanging out my rectum. Sitting on my side or on a donut pillow does help but bowel movements hurts.

Anonymous User, I bought a nice donut pillow about four months ago. After the biopsy at end of July I had to call 911, was in excruciating pain and had spent all afternoon screaming into the pillow. Spent 3 days in hospital and then two weeks in a SNF to try to get my pain under control and gain strength, I was physically wiped out. They ordered me a walker which I rarely use, I prefer crutches along with a bedside commode I don't need yet however it dawned on me the bedside commode minus the pail would make the perfect shower chair and it works. Now I just need to muster the energy to take a shower. Bcuz the mass is on the rectum/sphincter it's like an open door from my bowels and I am stool incontinent, another reason the shower chair is great, any blood or small stool goes down the drain. Oh the indignities we learn to endure. The mass I call George, George has to go. The mass is also now growing out more to the side too so the donut pillow no longer works for me.

Mine is mostly external and is right in the rectum. I haven't been able to sit for several months now, walking is getting more difficult. When I go to doc appt it's laying on my side in back seat. I bought a twin bed and put it in my living room as I don't want to be banished to the bedroom. I now spend my life laying on my left side, eat on my left side, sleep on my left side, it's very frustrating.