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Rectal Pain and Pressure
Febuary 21st I noticed I was getting sore in my rectum when I would sit some times. I had some bright blood earlier that month on my tp, but I have had a small hemroid for many years, so I did not think anything of it.But as the month went on I kept getting sore more and more.I went to my GI, who by the way has been seing me over the last 5 years for Acid Indegestion and IBS Symptoms. I had a Colonoscopy 2 1/2 years ago for pain in abs, came back normal, with a palyop that was sent to pathology, and was also normal. My GI Said at this visit that my pain was hemroids, and gave me some Cortizone cream...2 weeks later, i went back because I was not getting better. He said not to worry that my colonoscpy was negative 2 years ago, and he gave me supposatories this time And we schedualed a Flex Sigmoid for in his office. I seem to be getting worse , and when I called his office he was out of town, so I went to a surgeon. He did a Anoscope, and said he saw a few small Hemroids but did not think they could cause my pain, and to come back in 3 weeks if does not get better. I went back to my GI and had the Flex Sig done, and he said everything looked good , and he saw a few small Hemroids. I told him my pain was intolerable, and that we need to find out why I cant sit, for it is painful, and continues throught the day...I asked if maybe I have Levator syndrome, and he kind of shook his head, and said that was the same as IBS. Well I also asked if maybe I had endometrioses on my rectum, he said not possible... I have seen my OBGYN in between these visits and he is going to do a Laparoscopy 4-18-06 to see if I have any endo on my rectum, he says that if I am having spasms, that something has to be causing them and it could be endo. He does not see that it can be anything else...
I am at my wits end please help me......These are my symptoms
Am feel ok.....kind of
After I have a couple of bowel movements I am sore in my rectum and feel some burning sometimes, not like hemroid burn. then as the day goes by, i feel like I have to have a bowel movement and push but nothing happens and its painfull. I feel pressure in my rectum , when I sit its real painful, so I cant sit. I have a ache in my rectum all day, and some times I feel like there is something in my rectum. The pain never goes away, just varies through out the day, when I got to bed at night it seems to not be as bad, then it starts all over again in am. I take a stool softner and eat alot of fiber and water, so I m not constipated
Please help.....
I am at my wits end please help me......These are my symptoms
Am feel ok.....kind of
After I have a couple of bowel movements I am sore in my rectum and feel some burning sometimes, not like hemroid burn. then as the day goes by, i feel like I have to have a bowel movement and push but nothing happens and its painfull. I feel pressure in my rectum , when I sit its real painful, so I cant sit. I have a ache in my rectum all day, and some times I feel like there is something in my rectum. The pain never goes away, just varies through out the day, when I got to bed at night it seems to not be as bad, then it starts all over again in am. I take a stool softner and eat alot of fiber and water, so I m not constipated
Please help.....
Hi PIB, i just went back to the pharmacy to inquire about the cream. They are going to try and reach my doc and get a substitute for it tomorrow. It seems they prescribed something not common? Anyway, I can't believe you read about Flexeril on a website for levator syndrome. I tried it completely by accident as it was initally prescribed for back spasms.
Keep in touch and let me know how it goes on Monday. Maybe we can get to the bottom of this and help each other. Glad I found you. If you ever want to e-mail me, my address is ***@**** :-)
Hudson
Keep in touch and let me know how it goes on Monday. Maybe we can get to the bottom of this and help each other. Glad I found you. If you ever want to e-mail me, my address is ***@**** :-)
Hudson
Hey PIB, i think I am the only one here who has something similar and mine weirdly is slightly better this week. But, I totally understand the sensation you are talking about and find it annoying. To give you background on my pain, it started in February when I was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst. Gyne thought the cyst was sitting on the bowel and causing pressure. Well, the pressure from that was more "pelvic" in nature. But, the cyst caused constipation and the constipation caused hemorrhoids. I had surgery in March, and had the cyst removed. But, after surgery I was even more constipated and the hemorrhoids returned. I finally got that under control, but was left with the strange rectal pain.
If you find a definitive answer, please post it. I googled rectal pain, and I am sure we are not the only ones with it. There are lots of articles on it. The only reassuring thing, is most causes are benign, but the treatments are kind of "sketchy". As I said, I discovered by accident that muscle relaxants work for me. Also warm baths seem to help.
Have you found anything that eases your symptoms?
Hudson
If you find a definitive answer, please post it. I googled rectal pain, and I am sure we are not the only ones with it. There are lots of articles on it. The only reassuring thing, is most causes are benign, but the treatments are kind of "sketchy". As I said, I discovered by accident that muscle relaxants work for me. Also warm baths seem to help.
