I'll be 3 weeks pp tomorrow and my butt has just started aching recently. It's almost like it's a muscle pain or something. I haven't pooped in like 3 days cause every time I try it feels like a bowling ball is on its way out! And when I sit on it for too long it gets sooo sore I have to take a moment before I stand up again. I'm thinking it makes sense since we do use those muscles to push during labor, but why 3 weeks later?? I didn't have this much discomfort immediately after labor.
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Dermoplast will be your best friend babe!!!

Maybe try a stool softener?

That's kind of worrisome. I'm not sure it supposed to be that sore three weeks later? Of course we're still healing at that stage, but we should be out of most of the acute pains. Definitely up your water intake, try stool softeners or ask your doctor if laxatives are appropriate to use right now. No matter what, I would see that doctor just to check in.