cramping pain, diarhea and constipation

I also am a mother of 2, ages almost 2 and 4. I experience the same pain you describe every time I go -- The pain is excruciating but once he stool passes I feel much better --for me I am blocked up to begin with - starts out like little pebbles and ends with a greasy mucousy diarrhea -to make things worse if I don't help myself go - as in using my finger nothing will happen - its almost like my colon has collapsed and needs to be reminded by touch to do its job -- the stool will actually pass my hand and fingers - Gross eh - been like this for 3 years ---- ever since I had my first baby -- now after seeing my original OB, 5 Gastro docs, another OB, 1 colon-rectal doc he sends me back to 3rd OB who is doing a hysterectomy with enterocele and rectocele repair on 2/28/03 -- you'd think my first OB would of seen my problems but you may of experienced the same runaround yourself. Maybe pelvic prolpase probs are causing this symptom you have -- I didn't even know I had a uterine prolapse till the 3rd OB. Seems there is something wrong in the medical community when your own doctors miss things so obvious - what sucks even more is Gastro doc and Colon Rectal doc think this will help me -- But not one OB I have seen agrees and does not think any of my symptoms are from this problems - This OB actally said to me, "I never said you needed a hysterectmy - I said we could offer you one." ????? That is the strangest thing any doctor has said to me. That doesn't make moving forward very comforting -- but I really want to get better and will do anyhing at this point. Hope you find the answers you are seeking -- good luck -- gotta go -- little ones want breakfast -- take care

Thank you for your post as you are the 1st person i have read about who has to 'help' their stool out. I too have this problem which started after the birth of my first child. I now have two. If I don't help then I am sure I would never go! Once I have passed a few pebbles I am normally ok and the stool then becomes quite soft. I have wondered about rectocele for a long time but nobody seems to think I have a problem in that area. I'm not so sure. I would really like to know how you get on at the end of Feb. Do let us know and lots of luck.