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How can you care for yourself when you've had an object in your rectum?
- If your doctor prescribed antibiotics, take them as directed. Do not stop taking them just because you feel better. You need to take the full course of antibiotics.
- Take pain medicines exactly as directed.
- If the doctor gave you a prescription medicine for pain, take it as prescribed.
- If you are not taking a prescription pain medicine, ask your doctor if you can take an over-the-counter medicine.
- If your doctor suggests it, sit in a few inches of warm water (sitz bath) 3 times a day and after bowel movements. The warm water helps with pain and itching.
- Add fiber like bran or psyllium to your diet to help prevent constipation. Other good sources of fiber include fruits, vegetables, beans, and whole grains.
- Don't put anything in your rectum that can break, leak, or cut you.
Object in the rectum: When to call
Call your doctor now or seek immediate medical care if:
- You cannot remove the object.
- You have new or more blood in your stools.
- You have a new or higher fever.
- You have new or increasing pain in your rectum.
- You have belly pain.
Watch closely for changes in your health, and be sure to contact your doctor if:
- You do not get better as expected.
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