This might be a bit weird. But every now and then I get an itchy bum. If I itch it through my boxer shorts, it smells (yes I will smell it) the same as it used to before my operation.
Which is weird because there's been no poo there for 10 years
Question for anyone whose bum has been sown up
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Question for anyone whose bum has been sown up
I've noticed the same thing (though I won't admit to purposefully smelling it ). What I found was that the smell typical for your bottom is not just from feces. You have an enclosed space with little air circulation, hair, rubbing of skin, sweat/moisture, etc.... A properly cleaned bum should smell much like an armpit so maybe that tells you that you were doing a good job of cleaning it as the smell is now similar as before your operation.
Colectomy with Permanent Ileostomy - July 2013 (due to Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis)
Re: Question for anyone whose bum has been sown up
When I went to my surgery follow up after my proctocolectomy they told me I had like an indented tight area where I was sewn up in my bum. I was told to clean well in that area and to buy a hand held shower head so that I could get it cleaned and rinsed good. Every now and then when I’m in a hurry I don’t always place enough time to do that. It will burn and itch like yours. I wonder if that might be the issue for you as well.