I'd suggest getting a referral to the pelvic floor physiotherapy team to get some specialist physio, if you haven't already x
I had a second degree tear and definitely know that feeling very well, when i got to go ive got to go x
Yeah I had a second degree tear and my bowels I could not get control of. I have the shits for 2 weeks straight as I wasn’t eating anything as I had no appetite after birth. Then I went a whole weekend without pooping