Hey everyone. I am Mora, 18 years old, college student. Do I have Crohn's? I don't know but I had problems pooping, for sure. Usually I'd suggest readers to grab some popcorn while i rant about how my life became so miserable but - you get the idea, because this is going to get "graphic".
So, here goes.
I started notice a change in my pooping pattern when I was 15 years old. around that year (2009) was the last time I ever remembered pooping solid stool. I've been having mushy/watery (sometimes bloody) stool ever since then. I started to not being able to strain my poo out. Some times I can't feel the stool moving in my bowels but when I do, I will have a hard time expelling it. As if whatever muscle that was controlling the tip of the butt hole was having an issue to relax. :I I can say it felt like it was "reluctant". I don't know - is it psychology or something?
I have to sit for at least half an hour every morning (VERY EARLY in the morning before my housemates wake up because I am ashamed of having to stay in the toilet for so long) and wait for the butt hole to relax. Straining doesn't help, but waiting and relaxing for a long, long, ... long time does. Which lead to my habit of waiting for an "emergency" call from mother nature before I decide to make a trip to the toilet. Only in such situation will I not have to wait. which, lead to me giving up trying to poop.
I result into waiting for mother nature to kick in, and stop trying when reluctant butt hole starting to introduce itself. Which, i think, lead to another situation where the urge to poop accumulates over time to mother nature calling at least five times a day.
Then, I changed my pooping method. Instead of sitting, I do crouching. We have those crouching toilets in my country and I must say, It is easier for me to pass stools in the position. When I sit, if I strain too much, i feel like the bowel tracks is blocked completely. When I crouch, the stool will moving but since it's watery, it wont move further pass the butt hole for some reason.
There are a couple of times I get frustrated that I strained like crazy but ended with bloody stool.
I ate mostly solid stuff. I try to eat more veges and I eat a lot of fruits. But it doesn't make much difference.
This has made my life seriously miserable. I get panic attacks whenever my family/ college/ whatever announces trips (especially camping trips).
Should I get diagnosed? Or should I try harder? I'm not sure if it's psychological, physiological or lack of bowel training. ._.
So, here goes.
I started notice a change in my pooping pattern when I was 15 years old. around that year (2009) was the last time I ever remembered pooping solid stool. I've been having mushy/watery (sometimes bloody) stool ever since then. I started to not being able to strain my poo out. Some times I can't feel the stool moving in my bowels but when I do, I will have a hard time expelling it. As if whatever muscle that was controlling the tip of the butt hole was having an issue to relax. :I I can say it felt like it was "reluctant". I don't know - is it psychology or something?
I have to sit for at least half an hour every morning (VERY EARLY in the morning before my housemates wake up because I am ashamed of having to stay in the toilet for so long) and wait for the butt hole to relax. Straining doesn't help, but waiting and relaxing for a long, long, ... long time does. Which lead to my habit of waiting for an "emergency" call from mother nature before I decide to make a trip to the toilet. Only in such situation will I not have to wait. which, lead to me giving up trying to poop.
I result into waiting for mother nature to kick in, and stop trying when reluctant butt hole starting to introduce itself. Which, i think, lead to another situation where the urge to poop accumulates over time to mother nature calling at least five times a day.
Then, I changed my pooping method. Instead of sitting, I do crouching. We have those crouching toilets in my country and I must say, It is easier for me to pass stools in the position. When I sit, if I strain too much, i feel like the bowel tracks is blocked completely. When I crouch, the stool will moving but since it's watery, it wont move further pass the butt hole for some reason.
There are a couple of times I get frustrated that I strained like crazy but ended with bloody stool.
I ate mostly solid stuff. I try to eat more veges and I eat a lot of fruits. But it doesn't make much difference.
This has made my life seriously miserable. I get panic attacks whenever my family/ college/ whatever announces trips (especially camping trips).
Should I get diagnosed? Or should I try harder? I'm not sure if it's psychological, physiological or lack of bowel training. ._.
