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I didn't get any until 3 weeks pp. In fact 3 weeks pp was WAY worse than the 2nd week! weird...

I used lots of tucks, and the bottom spray from earth mama angel baby which was amazing and really sped along my healing. I took quite a few herbal baths as well.

Oh and taking walks REALLY helped because it meant less time sitting and exacerbating the hemms.

I cried everytime going #2 I'm so sorry!!!!

I just wanna say that I'm sad for you and your butthole.

I thought the stool softener helped me. They gave me some in the hospital and told me to take it as needed at home.

@highwire: aw I'm sorry. Hems sucks. Eat a lot of fiber. Apples are good and I like to throw some ground flax seed in my cereal or oatmeal for an extra boost of fiber. I think the stool softener helped me.

I had more pain & some bleeding a few weeks out too and I attributed it to slacking in taking my Colace.

I am 8weeks pp and still taking the Colace (stool softener) twice a day.... Asked my doc about it and she said to stick with it.... A few of my girlfriends told me to do this and said they took it until about 12 -16 weeks pp!

Ugh! I'm in the same boat. Started around 5 weeks pp and at 11 weeks its still going on (sometimes it feels like its worse). I've been taking Colace too, haven't done anything else. I hope it gets better soon

@highwire: did you ever find relief? I'm 3 weeks pp and having the same issues you did. "Pooping glass" is actually a mild way to put it -- this is worse than labor!

I still have pain from long sitting spells and still bleed sometimes . . . I am 16 weeks pp.

ETA: I didn't notice having any issues during my pregnancy. Mine were all pp.

Ughhhh that does not sound promising! I'm taking stool softeners, using tucks and prep h. I can handle pain but this is horrible

Well this sounds just awful Sorry to hear about the hems. I'm 34 weeks so I have no advice. But does anyone care to share their input on stuff to stock up on before delivery? I bought some generic senna tablets (stool softener) and Tucks pads, but should I have anything else in my stash of PP care items?

@highwire: Try more fiber. I didn't get any hemms during pregnancy (thought I had one, once, but didn't) and I attribute it to the fact that I ate fiberone or fiber plus bars daily. Right now I have 1 hemm and am still trying to eat a fiber bar every day, just to make sure things stay smooth.

Try Ching Wan Hung burn ointment. Sounds crazy, but that stuff is awesome!

I was told that 'labor rhoids don't go away very easily. In fact, the older lady that shared this said that she and all of her friends ended up getting surgery once they were done having kids because they would flare up so easily. Like, flare up when they would pick up their 3 year old kind of easy.