I first noticed AL after a very boozy skiing trip when I followed through after letting rip (luckily, the ski garb I was wearing disguised the problem until I got back to the chalet!). From then on, I noticed that I had to catch myself whilst passing wind and that I was getting a very sweaty bum (as many have posted here this is especially noticeable at night).
At 35 and as a single bloke I find this problem mortifying: I don't want a girl feeling my behind and reeling away because of any dampness and that smell so I'm finding it a struggle to pull at the moment as well.
BMs are regular as clock work, after breakfast and lunch however if I'm on the beer (which admittedly is a lot) then these visits are far more frequent. The pungent smelling liquid (sometimes brown, yellowish or clear) that I have to wipe away is there in the morning (not to the extent that it stains my clothing but enough to make its presence felt) and seems to bubble away throughout the day, requiring several visits to the lav to 'regroup'.
I went to the GP who's advised not drinking as much throughout the week (tough, as I'm quite a social person) and that I see a colorectal specialist. Fibre is recommended, he says, because of its oncological benefits rather than for helping to form firm stools (that's a buy product). I've started making a meal diary and will begin eliminating certain food stuffs.
After a few beers yesterday, my guts felt like a washing machine on a spin cycle and were gurgling so much I had to leave the pub earlier than I would have liked for fear of a dreaded follow through. Needless to say, the AL this morning was severe so I know that beer's got to be kept to a minimum.
Once I've seen the CR specialist I'll post any pearls of wisdom and if the food elimination experiment yields any good results I'll be sure to share.

That's an interesting comment DDD. I've been taking Metamucil for years now, but it seems the longer I take it, the less effective it is. I take the recommended maximum dosage of 3 teaspoons per day, so I may go ahead and up that amount some. However, I do know that you also have to up the proportion of water the same amount, or you'll really get plugged up.

ok.....debated on wether or not to post this but in the name of trying to get to the bottom of this AL bullshit i decided ok i will. Quick backround on my story....im 41, health male...everthing in moderation, workout 3/4 times a wk...dont drink much...diet is ok. Never had AL until i underwent a colonoscopy/hemeroidectomy three months ago. About a month ago is when i noticed this AL happening to me. I refer to it as "wet ass". Just felt like it was always sweaty, kept blot dryinging it every few hours throughout the day. At night i would lay in bed and constantly taking tissues to my ass....i mean come on now, AL even laying down, wtf. I swear in three or so weeks, must have gone through half dozen box of kleenex. Ok. This was driving me crazy...i came across this site about a week ago...as i was searching "anal discharge". Was relieved i was not the only one with this problem. So as im reading the post...seems most beleive on here it could be related to diet, lack of fiber, drinking, weed, etc....however i still wasnt sold. I read the post by ryan....and he has a link to a menshealth magazine that talks about different anal disorders. included but not limited to....anal fissures, abcesses...anal fistula, and there was one more cant recall it at the moment. These all seemed more plausible to me for some reason. Well curiosity got the better of me, i said wtf...i grabbed a 5X lighted mirror i have and assumed a postion that allowed me to do a self evaluation if you will, lol. I wont give all the details, but upon inspection....i actually saw the AL for myself first hand. I know kinda freaky but true story. I noticed an area near my anus that when i applied a little pressure on it, higher up i would see the juice dripping down out of my hole. I aint to proud of this story, lol...but hey at least i know im not crazy. I really believe my al has nothing to do with diet or anything like that. I believe it may be a anal fissure or an anal abcess....and that this al is from it trying to drain itself out naturally. If ya havent searched fissures or anal abscess, i would recommend reading up on them. from what i have read, in most cases pretty easisly treatable with medication. most cased its treatable in days to weeks. i have an appt with my doc this thursday and am going to fill him in on my self eval and what i noticed. Sometimes ya gotta take the bull by the horns, right? I have been on the mettimucil for about five days....i thought i was seeing some improvement....but now that i think this is an abcess i think the real imporvement is going to be draining it and antibiotics. btw...since i have been draining it.....seen a huge imporvement. will report back within a few days after seeing my doc....and seeing if this heals up. good luck to all.

Lovely, I just had some polyps removed, am currently wearing diapers, sort of, and I don't want to look forward to this....my ass is far too cute to be leaky.

DDD, i'd like to know what your results are. I feel I might have this problem. Seems like within the last week and I am worried that coworkers might smell the problem.. this is like the worst thing that could happen as I am really concious of my health and well being. I am very clean person and would hate to be considered othewise. I will bite the bullet and go to my doctor if DDD says it helped him/her...

Ok...lets see....its been a few days since my last post. I believe in my last post, i explained how i was so fed up...that i did a self exam of sorts, lol....thats right...i got out the 5x magnify mirrior and took a looksy. What i found was a spot near my anus that when i pushed on it, it caused the a small amount of leakage to ooze out of my ahole. Kinda wierd because where i was pressing was a differant spot than where it would end up comming out. Anyway....i would spend maybe a total of five minutes of this self draining technique. After the first time i finished draining it.....my butt felf so much better. Also i had dry ass for hours which time wise was a huge imporvement. I would eventually drain this stuff the first couple of days maybe twice a day....seemed the more i did it, the less came out.....after the first day, i slept the entire night with dry ass, i was psyched. I actually went to the doctor today and explained my self discovery method of draining this area....he was very receptive. However when he tried my method on me today nothing came out....which i guess is a good thing. I then tried for him....and he said nothing came out. He stuck some sort of medical thing up my butt and he said he saw some small wetness...and that was about it...he said that he did not see a fistula. Bottom line....is he ended up giving me to antibiotics.....which i will get filled and start taking this weekend. I really think i had some sort of abcess or infection. I will see how these antibiotics work and post back with results. I actually tried my self draining methode tonight, and very little came out....hopefully this AL is finally starting to go away. I do feel much better mentally, seeing my condition improve. And to all those suffering....by all means if you have not done so already go to your doctor. Its worth a shot.

Has anyone here considered Irritable Bowel Syndrome as the cause? I haven't read all the posts (there are so many) but I think that could be a strong cause. I have looked on the internet and found some support for it. I have IBS and have AL as well. I have helped it with diet (many of the suggestions people have listed here were very helpful), but I still have it just not as bad. I have the sort where I will shit and then have to go back maybe 20 minutes later for a "touch up." Something to think about.

For those of you stressing out about it out there, just know that this is pretty common and not something to worry about. It is annoy and embarrassing, but most likely it's nothing that's gonna hurt you. Eat better, get some exercise, the symptoms will help and you'll be able to deal with it.

Good luck!

Thanks to all for being so open with this issue. I can't wait to buy some fiber. I have had this problem for years. Poop, wipe clean, then wipe 30 minutes later. No doctor has helped me with this issue.

For poocommander -- 01.30.2008:
Thanks, you mostly verify my very thoughts from 06.21.2007 and 06.25.2007
Although i am not sure if i am mentally strong enough to follow it, fasting is a road to seriously think about. It is a tool to get the necessary insight.
Keep it up !

Wow. Icky poo! Keep healthy, that seems to be the thing to do. A limerick for you:
There once was a person from Kent
In his pants, alas, he had went.
He wiped and he moaned
And the doctors he phoned
Said, "A diet change shall make a dent."

AC ess, Dont start us on limericks.

My ass leaks golden nuggets.

stop all caffeine use it will stop in 5 days.

hey guys... i'm still alive. i went on holidays and now... i officially had my first week "shit free" in a very long time. (not 100% shit free... but definetly to a manageable state.)

basically... i found out that now... my butt gets kinda swallen on the outside... so i push it back in and after a while... its like if a tension is gone.

i dont know if they are hemoroid or that i have that other problem where your rectum wont stay inside. but basicaly
*no hemoroid
*no alcohol
*no spicy food
*exercise every day

seems to have brought me to an "ok" level.

i'm not 100% cure and who knows... i might drop back down. but though i'd let u know that if i could make it for a full week... then i can make it for a full month. and if i can do it... anyone can do it. (its just a fuckin shame that there isnt a magic pill... they seem to have pills for everything else...)

anyway... keep it up guys

oh and i almost forgot...

*some hemoroid softner pill (dunno if they help but im taking them anyway)
*and some confidence in seeing people and making your head stop worrying about smelling like shit. (still considering getting a psychologist to get involved but i'll see)

obviously because i said that yesterday... today wasnt that great of a day :(

but hey... its been alot worst

i'm now really considering going back to my GP to see what he thinks about getting a face lift (on the ass... its apparently the same operation)

Thanks for the help on this "poopy" issue. I've been having this trouble for about 6 months. I thought it was hemmies or a prostate problem, but I wasn't sure. I do love my morning coffee, so I'm not giving that up! I will exercise more and eat more fiber.(Although I thought I was getting enough). Nice to know we're not alone.....

"I do love my morning coffee, so I'm not giving that up! "

trust me dude... after a few more months you'll probably be wishing you never drank coffee... don't let it escalate... test if its coffee and if it is... GET RID OF IT! the longer you wait, the harder its gonna be to cure.

I always thought that coffee (to which I have an allergy) was more akin to constipation. - Butt just to, again, go off on a tangent, as I have been sat here typing, the movie 'The Borrowers' has been on in the background. There are quite a few subtle, yet funny, references to the affect cheese has on the bowel. ( in this case, the bowel of a bloodhound) I've sat here chuckling to myself for the last hour!_______
like a constipated accountant- I worked it out with a pencil.

OPEC would pay dearly for my underwear. I know who to blame this on... ME... Bad diet.. Low exercise.. Lotsa caffiene..

Two main culprits. Tim Horton's coffee and Pepsi. Can't seem to live without them. It all started when Tim Horton's became more popular on the West Coast (Of Canada)

I've been suffering with this now for about 8 years!! Had every test under the sun and was told that it was down to a weak sphincter muscle and to do pelvic floor exercises to try and tighten it up.

I've been trying to remember to do these now since it was advised, but there's no noticable improvement. The last fortnight has been hell, so I'm considering another trip to my GP (last time I mentioned this to her was a year ago). The only thing that it coincides with is a portion of good old British fish 'n chips where the batter on the fish was pretty greasy. Whether this would spark a fortnight of doom and gloom is debatable but I still haven't found the magic answer unfortunately!!

