Embarrasing D Question

[parkles]

Ok, so this is embarrassing and a little scary.

I've had Crohn's for 10 years and nothing like this has ever happened --

For the past two nights, I've been lying in bed, not yet asleep, when I feel the need to go to the bathroom for a BM. Not uncommon, as I have between 6 - 18 BM's a day, and usually have to get up a few times during the night.

HOWEVER

This is the weird part. By the time I get to the bathroom, I discover that I've already SEVERELY made a mess in my pants, with a large amount of mess all over myself and my underwear. However, I have no physical sensation of the mess passing through me, nor any awareness of how long it's been there.

I feel like I have to go, but by the time I'm down the hall in the bathroom, I've already gone A LOT, and don't know how or why.

This is scary, because I feel like i'm losing control of my bowel functions, and I don't quite know what to do.

Has anyone had anything like this happen? Where they can't even feel when they make a mess?

 

[My Butt Hurts]

Hey parkles - welcome to the forum!
I didn't have that happen to the degree that yours has, but I did have some leakage. Would you describe it as regular brown D, or is more of a lighter color? When I had rectal incontinence problems it was more of a mucus type of leakage.
(Well - except for when I was crapping my pants - but THAT - I noticed.)
I know it seems terrible for a guy, but if you wear a pantiliner in your undies, that may help with containment a bit.
You CAN do rectal kegels to help make your, uh, self stronger down there.
I don't have the problem when I am not flaring - so getting a flare under control will probably alleviate the problem.
Good luck!

 

[kello82]

oh man i feel your pain!
i go through the exact same thing. i jump out of bed and hurry to the bathroom, and by the time i get there its all in my underwear. finally sitting on the toilet anddddd.....no more. all done. ARGH! so frusterating.
however, ive had incontinence problems for a pretty long time, pretty sure its due to the inflammation and scarring of my rectum. i do ok with just wearing panty liners, then at least you can throw that away and not constantly have dirty undies. like MBH said, seems terrible for a guy, but it might really make life easier for u right now.
i would ask your doc about it too. it took me a while to finally ask cause i was so embarrassed, but he can potentially answer why it is happening to you.
good luck

 

[maryp]

I have found that many things will bring on bowel incontinence at night. Eating too much and/or too late, surgery such as bowel re-section, being caught in a situation where you cannot get to a bathroom - a day of meetings or travel, touring.

 

[ladyB]

I'm with Kello on this.
It may be because your rectum is inflammed, I had similar experiences.
A call to the doc is a good thing too.

 

[Leafy2]

I was in the car after I had 8 bowel samples cut out of me.

twice I nearly crapped my self. Quite scary, never had been this bad before.


I usually never have any issues with uncontrollable bathroom habits as I control my acid problem. Usually the acid problem I feel that is the cause of it.

Sorta like getting integestion and vomiting.... but worse