need to defecate every hour throughout the night every night
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2020 8:10 am
For the last few years I have been unable to sleep through the night because from an hour after falling asleep, I am woken up with pressure in my rectum, telling me that I need to have a bowel movement. Sometimes this is easy but mostly I have trouble finishing as I feel there is still faecal matter left inside me.
I go back to bed, fall asleep and approximately one hour later, the same thing happens. This goes on throughout the night. I spend most nights standing up as it is painful for me to lie down with a rectum that is not empty. I have been diagnosed with diverticulosis but have had no help in dealing with this unusual problem which is leaving me exhausted, particularly when I am still having bowel movements throughout the day as well. I have a healthy diet and eat glutin-free bread; I also drink plenty of water.
I go back to bed, fall asleep and approximately one hour later, the same thing happens. This goes on throughout the night. I spend most nights standing up as it is painful for me to lie down with a rectum that is not empty. I have been diagnosed with diverticulosis but have had no help in dealing with this unusual problem which is leaving me exhausted, particularly when I am still having bowel movements throughout the day as well. I have a healthy diet and eat glutin-free bread; I also drink plenty of water.