Just was told I have severely active proctitis in my rectal cuff. Just had my takedown surgery about 2.5 months ago. Anyone experience this so soon after take down surgery?
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im sorry you’re experiencing that. It can be pretty irritating and uncomfortable. What did the doc prescribe or give you- hydrocortisone or suppositories? Prob not the sups since you’re still so recently out of surgery I’d imagine. And you prob still have butt burn and are going a lot I bet. Also how was it diagnosed? Did they do a pouchoscopy or was the doc just assuming that’s what it is?
I guess in theory it can happen whenever, even right after surgery, since the rectal cuff is still the large intestine. I had it two years out and it was super itchy, irritated and painful to go. But it cleared up rather quickly.
@Bubba1028 hi! I haven’t been prescribed anything yet, unfortunately. I have to do a video chat with my dr and see what he says next week. I luckily don’t experience too much butt burn because I have a bidet, but I do go to the bathroom more than I would like to, for sure. But I would say the bathroom visits are getting better with time. He found this out by doing a pouchoscopy. That’s hopefully yours didn’t last that long, I hope mine doesn’t last too long either.
Hopefully they give you something to clear it up soon. Luckily they can give u a few things. The hydro really helped me in a matter of days. I hear a few people said the enemas helped the most and a lot quicker.
@Bubba1028 thank you so much for the info!