Anal stretching devices?

Let me just say that this topic is embarrassing to talk about BUT it has seriously come up in a conversation with my doctor so I wanted to get some other opinions!!

So my rectum is scarred from the various UC flares I've had. I can still pass stool but there is some narrowing, especially toward the last few inches of bowel. I asked my doctor if there's anything I can take to soften scar tissue and he replied by saying he recommends using anal stretching devices, inserted daily. I said um... so basically you want me to put ***s up my butt?? And he said no no, they are medical devices.

MEANWHILE... I google these things are they basically ARE ***s. They just look a lot more plain so that doctors can make patients feel more comfortable about it lolol

I didn't buy any but I have an RX to go get some. This has to be the weirdest thing I've come across so far in my UC journey, gotta say!!

I'm not against anal sex or anything like that, it's more that I'm wondering if this is for real? Have any of you stretched your scar tissue and restored the shape of your bowel using this method?

Jeeze the lengths we will go to in order to have a modicum of normal health!!

think i'd prefer to accept the fact my turds might be a bit on the thin side - sticking ***s up my butt would not happen -

These sure scare me. Yes scar tissue can be stretched but wow.
I still remember by first rigid sig scope.
Not/NOT my idea of fun.
Old Mike
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sorry for trolling your thread :), my comment is completely unrelated - some time ago i got a real shock when i read an ad about 'anal bleaching' (have u heard of something like that?). I still can't believe that there are people who just wake up in the morning with an urge to lighten their skin in the anus area! I'm curious if Michael Jackson was doing it lol

Just watch the thread view count skyrocket overnight on this sucker!

As for the answer - I have never heard of these devices. But I can imagine the difficulty and unpleasant 'feeling' on both sides of the fence of this one. Not sure if there is a more natural alternative, but perhaps some more searching & posting might yield results for what others with the same issue did.

So I was diagnosed with an anal fissure a few months ago. Did this happen due to narrowing of my anus? Perhaps I need to stretch my bung?

Deacon