I noticed that this leaky arse issue happens to me when i take a lot of lactose with cereals with the exception of oats. I stay all dry until d days i take krispies or cornflakes in the morning. When i take oats, i stay dry all day.

Does anyone observe this?

For some reason i'm an idiot and hold in shits everyday. I hold in shits 3-5 times a day. I fart like a fat chick. I feel like a loser. Cause my asshole stinks. I mean sometimes me and the boys go out and most of the time i get a girl but boys are the same so ha ha i am gay. I think i had anal sex about 5-7 times a day and i mean its great but i leek. And sometimes when boys are fucking me hard i have to hold shits in. When i take shits my turds are as big as cinder blocks. Oh and i'm a whipped massacre. My question is How do you stop shitting for life???

Toe, thats easy....die.

I really think it has to do with fat asses. I don't have this problem, but yesterday was the first time I fucked a girl who is robust. I mean really robust. With her up doggie style, the whole room smelled like ass. I will never fuck a fat bitch agsain.

So, I have a mild problem with AL. I get it almost every time lately, but I have been trying to figure out what, if anything, actually triggers it. I have assumed that lactose would be one of the problems, so for about a month I have completely stayed away from that. Then, over the weekend I ate a shitload of pizza and to my great surprise I shit and had a "phantom poop," the kind where you wipe and there is nothing there. I went back several times throughout the day to check it, and I was amazed to see that there was no lingering poo. Crazy. Today I had it again. The comforting thing is I know now it has something to do with my diet.

Wow, I didn't realize that so many others have this problem! It's been happening to me for years and I've really made an effort to study the effects of certain foods on this condition. I've noticed two things that seem to cause it that and if avoided make it either go away or reduces it significantly.

The first is beer. The more highly hopped a beer is the worse the effect. If I stick to low hop beer, such as cheep yellows or simply avoid beer altogether sticking to hard liquor, it will go away for days... until I get brave and have a few beers. (I love beer.)

The other thing is spicey and fatty foods. Chili is the worst. Pepperoni pizza is worse than plain cheese or veggy. Hot dogs or hot links are killer.

I usually eat quite well avoiding high cholesterol foods but seldom go a day without a drink. On the weekends I sometimes let loose a little both with food and drink and this is when the prob hits hard.

If anyone else notices similar effects, please let us know.

Im a 21 year old male who up to about 3 weeks ago never had a problem with this and it's driving me crazy. I'm reaching suicidal status. Anyways I feel it worst whem I am working because I'm always standing and constantly walking. The only thing that has really changed over the past 2 months is that I went on a diet, Nothing specific just started eating healthier stuff like Lean Cusines, Crystal Light light Jello etc instead of the normal stuff like fast food and chips and pizza. The thing that's killing me is that I have no idea what it is, I haven't drank soda since last year and I don't like coffee so it can't be that. I've gone back to my old eating habbits and even started taking benefiber(Is it the same asmetamucil or should I change to that) for about a week and I notice no changes. I went to the doctor and I'm getting stool and blood tests to see if it can be an infection but she gave me a check and said everything is normal inside. I have no abdominal pains, itchiness or any of the other things I just always feel some liquid in that area wich isn't much until I have to walk and it always feels like it's 700 degreez down there even after I get out the shower and clean myself til theirs not one drop. In fact I'm not sure if it's even diet related or if it has anything to do with my anxiety/depression. And I've read most of this post and their isn't a definitive answer and I don't want to live with this for a year or more like some have, I don't want this for a second more as a matter of fact. And the uncertainess has me sad all day. I went to the family practice doctor is their any suggestions as to what specific kind of doctor I should see. Or do any of you know if it's mental, physical or diet related?

Hey dude,

First off, we all feel your pain. I have been dealing with this for over a year. I have been trying to be proactive about it lately. I started eating healthier, taking metamucil, and getting more exercise. I can say that these steps have helped, but I still have the problem. When I shit, I'll have to generally go back and do a touch up about twenty minutes later. I do suffer from serious anxiety and I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I think mine problem is linked mostly to that, however I am going to go see a GI specialist in a couple weeks to see what he thinks. Anyway, just try different things. There will be a cure out there for you. Keep the faith.

view this site it might give you guys some more insight and by the way this whole anal leakage thing suckssssssssss having a sweaty ass all day at work blows TP out the door gahhhhhh

http://www.webmd.com/digestive-disorders/tc/rectal-prolapse-topic-overview

Ahmen to Bilge. Further to that, did you know that death is natures way of telling you to slow down?

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like a constipated accountant- I worked it out with a pencil.

My problem sounds very similar although on a much greater scale. It's never a surprise when I find my butt is contaminated with discharge, infact I almost always know the moment it happens. One day I was having what I affectionately call a discharge moment on the bus. It was a little embarrassing because on this occasion it was accompanied by sound effects. Anyway there I was having my moment, noise and all but the amount of liquid being discharged was far more than on any previous occasion. If I was to say that the volume was the equivalent of all my previous moments added together then I would still be under stating. Because of my previous experiences I have taken to wearing rubber pants which contain the liquid however they were not strong enough, they billowed out like a balloon until they reach there maximum tolerance. I sat there looking rather sheepish with my expanded liquid filled rubber pants trying my best to act as though nothing was wrong. It was a calamitous moment when the double welded steel reinforced seal ripped apart, spilling the contents equal in volume to an Olympic swimming pool (well nearly) out into the world. My understanding is that 10 people in the immediate vicinity were drowned in my anal mucus and another body found a few days later identified as having ingested a large quantity of my mucus discharge. Which leads me to the conclusion that 1 in 11 people may actually like to graze on anal mucus, so there may well be a consumer demand waiting to be met. Consequently the 10 unfortunate victims who drowned, lead me to believe the swimming properties of my rectal discharge are lacking in the requirements for a sustainable repeat business product.

My problem sounds very similar although on a much greater scale. It's never a surprise when I find my butt is contaminated with discharge, infact I almost always know the moment it happens. One day I was having what I affectionately call a discharge moment on the bus. It was a little embarrassing because on this occasion it was accompanied by sound effects. Anyway there I was having my moment, noise and all but the amount of liquid being discharged was far more than on any previous occasion. If I was to say that the volume was the equivalent of all my previous moments added together then I would still be under stating. Because of my previous experiences I have taken to wearing rubber pants which contain the liquid however they were not strong enough, they billowed out like a balloon until they reach there maximum tolerance. I sat there looking rather sheepish with my expanded liquid filled rubber pants trying my best to act as though nothing was wrong. It was a calamitous moment when the double welded steel reinforced seal ripped apart, spilling the contents equal in volume to an Olympic swimming pool (well nearly) out into the world. My understanding is that 10 people in the immediate vicinity were drowned in my anal mucus and another body found a few days later identified as having ingested a large quantity of my mucus discharge. Which leads me to the conclusion that 1 in 11 people may actually like to graze on anal mucus, so there may well be a consumer demand waiting to be met. Consequently the 10 unfortunate victims who drowned, lead me to believe the swimming properties of my rectal discharge are lacking in the requirements for a sustainable repeat business product.

I have had this problem for the last 3 years. I am a 22 yo male 5'6'' 135. I work out 4-5 times a week, both cardio and lifting. In my opinion I eat pretty well. Absolutely no caffeine, no soda, no sweets. I don’t eat highly processed foods or junk (like chips, mcdonalds, pizza). I try to eat salads for meals 2-3 times a week and eat a balanced meal every other time i eat. I get a good amount of natural fiber in my diet. I don't smoke, and drink moderately on weekends. My AL is "mucus like" and only seems to occur in the evening, and very smelly. It also gets extremely itchy. I really don't think its a diet problem as some have suggested. I've been eating well without caffeine and working out for 2 years now. I found that if i shower early in the day and wash well I minimize the problem. It doesn't really bother me unless i have a really late night and I'm awake late I can feel it coming on. If i workout on the weekends in the morning and shower late in the day I find its bad unless i shower. No doctor has really had an answer for me, so i just try to manage it. Showering well, and early in the day seems to do the trick for about 12-15 hours. Anything after that...well you know...

It almost sounds bacteria or yeast-related. Have you ever been tested for anything like Candida? Maybe if you asked your doctor to do a blood screening, you'd find something.

In the meantime, you've got nothing to lose by upping the fiber. Metamucil twice a day? Keep up the great diet, and get back to us. We always want to hear what works for others.

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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

Like so many others, I was pleased to find this site and discover I was not alone. I was beside myself with this problem and believe me when I say my problem was as bad as it gets. I couldn't figure it out and I was terribly worried, cancer and all that...
Well, I read through the site and decided to try to correct this by diet which only made sense to me. So, based on the information in this site, and others, I eliminated certain things from my diet and added things.
I am a 57-year old male, 50 lbs. overweight and realized that I couldn't keep eating the way I had when I was younger. The same as I can't do the same activities or lift as much and so on. Our bodies change and they tell us when we must adjust to the changes.
I had AL about 3-years ago which lasted about 3-months but cleared up on its own. I never gave it much thought after that but here it was again about a year ago. It had steadily gotten worse over the past 10-months to the point where I actually stunk all the time no matter how often I went to the rest room and cleaned myself. It was embarrassing and extremely uncomfortable. I started to carry a change of pants in my car.
Here is what I decided was a possible solution for me and it worked like magic and I am completely back to normal now. Everything is working as it should.
I completely eliminated coffee, soft drinks, (anything with caffeine) chocolate, anything with a lot of sugar, bread, red meat, dairy products (with the exception of a little butter and yogurt). I thought I would really miss spare ribs and a Sunday roast and steak. But I don't because I really feel much better now.
I added to my diet lots of fiber, All Bran ( I don't use milk on the All Bran, I use orange juice and once you try it this way you will never use milk again, it's great!) Not a lot of bran, just a hand-full, water, apple juice, poultry, fish, steamed vegetables such as green beans, broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, corn and, well you get the idea. Steamed with a but of butter, salt and pepper - terrific.
During the day I munch on, and have come to look forward to celery, carrots, cucumber and sensible stuff like that. Things with vinegar and lemon seem to be good for this. (all the stuff we know we should be eating any way)
It took 3-weeks for the problem to go away completely and I have had no problems at all now for more than 2-months since. And here is the best part, I feel like a new person,I have lost a few pounds without really trying, more energy, good color and no worries. I am clean, I look forward to my healthy meals and I don't miss the old way of eating, which I thought I would.
This worked for me and by sharing it I sincerely hope it is of some benefit to others. If you try this and it works, post it for others please.
Good luck!

