Hi everyone, I'm currently waiting for a colostomy due to rectocele and pelvic floor descent. I suffer from terrible pain and tenesmus. Just wondering if anyone else has had a colostomy due to this and if the colostomy helped.
Bethie
Oct 22, 2025 10:45 am
IGGIE
Oct 22, 2025 1:24 pm
G-Day Bethie,
I have an ileostomy as opposed to a colostomy, but you will have less pain after your operation. It will take time. Hang in there, and we are all behind you. Sending good vibes to help.
Regards, IGGIE
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Bill
Oct 22, 2025 2:12 pm
Hello Bethie.
A rectal prolapse was the least straw in a long line of adversities, which led me to have a colostomy.
Everyone's experiences will be different but the colostomy helped me enormously to relieve rectal pain. My logic for this was that most of the pain was caused by pressure of faeces in the rectal area, where there are likely to be hernias (which are often overlooked or misdiagnosed). The colostomy diverted the faeces and so that pressure in the anus was alleviated for many years.
More recently, some similar pain has recurred, and I am due to have endoscopies of the rectal stump and the stoma next month to try to determine the cause.
As for tenesmus, this is said to be 'normal' after stoma surgery but tends to decrease given time.
I do hope everything works out for you.
Best wishes
Bill
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