Does Injury Level Affect Anal Sphincter?

Can you still walk with your walker Knight???

I understand what you mean Knight,it does make a difference to our understanding to actually know what level and how/where we are exactly injured.

Someone once said to me that they dont believe in labels but then again, i disagree because i think they are important in the aspect of being a signpost and showing a way forward.

How much of my constipation is due to medication and how much is a product of the Cauda? I can go every other day or so or can go up to several weeks at times. Always very hard (literally and figuratively) and painful passing. Bristol type 1. I'm taking morphine and paracetamol which bind and Lyrica which I understand will be a mild lax. I have prunes for breakie and always eat my fruit. Veggies is a different matter...I'd eat them if they didn't destroy them in the kitchen. Terrible caatering here. I must admit I eat a lot of cheese and dairy. I also have the occasional dose of Movicol.
II certainly hope that this is due to the meds as passing hardballs every few days is literrally a pain in the butt. Any advice?

hobbit lmao damn!

hmalbet it could be the meds for sure. Are you planning on weening off them at any point?

Even when not taking meds it has always been slow going. I used prune juice w/pulp. I have to manual evacuate, the longer it sits it seem the harder and dryer they get. I used to call the first ones putts, like little marbles and feel like gravel. Then after those a couple of times they seem to get bigger, say the size of walnut, I call them nuggs. They then go to minis, 2-3inches, then a few actual turds. Then many times the diameter shrinks and the get the tape worm effect, then the sludge. Then once in a awhile I have this nasty explosion, and end up making a island in the bowl.

In my head I picture the turd shoot, only one side working to push, takes way longer than it should. I do better if I drink lots of water.
the funny thing is many times I have no idea anything came out until I look. I also have shot nuggs out they would knock down an intruder.
At first I couldn't control the gas at all and many a P.T. paid the price, then it got somewhat better, still noisier than any normal person I'm sure.