Does anyone else think that self-consciousness, obsession and stress over this problem are factors that aggravate it and make it a chronic issue? I think so.... I did steroid cream for internal and external hemorrhoids, nitroglycerin for anal fissures, and have consumed vast quantities of psyllium seed husk to try to keep my digestive system happy. But not matter what, my biggest problem was overcoming stressing about "whether I'm going to have AL today or not". If I stressed, I had it; if I never thought about it, I didn't. Anyone else experience this connection?

Not had the problem, thus can't make the connection, Smoothie, but I like where this is headed. Maybe we can apply the same logic to all the "bleeding ass" and "bloody poop" threads as well, get people calmed down enough to just apply the leeches as directed, and we'll all be much happier.

Seriously, I DO agree with your premise though. Worrying about an ailment always seems to make it worse for me.

After reading through several pages here, I still don't seem to have a clear answer to my question of if I have AL. I discovered an anal itch more than a year ago that I at first attributed to an anal yeast infection. I have been told in the past I have a candida issue, but the doctor I went to was a bit of a quack, so I'm not sure it's true. Since the itch has not spread elsewhere (i.e., my vagina), it can't be that.

Compared to most of you on here, I have a tiny amount of leakage. At first I thought it was a bit of sweat making me itch, but now I know it's not just that since this problem would have been in my life long ago. I spend about half my day itchy. Sometimes I can ignore it, other times I can't. Going to the bathroom and wiping myself makes it better for a while, mostly because I have cleaned any leakage from my anus and relieved the itch. But the itch is there whether I am dry or wet, though more so when I am wet. A shower and washing with soap doesn't seem to agrivate the problem.

I'm 30 years old and female. I don't drink coffee, but I have been drinking tea for years without any problems. I am a vegetarian that doesn't eat any dairy or eggs, so meat and dairy can't be a cause. I could get more fiber in my diet, but if fiber is the issue AL would have been a problem for most of my life. I try to keep chocolate and sugar to a minimum. I drink about 2 liters of water a day. Since I eat a plant-based diet, I do eat fruits and vegetable quite a bit. In fact, my problem began more than seven years after I became vegetarian!

I have had what I would think is more than the normal amount of mucus in my stools in the past, though I don't think this is an issue now. For the most part I don't believe I have IBS, though I have wondered about it. And the leakage does not smell foul; it's not a lovely odour, but I can only smell it if I have scratched myself.

If I wipe myself, the residue on the tissue is the same colour as my feces -- a light brown. I've never had a problem with stains on my clothes and I don't end up with anything on my underwear. I have noticed since the anal itching has started that I also have a problem with hyperhydrosis of the feet and armpits, a problem I never had two or three years ago. Perhaps these two problems are connected?

I thought at one point that I might have internal parasites, but I can't imagine how that might have happened. I don't have an STD, I have never had anal sex and I don't think I have hemorrhoids. I don't currently take antibiotics, though I did quite frequently throughout childhood. I could have anal fissures since in the past passing hard feces has made me bleed a tiny bit from what I am sure were tears in my anus. I don't need to strain when I go to the bathroom and am very regular, emptying my bowls up to 3 times a day on some days, with normal feces. I don't have abdominal cramps or pain. I have noticed a very few times that episodes of gas have been accompanied by a very slight bubbly feeling around my anus, as if I were blowing bubbles!

It sounds like I could have AL. What do you all think?

For the past 3 or 4 years, I've had the problem where my butt leaks a clear, cabbagy smelling liquid. This only happens when it's hot and I'm walking/moving around. When the problem first started, I thought it was just sweat and it smelled funny because it was coming out of my ass. But it's certainly a deeper problem than that. I just don't understand why it only happens when I'm hot.

During the cold winter I don't have the problem at all. I always try to convince myself that the problem is gone forever. But then right when spring comes around the problem always comes back (and guess what time of the year it is...)

Last summer I tried following all the advice from this board. I ate incredibly healthy, cut back on beer and coffee, ran 5km's a day, and took medamucil every morning. During the summer I lost over 30 pounds (and I wasn't really overweight to begin with).

Believe it or not, all of those steps I took changed NOTHING. I had AL just as bad as ever. It only went away when the winter came around and it was cold outside.

I'm seriously considering moving to Alaska where I'll never have to deal with this bullshit ever again.

What boggles me is that so many people clearly suffer from this problem, yet NOBODY seems to be able to get clear cut answers from physicians.

Has anybody seen my octopus? It was here a minute ago and now I can't find it anywhere!

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Born right the first time.

the original reason i looked at this website was because my sweaty butt i also have residual poop after wiping however never knew that the to problems were connected. the residual poop i think may be caused by pinching a terd off too early and as time passes the remaining part of the terd is slowly pushed out by gravity, pressure from sitting down too long, or gas build. ive learned that the proper pooping technique is to relax and let the poop come out at its own pace rather than trying to force it out with a series of muscle contractions. i am still unsure how to stop butt sweating though, ive tried better breathing cloths and deodorant neither of which have worked for me.

this totally sucks! im going bananas over this! can anyone tell me what to eat or what not to? ive been having this for some time now, at first i thought i was just perspiring down there. then i saw a stain in my boxers one morning. but it was no poop, it was an oily fluid. i dont friggin know what it is. my nurse cousin told me its just steatorrhea. might want to look into this.

I found your octopus peeping out of my ass.
It sounds like impacted anal glands
All of you need to go to the vet and get your anal glands expressed.

SP, I"m a do-it-yourself kind of guy, I use my lineman's pliers to express my glands, and they are equally handy at ripping out hemorrhoids, smashing the hell out of little white worm things, bashing those unflushable logs into submission, etc. Don't know what I'd do without them. Uh...the pliers, I mean.

MMMM, linemans pliers? Phone company guy perhaps?

former electrician, used to love getting my daily dose of electro-shock therapy, great stress reliever.

They should make a buttcrack panty liner....

YESSS!!! The Metamucil worked for me !!

History: I had my gall bladder taken out 2 1/2 years ago, and my butt has leaked ever since . It had gotten worse int he last 6 months, and I asked my dr about it, and she said "increase your fiber" , so i started eating a huge bowl of oatmeal every night in hopes of a "Normal " dump the next day. No such luck.
So, I bought the capsules of Metamucil, the 100 % psyllium kind, and I take 5 a day, with lots of water . (eww , I hate plain water)
It took about 3 days to work . (and the water makes me have to pee about every 15 minutes)
I still haven't achieved Solid Turd Nirvana, but at least I can wipe only a blessed 3 times per poo and then be DONE with it!
I did a (stupid) test, and quit the Metamucil for 3 days, and leaky butt returned. So, I am convinced that it was what gave me some relief.
But MAN OH MAN that stuff makes me gassy! I still haven't been brave enough to release a fart whilst not on the pot, I'm afraid I'll shart, but I am thrilled to be down to 3 quick painless swipes per poo.....and my husband is thrilled to not be buying 200 rolls of toilet paper a week!

BP, electro-shock therapy!
My Dad was a motor mechanic from the '40s thru to the '70s, and he once told me a story about a bloke he worked with who seemed to be able to handle large amounts of electricity. This guy's party trick was to take a plug-lead off a running engine, hold the lead in one hand and make the spark jump to earth (chassis) through various parts of his body. Yes, he even pulled his whanger out and got a spark to jump from the knob to the bumper bar.
Now, I know that modern ignition systems generate enough volts/amps to kill, but I wonder if some sort of old-fashioned rig could be used to apply electro-shock therapy to these leaky poop-chutes?

oh my god..my butt leaks something awful about 23 hours out of every single day. It has gotten to the point where I cannot function properly and I have started wearing Depends (adult diapers) all the time. It has really helped! Now I dont leak everywhere and my butt is not as smelly as it used to be. I also use febreeze on my butt daily. Hope this helps you butt leakers out!

I had this problem. Solve it by eating wild rice(just the black, not the white), or quinoa with EVERY meal.

Amazing. I too have had the syndrome for years and have had no medical advice given other than to use cotton balls to help keep things dry. I have noticed, of late, that the problem subsides during cool weather when I'm sedentary and gets more pronounced when the weather is hotter and I'm active. It is amazing that the medical community appears to be largely ignorant of this problem and, other than this site, little advice is available on the internet.
Causes, in surfing around, range to bad hygene to HIV......

Perhaps someone with more experience with having cured it could post a compendium of suggested cures and results to enlighten us all.

Maybe a convention in Vegas could be arranged with invited experts on the subject as speakers!

That's a plus one for Bilgy for making me shout, "OH GOD EW!!!" Who's with me?

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Born right the first time.

Oddly, most of the women I meet shout the very same thing, TSV.

bumpybutthole, it sounds like you have a hemmerhoid. You can get "Tucks" pads at the pharmacy, or if it is painful and won't go away like mine was, you can get a sepository and inject the medication directly. This is crappy (sorry about the pun) but it clears up the rhoids pretty quick. No worries brotha

Well, same here as to all the comments,do the business and clean up again twenty minutes later, however, I also have a rash. Tried all and nothing fixes it. What some of you may want to try if it hasn't been mentioned is 'Gastro-Stop' it's for diarrhoea relief. One capsule per day or every two days helps to keep it under control. With a prescription you can buy the capsules in bulk and cheap from net pharmacy's.

Doing the business is not as much fun as it used to be, but the self consciousness of expecting that moist feeling or worrying that somebody may smell a leak is gone.

