Feces Study-Two

THE OLD MAN'S PRAYER
"Dear Lord: I know you have the power to grant prayers, I know you look with favor on your followers, Lord I don't pray for wealth, Lord I don't pray for power, Lord I don't pray for the respect of my contemporaries,  Lord I don't pray for a larger house or better car, Lord please, please, please let me have a soft bowel movement. Amen"

This is "Feces Study-Two" and, to understand this post, it helps to have read the first study. FS-T was intended to be included in the first study but I overlooked it, I do not know how. If you have not read the first study merely scroll down one more study and read that first one.

A sphincter is a round muscle that is normally flexed and tightly shut, think of a closed fist. This muscle must relax to allow feces to pass through. Above this muscle is a small bundle of blood vessels that normally supply blood to the sphincter. Through forcing this bundle can become larger and extreme forcing will push a portion of the bundle to pass through the sphincter. If it remains on the "outside" it can become painful as the sphincter squeezes shut. When this happens there is a tendency to walk with the legs slightly apart to diminish the pain. Sitting on a pillow also diminishes this pain.

Now, this is most important: many people learn to push the small bundle back through the sphincter and the pain is completely relieved. The world becomes a happy place again, all activities are resumed, life is worth living. Unfortunately, this euphoric existence may come to an end with the next bowel movement. It is for this reason that care about what one eats and drinks becomes important. A soft pliable feces can mean all the difference on whether the bundle stays on the inside or the outside. (The bundle is called a hemorrhoid and can be small or large.) A technique for pushing the bundle back is worked out by the sufferer. This may involve a dry push or even a lubricant to place the bundle on the inside.

While travelling a person may be cut off from their usual methods of pain relief. Sitting in the seat of a plane for a long time is an example. More than once I have seen, in the men's room, a person pumping soap onto a paper towel prior to entering a booth. His method is to use a lubricant to push the bundle back into place. There is a lot of "Preperation H" sold in this country.

Eventually, there comes a time when something must be done and here medical science has come up with the answer. That bundle can be removed surgically and the system will return to it's normal function. I have had that surgery and can attest that the world does return to be a beautiful place without pain. Anybody can have this surgery, no hospital will refuse to treat such a sufferer with or without insurance.

I cannot recommend "Citrucel" too highly for those that need a pliable stool. When using it, the "clean up" becomes very easy for what is sometimes a messy task.