So I had takedown a little over a week ago. I have severe BB. I am using calmoceptine and A.R.D. pads and taking showers but nothing seams to be working. I am to the point already where I just want to cry and scream!!!!! I need some major advise if anyone has some. I would really appreciate it. thanks. Angela

Have you tried a hot bath? I realize you probably have an open stomach wound, but a shallow bath of hot water (and baking soda if you have it). Soak for about ten minutes. Pat dry and apply Calmoseptine.

Lay without undies for a bit if you can.

Have you started a probiotic? I know my butt burn got MUCH better once I started one.

Good luck!

Kim

And order some Ilex. Click on the icon at the top of the page to order. You might want to start a food journal to see if any foods are an irritant to you and your poor butt.

Good luck. It should get better!

kathy

Angela:
My Dr. prescribed 4% Sulcrate Cream. Works for me!
jim

My BB was pretty bad after only a week post-TD. Is your burning on the inside or more like around the actual opening? I was lucky, my BB was accessible so to speak (around my anus and just inside it) so I could put things on it! I can recommend any numbing cream you can get your hands on, and also a drop of tea tree oil (available in health stores) in a cup of lukewarm water (slosh it onto your bottom when you're done wiping after going to the bathroom!). I'd take probiotics, too. They really helped me. When I get BB, like if I drink wine, eat tomatoes etc., it helps me to eat bananas. They seem to neutralise my output. Maybe worth a try? If your BB is in fact a yeast overgrowth (not uncommon I gather) then the probiotics would help. Good luck!

My daughter had what we thought was the worst BB ever right after surgery and it turned out to be a yeast infection. She was treated with diflucan, an oral yeast treatment, and a powder called something like mystatin. Your Dr. would know, it is a prescription. After about 2 days she was healed. If you cant get a prescription right away, you may want to try an over the counter fungal cream. I would mention it to the dr. It can be diagnosed by looking. Good luck

Ilex is the stuff. two applications a day does me good!

I found for my daughter when it is severe the Ilex is great, when it's healing the calmoseptine is great and at anytime plain old zinc oxide worded too and probably you can get it faster.

Honestly, Calmoseptine never worked for me and always things worse. Must have been the menthol or whatever is in it that makes it smell that way. It made things burn even more.

The Ilex, on the other hand, was wonderful. I have also found that Vitamin A&D ointment is very soothing and a great barrier.

You need to make sure you STOP wiping and it will help tremendously. I bought a simple Rubbermaid squirt bottle from the grocery store and used that to squirt warm water down there to wash myself off and then patted dry. There's also a product called Aloe Vesta that someone here told me about that you can order online. It's a spray bottle of perineal cleaner and I'd spray it on the t.p. before gently wiping.

The hot bath is a great idea and I still take them whenever I start having minor bb issues.

Eat thickening foods. One of my favorite is toast with peanut butter. Maybe oatmeal, bread or Metamucil, etc. and it will help thicken things up so it's not so acidic.

Good luck. It will get better, I promise!

Erin