On a final note: question actually. Does anyone know if there is a web address where the varying symptoms have been compiled with known possible improvement treatments.

I've recently been experiencing this problem as well. I find that I wipe my ass but begin to feel unclean shortly afterwards. When I go back to the bathroom and wipe again there is shit on the toilet paper. Not pieces of shit but wet muddy shit. It seems like some soft shit squeezes out of my ass when I sit down.
It hasn't really bothered me until I realized that my ass is itching all of the time and there's constantly skid marks in my underwear.
Recently my fiwe was wiping my cock off before going down on my and passed the wipe between my cheeks and it came up brown!!!! That was very embarrassing.

I'm trying fiber today.

I've had leaky gut syndrome for a couple of months now and like most of you it has put a compleat stop on my life. I have serched everywhere and have come to the conclusion that there are many things that can cause it, but the main cause of leaky gut syndrome is the thinning of the small intestines and it becoming permeable. This means that the intestin absorbs toxins and then get carried in to the bloodstream. Your body reacts by producing mucus and thats what that yellow foul smelling substance some of you including myself have. I found a remady that has helped me to start restoring the balance to my bowels. The remady I fond was made by a man named EDGAR CASEY,(look him up) it was originally made to help treat leky gut in Psoriasis. But I have found it really helpfull in my case. Before i did the treatment i cleansed my bowels with some herbal cleanser to have a fresh start. Ok here it is the main treatment for leaky gut it was very -(small doses)- of olive oil (1/4 to 1/2 table spoon) every three to four houres for about a 5 days. After the five days you would stop taking the olive oil for another five days then start again and so on. The (small dose) of olive oil are supposed to slip in to your small intestine unnotice by your stomach an help it begin to heal. The other treatment was (american yellow saffron) tea. Make sure its american yellow saffron.... Yellow Saffron Tea should be consumed more than any other tea and taken later in the day or evening. A 1/4 teaspoon of Saffron Tea, add a cup of boiling water and allow to steep about 15 minutes before drinking. this helps sooth the inflamation that promotes mucus. Finally the last treatment is Slippery Elm Water.Slippery elm is a demulcent, high in mucilage, noted for its ability to soothe or protect irritated mucous membranes. For healing leaky gut syndrome, slippery elm bark powder is to be taken in the morning, 1/2 hour before breakfast. Proportions are: to about 1/4 teaspoon (or less) of slippery elm, add a cup of warm water. Allow to stand about 15 minutes, then drink. Do not let it stand beyond 30 minutes before drinking.Also keep in mind that a good diet full of fiber is a good place to start the healing process. I hope that this will help some of you with your leaky gut problems. As for my self i have seen some improvements with just to oil and saffron tea but don't know about the slippery elm since it is taking for ever to get here since i order it. Any way it's worth the try, you have nothing to lose.... And if it dosint help remmember that there can be more than one reasons for the symptoms you are having, and are not necessaraly permeability in the lining of the intestins, so keep looking. To every body keep at it stay positive and don't lose hope. Much love.

i had this problem for ages but i never knew why. it burns, it stinks and its so uncomfortable. anyway, for those of you wanting to improve the problem, DONT EAT CHILLIES! i tried giving them up a week ago and so far my symptoms have almost gone completely.

im a vegetarian by the way and i dont eat dairy so i think its a high chance that spicy food is responsible. chillies probably aggrivate the intestines and my guess is the body is producing mucous to protect them. good luck everyone

i have been looking for a site like this for the past yr,, i thought i was alone with the proublem , tho it sounds very dramatic i have been very depressed over it, havent shared it with anyone but my nurse,, tho it may be a coincidence it seems to have started when i finished taking chantix to stop smoking, i havent smoked in close to a yr, finished taking chantix 9 mo. ago yet still have the proublem, i do drink too much coffee, but cant say that fiber would be the answer because for 2 mo. i ate nothing but tons of fiber and it didnt correct the proublem at all, i am extremely ( too much perhaps) clean, i take 2 showers a soaking bath every day, yet thruout the day as im walking i will feel "slippery" i go sit on the toilet and sure enough its as if i hadnt even wiped myself, sometimes it take severl wipes before im clean,, funny thing is i dont feel like i pooped,,, it just feels slippery,, also i use feminine hygene spray and lots of powder to control the odor, its just beyond disgusting to me! any ideas??

the most embarrasing thing about it is the smell,, like carmalized onions, anyone notice this??

Thanks for this site and this thread which has hopefully lifted a great weight off of my ass. I have mucous leakage. I'm going to get some metamucil and eat more raw vegetables and fruits. Now, here's the weird observation and question I haven't seen mentioned yet. I was surprised to discover that what I was wiping was clear so I smelled the tp to confirm something was there. You know what it smelled like? Picture unwrapping a McDonald's cheeseburger and smelling it before eating it... synonymous. I was strangely relieved by the familiarity. When I hung out with people that don't wear deodorant, in the past, I noticed that a smell similar to a hamburger patty occurred occasionally. I assume this is a similar bacteria or oil.

i have sweaty/leaky butt, my family thinks im being rediculous, i have dropped out of highschool and basically my life. all i do is sit at home.

has anyone considered that this is a yeast/candida problem??
i figured out to take metamucil on my own, ive been doing that a long time. i guess it i keep it up because it helps? but the problem is deffinatly around.

i feel inhuman.im almost considering the tampax just for a healthy socisl interaction where im not afraid of smelling, which by the way i think is mostly gone, and only i (who deffinatly has a very super-nose) can smell me.

my GI doctor gave me suppositories to reduce mucous. loads of bloodwork returns no obvious medical condition or disease

i smoke alot. pot makes alot of mucous in youy body afteer three years of constant use. something for me to blame

BUT HERES WHAT IM GETTING AT

is it sweat or a leak? or a leak that happens when you sweat maybe haha? does anyone else feel little bubbles slipping out your but when you are siiting?

has anyone ever tried taking like ten spoonfulls of metamucil at one time to empty yourself out? ill try it if no one else has

last night i drank three glasses with two HEFTY spoonfulls in each.

just had a small/regular bowel movement. feel kindof constipzted but i had a large meal at provino's last night. waiting for huge explosive rubbery poo that u see come out when people detox thier colon's (if u havent seen this google 'colon cleanse' and hit images. WHOA!) this is what i feel needs to happen to me.

does anybody else poo, then stand up and have to finish? in small portions i take a poo in five sittings througout the morning.

TIP- dont scrubadub dub your butthole with soap and a rag or relentless scraping w/ toilet paper! we are prolonging and increasing irritation by not wipinmg regularly and leaving it alone. i understand your like "what!!!??? i need to be clean and not smell!" but just try to REDUCE the amount you abuse your butthole and in a couple weeks it says thanks by LOOKING and feeling four years younger!

i know im too chipper but ive had this problem a long time i've learned its just a part of my life that im not gonna give in to just like any other. no giving up! people take thier lives because of this. we can make our doctors see this

Ive read nearly every post on this site..i have problems down below with sweaty arse and foul smells i really think i can help alot of men and women here..ok heres what you need to do just click on this link and your prays will be answered.. let me no what you think im going to buy 10 pairs.. :)))
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THIS IS NOT A JOKE ITS THE REAL DEAL....

hey everyone, I'm a 20 yr old male and i just happen to suffer and i really mean suffer, from anal leakage just like the rest of u!! It's been going on for about a month now... :-( i read alot of the previous posts and based on them i'd say my cause of AL is probably my stupid-ass diet. It turns out i've been eating all the wrong things!! Wtf?!!! God, i can't even describe how much i fucking hate life!!!!!!! Yes, suicide is the best answer but I'm too much of a pussy to take the pain and lack the resources!!!! But since i'll apparent live until I'm like 80 like everyone else, i'll just have to solve this al problem somehow. I have to eat more fiber like u guys have all said and drink lots of water too and eat raw vegetables and fruits and shit like that. And i apparently must also stop being so rough on my asshole when i wipe/clean it. I've been obsessively cleaning my anus with soap in the shower and now i know that this only exacerbates the problem. Gotta b more gentle and less thorough...sigh.....Fuck...this really really fuckin sucks! Why the fuck is this even allowed to happen?!! There is no god...if there where, feces wouldn't even exist unless god's a fucktard. I mean seriously who's fucking idea was it to make humans have to shit?! Shit is the worst thing ever. No human being should be subjected to such a cruel punishment! No one! What the fuck did we do to deserve this? so depressing and angering this problem is. I can't be around people because of it... How the hell can i get a job when i smell like ass all the time? No one's gonna hire me. I've never had a job in my life and now that I have Anal leakage or AL, I've even less of a chance then I did b4. Without a job I have no money, without money I can't buy the things I need to solve this problem and If I can't solve it I'll just cry myself to sleep every night :-( my only hope is relying on my family for money... Gotta mooch off of my sister some more....Shit...I'm sorry guys for all my cursing and drama and stuff but I'm just really upset about my AL problem and I had to let out my anger. Sorry u all had to read all the whining and cursing. And thanks for all the previous posts which contained all of those helpful tips. I will try them when I get the chance and I really hope it works cause I must be cured... I feel bad for everyone else here too cause i know exactly what it's like to be in ur shoes... I hope everyone here solves their al too cause it's so painful to hear about others who suffer like myself. Good luck every1 wish me luck too...please respond if u can cuz I'm very sad and just need to know that somebody else hears me and that i'm not alone. Please... Write a response...thx bye

i have had this proublem for close to a year now, 2 times when i had to go on antibiotics for an infection ( ear both times) i noticed the wet poop stopped, so did the odor,, is it possible this has something to do with some kind of infection??

