Mild to moderate Rectal pain and pressure.

[Davidtm]

Sorry for the tmi. I hate that this disease involves so much bathroom business. I can't wait to be over this so I can go one day without thinking of this stuff in this detail.
I'm on my second round of Vanco which is a taper this time. I'm down to 2 a day. I've had on and off since May this aching feeling in my rectum. A sort of pressure and pain combo. No more than a 1,2, 3 or 4 pain wise and pretty annoying. During my first treatment the pain only lasted about a week but I experienced it near the end and ever since. I have good days and bad days and I consider a good day one with minimal of this feeling. Tired of constantly feeling like I have to go. I've told 3 doctors this... 3 of them and not a single one made a comment or expressed any concern with it. My bms are good and like before with Vanco the main symptoms subsided in a few days. Except this.
It's the worst on my commute home. I've been working throughout this and I commute about 1.2 hours x 2 per day. It's usually not so bad in the evening while I'm relaxing. Or in the morning.
A 4th dr said tenesmus and could be from the hell this puts the bowels through. But no tests ordered.. No diagnostics.. No sigmoid..not even the good gloved finger check. Now I understand that no one wants to go near there but it's hard to accept this as normal. I know I've had hems in the past so maybe it's that but I just don't know. Has anyone else experienced this? I googled but didn't open any pages when I saw cancer etc. I'm sorry Google but if I want a scary story I'll read grab a Stephen King book. Maybe it is proctitis. Who knows. But after so many Drs (gi, pcp, urgent care, and id) hearing about it and dismissing it I might just have to accept it and tough it out.
Would love to go one day without it. Other than that treatment seems to be uneventful. Wishing everyone the best.

[roy]

Sounds about normal!
If you puked for several days your throat would be sore and swollen.
If you have bowel trouble for several days your other end does the same.
I will give you a laugh now
When I had a severe infection down there I wanted to see what was going on.
Placed a camera on a chair and set it on 10 second timer.
Hovered over the camera, hands on cheeks and after a few attempts got a perfect picture!
Now that's one for the family alBUM:-)

[Davidtm]

Hahaha thanks Roy. I needed a good laugh. That's definitely one you don't want making its way into a slideshow.
Makes a lot of sense though. Things have gotten a workout these past few months. My brother told me to buy a donut for the drive :-/

[beth22]

I have that, especially if I have more solid bms. If you want someone to check, go see a colon and rectal surgeon, formerly called proctologists. The doctor will insert a very small scope (more like a tube) and check the rectum for hemorrhoids, fissures or anything else. I know that mine got worse since this last positive test for c diff a month ago and I can only assume that the toxins irritated the lining of everything in that area.