Anal Activities Makes IBS Symptoms Worse

Anal Activities Makes IBS Symptoms Worse “My wonderful partner of 15 years wants me to experience anal sex, but I am unsure that it is a good idea because I suffer from mild IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome). My symptoms are typical – mild diarrhea or ultra-soft stools (and very often!). I’m not worried about pain due to my symptoms, but am worried about not being able to be “clean” and having this turn out to be a mess – and a disappointment.” —-Regina Regina is right to be concerned with combining Anal Activities and her existing IBS symptoms. The most important thing doctor’s suggest is “Don’t do it if you have any trepidation at all, or if you are afraid that the end result will be devastating and messy”. Most IBS sufferers are not able to control their bowel movement schedule, which makes this activity a possible “time bomb” of disaster. Although anyone with experience will tell you that “enemas” will help prevent some of the fear you have by cleaning out the anal canal, anyone with moderate to severe IBS knows this doesn’t always work. Because of IBS, your colon, among other things, isn’t functioning “quite right” as compared to people without IBS. In other words, your system doesn’t keep your fecal matter in your system for a long enough time to extract all of the liquids (water) and salts that a “normal, healthy” colon would. What that means to the IBS sufferer is that an enema will clean out the an...
Source: My Irritable Bowel Syndrome Story - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Tags: IBS News Source Type: blogs