Dude, theres not much I can say that hasn't been said on this thread already, but believe me, life does not suck.
I'm just an ordinary bloke, with an ordinary job, and I've just come through radiation and chemotherapy for bowel cancer. There is a very real possibility that I will require surgery to cut out my butthole and fit me up with a colostomy bag.
I would gladly swap cancer for a leaky bunghole, any day.
Life is good, man. Cherish it.

hey it's me again, yeah the guy who wrote that long post complaining about life. To "blind mullet" okay u kinda have a point, life does have it's good moments it's not all bad. I do cherish some things i have in my life. I love music, my favorite is KoRn and i also like the band Kittie alot too. I'm actually using my ipod touch to type this very post. And i also cherish the one friend i have left with all my heart. She's the greatest friend i ever had. So yeah ur right i guess life is good....A little... And many others have it way worse than me so i guess i'm lucky to be who i am. Well thanks for cheering me up, bye. Take care.

Well...I have read all pages and skimmed through pretty much every comment. I'll do this in point form, so as to increase likelihood of people reading this!!

My problems:

Severe constipation
Anal leaking
Smell (see previous)

My Medical Diagnosis:

Constipation
Enterocele
Anal sphincter dis-coordination.

Was Recommended:

Biofeedback treatment
Keigel exercises.

Have tried:

Fiber
etc.

My Conclusions:

The enterocele I was diagnosed with is not normal, but apparently has no effect on constipation. The more research I do, the more it sounds like i have a rectal prolapse, even though the last examination I did clearly says none was found.

I plan on going back and trying to push the rectal prolapse thing again. See what happens.

Everything mentionned in this forum is only a temporary solution, if it works. For example, the fibre helps me eliminate more, but it does not solve the anal leakage or smell issue.

Some thing is clearly happening in my case that is more fundamental in nature. Either I need surgery for something, or need extended bio-feedback treatment.

Any ideas? :)

I too have the problem of wiping myself and then discovering 30 minutes later itchy butt and the need to wipe a second time. It can be bad sometimes because sometimes the poo leaks through my boxers and pants (if the fabric is thin enough) and can smell up chairs, etc. It's not visible, but the smell leaks through, if that makes any sense. I have other problems like a leaky penis after I pee too, so it might be I'm abusing my digestive system somehow. I went off coffee for a while and that helped some (especially itchy butt) but I couldn't stay off it. I might switch to the metamucil solution.

I only have problems like this when I don't follow my routine, or I run out of product. Every few weeks I use Nair or Veet to remove the hair all down the crack and through my under side. If I go number 2 I try to do it before my shower. After my shower I spray everything with an all natural product you can get from Home Depot called Siamons Mold Control, or Concrobium. It is a product designed for mold, but is simply a food by product, that is scentless, and inhibits the growth of mold, bacteria, virus, and fungus which all smell. Then I coat everything with Gold Bond body powder. Also as I was reading I realized that no one said anything about getting colonic's. Check into it. It is like the reset button for your butt.
Hope this helps.

just got back from hospital after having an colonoscopy..i think alot of peeps who sufer with anal leakage and smells need to have this done because ive had anal leakage and really foul smells from down under and plucked up the courage to have it done..and the final results are ive got overactive anal glans witch is causing the smells and leakage.i bet alot of peeps on this site sufer with the same problem..im getting treatment for this starting from today ive been prescribed ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets 2 week course also metronidazole 400mg tablets 2 week course and also cut out beer/wine and eat lots of green salad....ill let you all no how i get on in 2weeks time :)...
ps.. sorry about the bad english..

Hey I Fucking despise life!!!

Been there, don't fuck around on here trying all the tips this problem can be brought on by a multitude of different causes. From a fissure, IBS, bad diet, polyps, partial colon colapse, or anything else. That's important because multiple causes means multiple cures, so what worked for someone else most likely won't work for you.

I'm in your shoes 18, no license, no job. I managed my problem to get it under control to build up confidence and get a little bit of my social life back. After that I manned up told my mom and finally went to a docter. They gave me a rectal exam (finger in the ass NOT FUN!), but worth it. Didn't find the problem but eleminated a few (fissure, for one). Then they set me up for a colonoscopy. When I went to that (I'm f'ing poor) it was in a free clinic type place and the docter pretty much just gave me a few things to try until my next appointment at the end of the month. I cut out all dairy (no cheese means no pizza, what a bitch) and take a lactaid with every meal/snack. In the next week she wants me to take a peptid with every meal. So far no good. I pretty much just have to wait until we start running real tests. I don't know if you've tried metamucil, I made a whole post about the wonders of it a while back (again it might not work but you should give it a try it won't cure it but it makes it manageable).

Anyway just hang in there, AND GO SEE A DOCTOR!!! Getting over this is both psychological and physical. My sister making a leaky ass joke makes it seem less of something to eat a bullet over (which I almost did). Well gotta go wipe...

I found my cure. I suffered from this condition for about 10 years. Once I started working after college is when it hit me. The cure is Metamucil capsules, which I've been taking for about 3 months now. I tried taking the powder version but that stuff is nasty and I couldn't stomach it twice a day. Now I take 3 capsules in the morning and 3 at night and I'm good to go. No excessive wiping, solid consistency, and I remain clean. These capsules make me feel more secure than I've felt in 10 years. Thank goodness. If you suffer from this affliction, then try the capsules.

I've had AL for several years, and have had some great success with several approaches:


1. I got maybe 80% improvement through taking Acidophilus Bifidus, which is essentially a digestive enzyme. Cheapest online source I found was http://www.puritansale.com which sometimes has free shipping. I've used "ProBiotic Acidophilus with Pectin" from that site with a fair amount of success. Best taken several times per day, before meals if possible. This was the first thing I tried and it helped a LOT.


2. Since I wanted better than 80%, my doctor prescribed Glycopyrrolate. Started on 8mg/day which was way too much for me, leading to nasty cramping and constipation. 1-4 mg/day is about right for me, and does a great job at stopping AL and giving me normal bowel movements. Only side-effect is dry mouth, so I try to take a smaller dose in the AM. I'm now experimenting with combining Digestive Enzymes with even lower doses of Glycopyrrolate; so far, so good.


3. Doctor also prescribed Cholestyramine because of my concerns about dry mouth. However, I haven't yet tried this. From what I've read, it's more difficult to take (dissolving in water; lousy taste), but it may be a good solution for some. My dry mouth is much better with lower doses of Glycopyrrolate, so I'm sticking with that for now.


AL was driving me nuts, but the above has essentially stopped the problem. And, my diet remains terrible with excessive caffeine and an absence of vegetables, so I probably will get even better results by changing that as well.


I hope this information helps someone out there.

I suffer from AL aswell not as bad as some of you bloke's, I heard if you have a smoke while doing ya deed, It can loosen/relax your anus, and coffie, so stop smoking on the dunnie!! maybe!!

It could be food allergies. I used to have the same problem. I found out that there is this hereditary disorder called Celiac disease. It means you're allergic to gluten found in Wheat, Barley and Rye. The only remedy is the elminate gluten from your diet. Look for "gluten free" foods on ant search engine.

It'll take a while to completely get it out of your system and get back to normal. You can take suppositories to clean yourself out once or twice per day until your gut gets back to normal.

I am theorising here, but from all the symptoms, bad diet, coffeine, antibiotics, it could be that the bowel is overun by bad bacteria. Bloating, farting and headaches also come with the territory.

A simple fix for this is acidophilus powder. You can by it at the health food shop, mix it in a glass of water an take twice daily.

This is a common cure for yeast infections.

Stop eating oil, grease, and junk food.

It sounds like ulcerative colitis, this is inflammation of the colon (the lower end of your digestive system just before you sphincter-the opening). This inflammation causes sweating as the body is releasing mediators to promote healing, also the area is furthermore moist as the inflammation is causing incontinence as the colon can not work as it should. Previous posts have stated that anti-inflammatory cream relieved sweating which supports my hypothesis, also increase in dietary fibre softens the stool allowing it to be easily passed causing less inflammation. Previous post have also suggested a reduction in caffeine which would also aggravate inflammation and supports my point. My advice is get a colonoscopy to rule in or out ulcerative colitis, it's worth a shot anyway and does explain the leakage issue described.

Powder may work as a short term relief, i do not advise the use of anti-inflammatory cream as it can cause tissue damage. Waterproof stick on patches can be bought at any stitching or knitting shop and can be added to the inside of pants to help prevent marks developing on the outside of your pants until this is fully resolved.

hello, I have had this shitty problem for something like 6 months but i have begun to figure it out and destroy it. I had a pilonidal cyst removed over a year ago and the wound never healed, causing me much anxiety about the draining scar. This caused problems in the poop department because I was worried it would break the scar open and spill blood into the toilet (sexy isnt it). During this time I began to heavily abuse weed. The weed eventually tied itself to the anxiety and everytime I smoked I was straight stoned and depressed instead of experiencing the high. The poop problems gave me severe social anxiety as you probably all experience, and this was after a life of being the class clown loved by all. I watched my friends disappear because I wanted to be alone all the time getting high. The poop problems caused me serious anxiety/depression which in turn fueled the poop problems. I then decided this is bullshit on the brink of suicide; why let this ruin my life. So I solved it.

Stop smoking weed. It fucks up your brain. It is tied to panic attacks and schizophrenia, there is your evidence. It also contributes to anxiety, which has an enormous effect on the digestive system (constant farting and irregular shitting). Stop taking percocets and lortabs, they make you contipated. Stop binge drinking at least if you cant stop.

Try these Kegel exercises everyone talks about. Do three sets of ten a day for 6 weeks. Stick to the plan firmly and be pissed at yourself if you stray. The success rate is only like 60%, but can it really hurt to make your butthole stronger?

Make your diet more regular. Dont eat too many pizza rolls and super processed foods. Eat two or three apples/oranges a day and you should be good. Don't take too much extra fiber supplements, that just stretches out your bowels and eventually you will be in Depends by 45.

Here is the key- eliminate all anxiety from your life. Practice meditation and various other calming techniques. Get enough sleep. Eliminate anything that causes you to be depressed and slowly your serotonin levels will increase and improve your gut motility. Truly believe that nothing is wrong with you and constantly reassure yourself you are getting better every day. Share these problems with loved ones and eventually you will see results.

