sooooo tired of pooping at night!

Eat a light dinner. Don't eat past 6ish. Lomotil might work better for you. Take 2 before you go to bed. Have a banana and apple sauce and rice with dinner.

If you do not have cuffitis or pouchitis (if you haven't been checked for those, you should) try cutting back on carbs, or avoiding them altogether for awhile. You might also try adding probiotics to your regimine.

Also - look into bidets! A thorough cleansing after such frequent BMs can help you avoid the burn.

Sorry for all of your bathroom trips. One year out and I am down to one time a night. But do use a bidet also. It is a "butt" saver.

I am 1 month post take-down and my doctor has prescribed lomotil 2 tabs/4 times per day to cut down on the day time trips, and at night I take two codeine tabs to cut down the night time wakings. It is working for me. I now I get up only 1-2 times most nights.

I have been up at least 4-5 times a night for almost 20 years. I know it is terrible but I sort of get used to it. I have tried herbal sleep aids,they help some, a bit of powdered fiber, that helps some. I do a very hot bath every night for the but burn so yes I know about that. Have you tried a pad. Your calmoseptine is the best so keep that up. Oh yes one thing did help some peptobismol, i do that 4times a day, a suggestion on this site.

That's terrible! I was blessed not to have nighttime issues, wish everyone could be so lucky.

I am joining your post.I have not had a nights sleep in a long time.If I do I know something is wrong.I was told I would defecate up to 10 times daily.
I have been in hyperthyroidism (Thyroid patient also ) and this is also a contributing fsctor for me,
My endo is trying to slow my metabolism down a little.
I have read that we folks over or in our 50s do have more movements at night.
I nnow tend to go to sleep earlier just to try to have more hours of rest.
Know you are not alone

Cassiecass

For those of frequent night BMs - try to have hope.

For about 10 years I was up 4-8 times/night, and many of those were accidents. Finally found what works for me, perhaps you can try: in addition to having my pouchitis/cuffitis and fistula treated, I take 1 pepto/day, 1 iflora probiotic and 1 immodium before bed, and eat Specific Carbohydrate Diet yogurt twice/day (it's homemade). I've cut WAY back on sugar/carbs, and do not use artificial sweetener other than stevia - this last one seems particularly important in my case.

I so feel for those of you with this problem, but please do not feel that it is hopeless - keep trying different things, and get cuffitis/pouchitis ruled out.

I go about 7 times a night as well. Its frustrating, very. I'm out of work on FMLA right now, only a month out of takedown and i go back next week sometime, i like naps but even those are broken up sometimes. hope it cuts down soon.

For those who take Codeine at night you dont worry that will make you sleep through a BM?

I take codeine at night, and I don't have any issues with waking up to go to the washroom when I need to.

I don't find the codeine makes me overly drowsy, but it does slow down the bowel at night.