Good luck everyone be strong.

everyone, i am in love with my anal leakage! it feels sooo good i just wish i could lick it this one time i was in a restaurant and outtas nowhere i pooped my pants and then my date like the hottest guy ever was like ehw and i was like sorry some times it just slips not my fault man but i love my anal leakage and if yoh got a problem with it then hit the road jack and he was like no i don't your mad hott so i think i can live with it and now we are married isn't that amazing gotta love the anal leakage!

Let me guess, Lizzy, you're 14, live in the Ozarks, and Uncle Billy-Bob-Jim, also your brother, is your blissful husband. You mistook the laptop the traveling salesman had with him (you know, the guy you and your hubby kept in the shed, fattening him up for slaughter to make sausage out of) as a new fangled Etch-a-Sketch, but were half bright enough to figure the darn thing out, and now you're rapidly becoming an almost famous interwebs Troll. If I'm not right on the money, here, I know damn well I'm pretty fucking close...I'm good like that.
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The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Ha! Ha! Haaaa!
Somebody give Bilge a +1 for that last post, please!!!

lol had the problem for as long as i can remeber . im 25 male eat fairly well dont drink smoke alotta weed.
like everyone else thought i was alone. im glad there are others out there lol

One of the great things about this site is that you discover others have to cope with problems that you thought only you had. From time to time (thankfully not a daily thing!) my rectum does not seem to fully empty even though I think I've done all I can do. (This would be the morning dump.) Then later (sometimes like twenty minutes, sometimes a couple of hours) a small truant makes its way to the tunnel opening, just enough to mark my underwear. Disgusting! (I'm a teacher and started keeping an extra pair of underwear at school so that I could change). This happens no more than twice a month but it has really bugged me. Though I don't wish unpleasantness to anybody else, I do get some comfort from knowing I' m not alone.

A Breakthrough for me....

I have had AL for a while and finally had a breakthrough. My anal area woild alsways slightly leak after a bowel movement with the usually rewhiping..etc. Anyways, it always seemed that beyond the leaking that
there was an access of moisture or sweat just outside the anal cavity. So today after whiping I clean myself good with moisture wipe and placed a folded kleenex just outside the anal cavity (make sure you don't actually place it in the cavity itself). Anyways, the leaking stopped, not even tiny bit of fecal matter on the kleenex. Theres something about the excessive moisture on the outside of the cavity that draws the fecal matter. Once I made it dry in there...nothing came out...... I'm debating tring some anti-perspirent to s
ee what happens... try it...

A lot of people claimed they wipe thoroughly, although I doubt it. The solution I am about to propose might have been listed already somewhere else in the multiple pages of comments... but I can't be bothered with searching for it. Anyway, without further delay:

When you wipe your ass in a civilized location, that is to say, your own bathroom, hotel restroom, etc... then after you feel you are finished, take a new wad of paper and wet it under the sink faucet. Do this wet wiping once or twice to be certain that any dry film of shit will not later be moistened by your sweat, causing an irritating return to the john later.

If your working out in the field, or otherwise away from a restroom, you can spit on whatever implement you use to wipe your asshole, facilitating the wet wipe by means of your saliva.

It follows of course, that after the wet wipe, you must do a final dry wipe to insure a sparkling clean poop shooter.

Thank you for your time.

The Fecal Genius.

Dear Fecal Genius,

Thank you for shedding light on what has been causing the bad taste in my mouth. I
have been moistening the leaves, I am an alfresco pooper when possible, with saliva after using them. You indicate that I should do this first.......Thanks.

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Eat chilies and feel the burn!!

Blind Mullet,

I feel that I should respond to your post made on 05.01.2008. I have a few problems also. I am a diabetic and must watch my diet very closely This precludes many of my favorite foods.

I have bad gout and experience quite a bit of pain just in the simple act of walking.

I had prostate surgery several years ago and must stick a catheter up my Willie several times a day just to urinate.

My wife has severe osteoporosis and her medication is phenomenally expensive. I must work part time to pay for it, pain or no pain.

Considering the alternative I think life is wonderful and hope to enjoy it for a few more years anyway. Laughter is the best medicine and poop report makes me laugh.
I hope some of my musings have brought laughter to others.

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Eat chilies and feel the burn!!

Chief, Mullet, its people like you that make me ashamed of myself for whining and bitching about trivial things, and remind me to be grateful for what I do have. Thanks for that, you bastards, I hate you.

Uh, I mean...um....yeah, you make me laugh and stuff.
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The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Chief, suck it up. I've had this infected hangnail for about three days now and you don't hear me complaining.

Stick around, everyone loves you.

GI doctor said to take 1 tablespoon of psycillum husk powder per day as needed. It takes some of the moisture in the intestines and compacts it into nice no mess poops. Don't even need toilet paper. You may have to vary the amount up to 1 tablespoon or 3 teaspoons per day until your body adjusts to it. Use only as needed and directed. You can mix it with water,juice or sprinkle it on cereal. It is inexpensive and I use the brand, Yerbra Prima.

hey guys, just though i'd drop by to let you know that i'm still alive (barely)

i was wondering... any of you who have been studying this for a while noticed that this condition is evolving in consequences?

i mean the overall result is leakahe, bad smell and sweat but the reason why this is seems to be different.

right now what seems to be my current reason is the skin around my anus seems to be trapping pieces of shit which is impossible to whipe. i dunno anymore if there
s supposed to be some remaing residue around there no matter how well you whipe but this is my current status.

ever time that i go to the toilet, i pretty much need a shower and clean correctly with my fingers several time to remove all the little pieces that are stuck around there.

i guess thats still due to shit coming out and not having enough push so the muscle contracts too early and squeeze the last bit out which often explains why there's sometime a little piece stuck inside (which might or might not come out soon after). but yeah... whenever that happens... its just impossible to clean properly with just paper. i need several baby whipes and dig deep to get it sort of clean and even there... i wouldn't call it perfect.

i wonder if thats due to straining which has made the skin too elastic.

nyway... i'm about to quit my job and just go around have another lifestyle change (my second one since the condition started). maybe if i don't sit on my ass 18 hours a day, my ass will thank me for it.

PS: if you doubt that we don't whipe properly, i wonder how anybody's ass can survive to proper whiping. some of us whipe until it hurts and its still not clean.

I travel weekly for my job. I have always had shit issues such as IBS.....either I'm plugged up or have the Hershey Squirts but the worst incident of my life happened a week ago and now I'm scared that it will happen again or worse, keep happening. I didn't feel that great in the airport but nothing major....just a little stomach runbling. I also had a little gas. I took the 4 hour flight w/ one stop in between and when I got off the plane and as I was waiting for my husband to pick me up I suddenly felt wierd down there but really no crmaping or anything.....all I felt was wetness. I ran to the airport bathroom and I had totally shit myself and there was a lot but it just came out w/ no warning and I didn't feel it until my underwear was wet......needless to say I panicked, shit was everywhere. I had an extra pair of underwear in my travel bag so that was good but that night I woke up in a pile of shit again at 3 AM......during this time I started having stomach pain but never anything that warned me I was about to shart so badly. I went to the Dr.......he said it was food poisoning because of the way it just came out and I'm not old enough to have weak muscles. Over a period of 3 days I took Immodium and started to feel better. Now a week later I'm feeling it again so I think it has to be something I'm eating. I ate only bland food during the worst of it and then a few days ago went back to my regular diet which included loads of fiber.....I'm a vegetarian but I have to say I am lactose intolerant and I eat cool whip every day.....it may have some lactose in it, I haven't checked because it's supposed to be dairy free and I never had a problem w/ it before.......I don't know but this is killing me because I almost did this on the plane.

For all of you guys out there who have complained about sweaty butts and have no answers.....I have one. Anti-perspirant. Use it like deodorant in your butt crack and it's supposed to work very well.......why wouldn't it?? Sweat is sweat. I am new so someone may have suggested this before but I didn't see it.

I am so glad I found this page! I've had leakage off and on for years, but I eat a high fiber diet and drink lots of fluids. I had to give a "sample" at my last checkup and it didn't show anything. The wetness usually starts late in the afternoon and I have to spray perfume on my chair at work then sit in it. Excessive flatulence runs in my family too. It's so embarrasing when I have to get up and walk around the office. I'm afraid everyone can smell me.

43 yr old female
No meds other than thyroid hormone

Anal Slurpee, Cool whip isn't dairy free and it is an IBS trigger food. I don't have AL but have had leaks when I haven't made it to the bathroom fast enough. (It is horrifying, isn't it?)

If this is a brand new problem, sounds like maybe you did eat something that was bad, or sent your IBS into massive overload. You might ask your doc for xifaxan--it's an antibiotic that you take for two weeks and helps some folk with IBS. Next comment is what *type* of fiber are you getting? Soluble or insoluble. You want soluble fiber. That will help firm up the runs.
Xifaxan didn't do a whole lot for me, but a radical diet change has vastly improved my IBS and I usually only have to make an oh-shit run (You know, if you don't run fast enough to the bathroom the shit cometh forth where ever you are) when I eat something I'm not suppose to.

Hope this might help.

Thanks Watapoo.....I will take the xifaxan if I have a parasite but I don't know if that's the case because I haven't done an O & P yet......the situation was really bad the first few days this happened, then it got better just by taking Immodium....then it started up again and I am starting to think it may just be cool whip flaring up my IBS like you said but it has never been this bad and let me ask you.....have you had this happen with cool whip where it can last for days after you eat it?? I stopped eating it around the time of the first incident and I got better.....but you know how that goes, you feel better and think you can go back to doing what you did before especially since I didn't know what the culprit was?? Well, I did eat some and it happened again yesterday (day after I ate it) on the day of the week I had to get on a plane and fly to OR from Calif.....great timing. So I had to take 8 Immodiums before 11 AM so I would shit on the plane. I think my IBS is getting worse for some reason OR it's simply from Cool Whip.....it has a lot of fat in it. It reminds me of what happens when I have milk but way worse because I have never shit my pants that bad in my life. I am a researcher for pharmaceutical companies and have done many GI studies but to my knowledge there isn't anything that great on the market for IBS that I would want to take so I guess I'll stick to the fiber pills.....I do eat a lot of fruit and veg too. Thanks for your input.

I really feel for you men because it's obviously way more traumatic for you guys than it is for us girls. We've been dealing with odor and wetness down there since puberty, so we're used to pads, panty liners and all the gross things we have to do to stay clean and dry. I tried something different today for the first time - I took a GasX after lunch. My AL comes on late in the afternoon and is accompanied by gas and bloating. I actually think it helped. I still feel a little sweaty, but it's a hot day and I think I'd feel that way anyways. I'm going to try this everyday and see if it really does help.

43 yr old female
Single with no hope

I crumble up some Melba toast in my underwear for absorbent....oh wait, I don't have any underwear...that would explain all the rats following me.
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The proper order is kiss me, then go smell the other dog or cat's butt. I cannot stress this enough.

Here's a link to an article that shows a correlation between leaky gut syndrome, high blood pressure and diabetes:

http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/common/standard/transform.jsp?requestURI=/healthatoz/Atoz/news/hs616942.jsp

It might be caused by an enzyme that's gone haywire. I've started a regiment of GasX, yogurt, psyllium husk, and digestive enzymes. Even though I have a problem with water retention, for some reason my colon is not sopping up all the excess liquid, so I'm also researching herbal remedies for colon health.

It was a minor annoyance for me for years. I managed it by timing my bowel movements to late night, and come morning, no problems. However this created some issues for my love life, such as it is.

I tried some changes in diet, with no results. However, I recently was on vacation when a diet change was forced upon me and the problem disappeared! It turns out that cheddar cheese was the culprit. I was eating a big chunk of it every night, and when I stopped doing that, the problem was eliminated, so to speak.

I've dealt with this same problem for many many years. I've tried changing my diet and whatever else you could think of. I've been to many doctors that seem to say there is no problem go see another doctor somewhere else. I think I finally found my problem. I've havn't had a problem now for a month. The only difference is that I quit drinking. Cold turkey and I feel great. Trust me I love to drink but if that is what is causing it I'm done with it. I'm not sure how many others would be affected do to drinking. I drank a lot and everyday for the past 6 or 7 years.

You might be allergic to alcohol or the ingredients in your particular drink. Maybe you could get tested for food allergies or intolerances.

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www.daphneszoo.com

I've been reading this site off and on for a while now ... pretty much read through all the posts...

Anyway, same thing as most here. I shit, 20 minutes later, I feel wet. I wipe, it's light brown and very liquidy. I started taking Metamucil and it helps a little, but honestly I still have the issue ... and I'm not really clear on what the hell is happening. Some days I'll shit, the TP is clean after I wipe - those days I usually don't have an isssue. Some days, I shit, and I have to wipe 50 times to get myself clean and then I have an issue ...

I'm seriously ready to fall on my sword here.

21yo male

My boyfriend has had a problem for years now that he and doctors claim could be called leakage. Luckily this only happens at night, he says when his boxers bunch up in his crack, he wakes up with brown stains like he's messed himself.

All the doctors tell him to wipe better when infact it doesn't happen anywhere near bowel movements and he wipes very well, even showers most of the time.

He's given up on the search for an answer because he accepted it as a part of his life and just washes all his clothes, but if i'm going to live with this man i'd rather not wake up smelling poo in the mornings or being afraid to touch his bottom because what if the night before was bad? Not to mention the smell does stick sometimes.

Anyone know what to do? D:

Worried Girlfriend: I don't presume to know what gets your rocks off, but if I hooked up with a girl that I later found out has a case of the spontaneous LiquiShits™, it'd be over QUICK. There is no way in hell I would voluntarily exile myself to a lifetime of sleeping with a human latrine!

But, if you can't bear the thought of breaking it off with Marty McPoopyPants (and yes, I'm sure he's a grrrrrreeeaaaattt guy - they ALL are *rolls eyes*), then I suggest you invest in some high-end Tampons and start cramming 'em in there at the earliest opportunity.

Perhaps with some superglue...ya know...for lasting protection.

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"...human shit has more of an almond, or perhaps a macadamia flavor to it. I hope you will all take my advice and really consider tasting your poop some time, as I have. It's really quite an experience." - Ratz

TT, I am concerned about "tampons" - read male toxic shock....... damn thats nasty!

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Did I just fart?.... Oh shit! NO!!

Yeah, I read that one after I read this one. You're definitely right - there are some seriously whacked-out and depraved individuals out there.

Another lifer here with my two cents. Poop first thing in morning before shower if possible. Wash thoroughly. DRY THOROUGHLY! I have sometimes used a hairdryer or fan. Then powder up. I have been using ZeaSorb powder for the last few months and it helps. This usually gets me through the am. After lunch I usually poop again. After wiping thoroughly, I usually fold a piece of TP and put it in my crack. This works, but it sucks worrying about possible smell and it falling out of my pants. I find if i don't use TP it comes back as soon as I start to sweat. My suggestion is wet wipes and drying thoroughly. I really think my constant worry about offensive crotch and ass smell has negatively affected my career and love life...Glad to know i am not alone. We need a secret handshake or something!

For years I had the same symptoms listed in so many of these posts. Finally, I figured out the cause to my problem and have been leak & smell free for about a month now. I had grown so accustom to the symptoms that every time I would pass a bathroom I would go in just to check up on myself. In the end, I wore a folded tissue up against my ass hole to keep the leaking and smell from getting ugly.

In any case, you might want to try this out...I am convinced that it will put a stop to the torture many of you have been experiencing.

The answer is Clotrimazole or Miconazole Nitrate or another similar active; you can use either of the two mentioned. Both are anti-fungal agents that you can use to diagnose weather this fix will work for you or not. Both are commercially sold under several brand names such as "Canesten 2% Cream", "Mycloderm 2% Cream", Monistat 2% or 4% Cream but there are several others out there as well. Clean your "A" hole well and then apply about half an inch of cream out of tube to the entire anal area (push some into your hole and apply the rest around the area). Keep in mind that this is just an indicator test but if it works it should give you relief for the day if not several days (at least from an itching and/or burning perspective).

If it has a positive effect (you will know), you will have to take care of the real problem which is inside your rectum by using a 3 or 7 day treatment (depending on severity). Monistat 3 or 7 are good choices here. In essence, you have a yeast infection in your ass and your body is reacting/trying to push it out or. The fungus will cause all types of discomfort including excessive gas, gargling, and other fun stuff.

I figure I got it from having sex where she got into the famous "riding" position and had a yeast infection. Gravity carried her infected vaginal secretion to my anal area and...well the rest you know.

Try this…I know it will help many of you.

Problem: physically fit guy has leaky, itchy ass for many years...getting worse over time. itch is very annoying.
cause contemplated...finally put down to prostate swelling with age.
solution found: took a lengthy, intensive yoga course and decided to do it right and be vegetarian for the three months of the course. Itchy ass totally disappeared. Now every so often I crave meat and I can have it in small quantities, but the itchy, leaky ass returns within hours of eating one burger too much. It's not that bad. I used to eat lots of meat, but get yourself a good Indian (vegeatrian) cook book and you won't miss meat at all. It seems easier and more focussed than general, lengthy fasting.
good luck.

I was a leaker for years. I love to walk but I always had to stop about every 1/2 mile to wipe myself. Last year, I was admitted to Kaiser hospital with possible pneumonia. One of the medications prescribed to me during my stay was Pepsin. I did not have anal leakage at all during my week in the hospital. It worked so well that I asked the doctor to continue the prescription when I left the hospital. I take one tablet in the morning and one tablet at night. It has been almost a year and I haven't had anal leakage since. I don't know whether over-the-counter Pepsin would work but thank God the prescriptions have.

This morning I posted a comment that was in error. I said that Kaiser prescribed a medication that stopped my leakage immediatly. The facts were right but the name of the medication was wrong. I said the medication was pepsin, actually it is "Pepcid". The generic name that I take is Famotidine. Believe me, it works. Almost a year now and no leakage.

if you have eaten ANY (ANY.. ANY ANY ANY) fast food or junk food, drank any soda, or smoke cigarettes, or even engage in "stimulating activities" (gaming is one of the biggest!) that stimulate the brain this will trigger sweating. little do most people know computers, their games, and the internet are one of the most powerful stimulants known, so many colors, shapes, thoughts, activities, wars, fun.. anyhow my point is: stimulants, poor diet, and stress, inactivity, and poor sleep schedule are main culprits for most. these stimulants that cause the sweating are also leading causes of stress, sleep disorder and other diseases. the one who said he lost like 150 lbs, cut out junk food completely, drinks only water, and is very active is the one who nailed the cause right on "for most people with this problem" so um, that's my help, cut out the stimulants. you wont want to because you'll be addicted to them all, i'll warn you now ;) for you others who lead perfectly healthy lifestyles and never drink soda or eat fast food or junk food and are TRUELY as active as you need to be every day, getting lots of heavy sweating and cardio in, who say you're still sweating prefustly.. i say either your 1/10000 or your being 1/2truthful in your description of your lifestyle

i'd like to comment i love the maker of this site for not forcing people to "sign up for free!" to help somebody with a medical/personal problem

That's because we can choose not to approve what an unregisturd submits to be posted. I love that Dave, too. He's a smart guy, our Mr. Poop.

I have a hard time believing that anyone has a universal solution for this affliction. There are so many different people with so many different comments who have come here asking for help - most of them having tried the dietary and exercise angle - that to think you've got the one answer for all is pretty naive. It's nice that you want to help, but remember that you're one person in a huge world of smelly butts and sweaty taints. If something worked for you, it doesn't necessarily mean it will work for all.

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www.daphneszoo.com

Well, after reviewing what new foods I have been eating over the last year or so that could have contributed to this problem, I came up with cheese. So I cut it out and no more leakage. It took about a week to rid it from my system. It was the 50% reduced fat variety which make me suspicious as to its true contents.

I will later go back and re-trial it, but this time the full fat cheese, ie, natural as possible.

Maybe something to do with our quest for low fat foods and the chemical addititives they put in them.

Try eating a coconut. I ate one and everything seemed a little better. I'm not sure if this has been posted already but yes try this out along with the others.

I had this trouble for a number of years and I think I finally have it under control. I used to drink huge amounts of Diet Coke (that was my coffee replacement) and I had to run and pee every 20 minutes, at which time I would sit as I would usually have to clean. If I drank Diet Pepsi, it was even worse as I recall. A number of friends had worned me that Diet anything was going to kill me in some way. I finally gave in and quite Diet sodas almost entirely. After about 2 months I noticed my stools were a lot stiffer and the messy problem was gone as well. Usually one wipe and that was clean already.
For me this seems to be the key because when I occasionally fall off the wagon, one diet coke will loosen things drastically and any diet drinks cause frequent unination.

This has been over a period of about 2 years so I am conviced it was my trouble.

Hopesome of you find this useful.

After reading all these comments I took heed and started to use Metamucil each morning ( two teaspoons in a glass of water) and within 3 days my anal leakage stopped.
This is the first time in several years that I don't have to go back to the loo and rewipe myself after a poop 30 minutes or so prior.
I do fart more but definately the leakage has stopped.
I always thought Metamucil was for constipation, for which I have never had and I was more on the 'loose side' but it has firmed things up and I feel a new person.
So thanks to those that recommended Metamucil, it works for me and I hope it works for others who visit this site.
Pete, Australia

Friends,

I would like someone to help me out , as its too embarrassing to visit a doctor for a itchy and leaky anus.

i recently had a severe stomach ace , and had to take many medicines , and that time i had a problem which was a burning ass while pooping , but after half and hour it use to become normal.

Then after 2 3 days i was diagonosed with gallstones , then i got gall bladder removed. 7 8 days after my operation i was doing well , no problems , but now i have a issue that is a itchy and leaky anus , something while or after pooping it burns too.

And ocasionally for 2 3 seconds it also feels like a pin in my anus. What can it be , Piles are not the case, as it keeps comming and going ,and no blood in the poop , nor pain.

Will like a advice from you guys, Thanks.

We have a regular who has her gall bladder removed - Shit Volcano. Her post might help you. Search for her name and gall bladder in the white search box. Also, I'm sure there are lots of medical sites on the 'net that are frequented by gall bladder removal survivors. Maybe if you Google for some forums, you'll find your people?

Don't give up hope. It's possible that your body is adjusting, and that some foods you used to be able to handle now cause trouble for you.

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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

I noticed that my ass started leaking whenever I read Vedas. Something happens to me whenever I read Vedas. I did not go to school but learnt from a south Indian Guru of mine. I think I am the best veda reciter in the world but my leaking ass problem is so severe that I have started calling other people by this name.

Like many of you already said - Thank the Booty-Gods for this site. What the hell is going on here!?
I played sports all through school and never had this problem (I am a sweater, but was never a butt-sweater) but then it just suddenly started any time I would exert myself.
Its socially debilitating and I plan my day around it. I need to formulate strategies about clothes, seating position, time of day, dates, weather, its freakin shee-itty.
Its the first thing to start sweating.
I developed 'roids' probably related to stress, right before graduation, and I always ass-umed that they were causing it. But after reading the testimonials here, it seems that there are any number of unknown causes for this ailment.
I havent had any 'leakage' per-say, but perhaps. I always ass-umed that the sweat was just collecting a fine layer of residuals, so Ive taken to keeping wet wipes with me if I take a dump.
Its even to the point where I wont dump unless I can take a shower immediately afterward and just scrub everything down.
This is the first place that Ive been able to voice this pain without, well, feeling like an asshole-sweater-freak, so I'm just getting it all out now (the writing, not the doody)
Freakin Christ. Its nice to know Im not alone, but its kinda depressing to see that there are still no definite solutions.
I'll try the fiber, and the suppositories, and (maybe) stop smoking, but what the hell is wrong with us and our butts!?!? =/

Thanks for sharing, cus at least, if I AM a freak, we could all meet up and form some hippie cult in some forest and leak together while we chant around a fire or something.

"Leaky Acres", anyone??

There is hope!!

I didn't have time to read all the comments, but I will tell you the reason for my rectal leakage. I had 3 children and they had to do a 4th degree, (which means I was cut from the vagina to the rectum) each time. I now have a rectal sphincter weakness, that is getting worse as I get older. There are surgeries to correct that, but I am not sure how successful they are. Hope this helps for some of you. Esp. if you've had a 4th degree in childbirth.

So if this isn't a serious medical issue, I think I have another possible source of this problem...As we all know there are nice turds that leave your hole spotless. On the other hand we have the dirty shits that leave you feeling like no matter how many rolls of TP you use, complete cleanliness will never be accomplished. With these shits I often get terrible swamp ass a couple hours later. It doesn't stop until the next shit comes and you just have to pray that round 2 is clean. This only happens with really sticky million wiper shits though, so if that's not your issue, then I apologize and wish you the best of luck getting to the bottom of this crappy situation.

I have had this problem for over a year, i have been going to the docs and getting tested for everything i can think of, i really think it is a lack of fiber that can be causing this, i am going to change my diet and take in lots of fiber and post back my results

I read the many comments on anal leakage -- some very interesting. My problem started after I had a hysterectomy in November of 2007; actually it started at the beginning of 2008. Could this be related to my surgery -- I had a partial abdominal hysterectomy. I do eat a healthy diet of raw and fresh fruits and vegetables along with some meat protein. Any help or incite would be appreciated. Thank you, sandie

In response to 'joeblow leaky hole' post about adding more fibre to your diet, well I did just that using Metamucil, 1 to 2 teaspoons in a glass of water each day and within a few days my problem had all but gone.
I would say it has helped by 95% and now I only have the odd occassion of a leaky butt.
So maybe give that a go and it may help you.
Good luck.

Not wanting to sound sexy (oops) sexist, butt whats going on here? I thought poop and fart jokes were male domain... after all, the Baroness rolls her eyes at the mere whiff of an air biscuit.

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Did I just fart?.... Oh shit! NO!!

Well thank goodness for knowing that this isnot just me. An overview of my health prior to getting something similar to pnuemonia was five years of good heatlh, walking riding karate and ... no butt leak. Once I got sickI was put on anti biotics and steroids and from that moment (six months ago) to today I have had it. I have been to the doctor who things it is fungal,and I thought well OK ..maybe that would be the case after antibiotics. However the funny thing is he only gave me ass cream..what about what goes on inside my gut. I have been racking my brain as towhat has changed since I was sick..one thing is that I wasnot exercising due to the butt leak. I have now started walking again and am controlling it except on certain days. Having read this forum I now recall that prior to each walk as a substitute for breakfast I ate an apple! Since I have started walking again I have been eating bananas. I am going back to apples and metamucil and will let you knowmy progress.

As for stopping it I do the following(I must confess that my butt leak is not as harsh as some others out there)

1. Go for walk in morning (nowto be with apple)
2. Poop and then shower. Now I have read the more you wipe the moreproblems you can cause. So I wash as much as I can and then wipe around the area.
3. Go to the toilet again and "pat" until dry. If there is any skiddies on the toilet paper I use pure sorbelene cream (no glycerin) to clean the area. Its funny that once I put this on it seems worseie moremarks on toilet paper,but I persist and do it again until I get the "all clear".
4. Throughout the day when I feel "squidgy" for want of a better word I go to the toilet and wipe dry. This generally gets me to home whereupon point 3 is run through again.
5. Shower at night and only pat dry. I also try to sleep on my side and wear cotton jocks so that my ass is sometimes hanging out under the covers. I am even considering using a sleep apnea solution which is to sew a tennis ball to a tshirt and waer that to bed to ensure that I don't sleep on my back .. if I sleep on my backthings are worse as my ass cheeks are together and sweat forms and I am itchy even in the morning!

Can't say that I have resorted to tampons up my bum or toilet paper and pads between my cheeks, but it is horrendous to drop your pants and find that tell tale sign that makes you wonder if you are just filthy and unheatlhy!

Good luck to all ..if you can get something out of this fantastic.. btw I still get skidmarks when using the sorbelene but they are white ones and do not smell. Infintely better than the mustardy ones that do smell!

Well I am the anonymous coward in the last post and it is three days later, and I feel GREAT!! I have taken to eating an apple each morning and a dose of metamucil each night before bed and I did not even feel the need to "check things" yesterday! I did anyway -nothing!

Thanks poopreport.com and all contributors for assisting me in what no other medical professional could .. be stain free!

I am about 8 weeks pregnant and when ever i go number 2
i bleed, it feels like a sore that is bleeding,
i don't know what i should do?

See your Doctor, could be roids, fissure or fistula.
Bleeding butts of any kind need medical help.

Hey everyone,
Im a 27 yr old female, and I've got AL. There. Said it.

I am on this site of course because I get a slimy butt crack and it's really pissing me off. The fibre thing - will try - but also everyone I just wanted to share with you some help. NATUROPATHS. THey are freaking awesome - they know all about your body and they will NEVER tell you that something is not a problem when you think it is, because they treat the WHOLE person, not just your symptoms. They will help you with herbs which can strengthen your veins and capillaries, give you GOOD advice about foods and show you the signs and symptoms that the doctor doens't know - there are signs on your tonuge, fingernails, hair, skin, etc which the doctor never looks at, which can give you clues as to what you are lacking, or what you are overdoing, or what you are not eliminating properly.
The whole digestive system is lined with mucous membranes and when you are doing something that isn't going down right (can be ANYTHING) mucous increases to protect the digestive system.

Anyways, BEST OF LUCK EVERYONE, but go see a naturopath! They rule.
xxx

My friend goes to one of them. She told me that the woman can tell what she's been and not been eating by looking at her eyes, nails, etc., and she's always dead on.

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www.daphneszoo.com

im just so glad that im not the only one with this problem. ive been suffering from al for years now and use the tp method and it seems to help but working in a warehouse without air condition i tend to sweat alot down there and going back in forth to restroom every hour or so has got the attention of my coworkers. i absolutly hate the feeling of a slimy ass and often wonder if it smells i do get reactions from people sometimes it makes me angry because they have no idea what im going through so please help!i need a permenant solution before i take someones face and rub it with my slimy assshole!