Have you found anything that eases your symptoms?
Hudson
A related discussion, Rectal Pain was started.
A related discussion, Rectal Pain and Pressure was started.
I HAVE SOMETHING THAT MAY HELP SOME OF YOU
I hope this at least may help some of you guys x I am 21 years old , after giving birth to my daughter I experienced minor rectum discomfort , I first noticed it when sitting driving my car , I found I had to push of the seat in order to relieve the discomfort , then it became more of a burning/stinging/ acid type feeling , then it worsened having a bowl movement was unbearable I'd shove towels in my mouth just to get through it , I eventually couldn't take it any more and visited my gp , they said it could be anal fissure and u should take rectogesic cream to relax muscle and let it heal , this treatment didn't even scratch surface and so revisited informing them that I could not care for my baby properly and cream was not going to cut nor the supositories ! I was then taken for consultation to have Botox injections to again relax / paralyse the muscle so the fissure could heal as it would not be constantly opened , this did not work either and pain by this time was so bad I visited gps and said I was considering taking my own life , especially seen as though I'd had to go private after a **** up with nhs and forked out £2000 to then be told by the disgrace of a doctor that I must have mental issues as my pain could not be as bad as I was saying and that I should seek mental help !!!!!!!
I also developed a small pile or hem external only which used to bleed along with the fissure after my bowel movement .
The pain used to vary sometimes flare up others not so bad I tried enemas the lot but nothing , consultants like you dismised my pain and made me feel like I was exaggerating and belittled me .
7 months after battling on I visited northern Cyprus , I was concerned that my symptoms were again flaring up so just on a whim was interested to see if I could book a consultation with their specialist . To my amazement not only was he available to see that very same hour after determining that an examination was not properly possibly as area was too tender he said this is a common problem and along with a nurse they said if I opt for surgery he will 100% cure me and I will never have pain again . After my AWFUL previous experience with doctors I was jubious to say the least however I was also at my White end therefore agreed and they said they could operate within the hour !!!!!!
They gave me something similar to an epidural which numbed me from waist down which meant I was awake through whole thing ! It was amazing , completely pain free , when the surgeon was able to look properly he found a 2 inch infected fissure !!!! He stitched it and also layered my external hemmeroid off .
I was soooo scared that the pain after the procedure would be terrible I refused to believe anything they said and prepared for the worst the next day , shoved my usual towel in my mouth and braced for the intense pain to set in .... Nothing .... I looked down in the toilet and couldn't believe that I had felt nothing but the stool itself leave my bowel !! With no painkillers masking any pain I continued my bowel movement with towel still in hand but nothing , no pain whatsoever came !!! The same happened the next day !!!
So please if you have anal fissure do not be bullied into living your life around toilets. And pain do not let them dismiss your pain as nothing , the consultants here say anal fissures are one of THE WORST and MOST painful conditions to have , most of all do not let them give you a colostomy bag !! Get it stitched up !!
Hope this gives even one of you the new fresh start to their life that it has given me x
I hope this at least may help some of you guys x I am 21 years old , after giving birth to my daughter I experienced minor rectum discomfort , I first noticed it when sitting driving my car , I found I had to push of the seat in order to relieve the discomfort , then it became more of a burning/stinging/ acid type feeling , then it worsened having a bowl movement was unbearable I'd shove towels in my mouth just to get through it , I eventually couldn't take it any more and visited my gp , they said it could be anal fissure and u should take rectogesic cream to relax muscle and let it heal , this treatment didn't even scratch surface and so revisited informing them that I could not care for my baby properly and cream was not going to cut nor the supositories ! I was then taken for consultation to have Botox injections to again relax / paralyse the muscle so the fissure could heal as it would not be constantly opened , this did not work either and pain by this time was so bad I visited gps and said I was considering taking my own life , especially seen as though I'd had to go private after a **** up with nhs and forked out £2000 to then be told by the disgrace of a doctor that I must have mental issues as my pain could not be as bad as I was saying and that I should seek mental help !!!!!!!
I also developed a small pile or hem external only which used to bleed along with the fissure after my bowel movement .
The pain used to vary sometimes flare up others not so bad I tried enemas the lot but nothing , consultants like you dismised my pain and made me feel like I was exaggerating and belittled me .
7 months after battling on I visited northern Cyprus , I was concerned that my symptoms were again flaring up so just on a whim was interested to see if I could book a consultation with their specialist . To my amazement not only was he available to see that very same hour after determining that an examination was not properly possibly as area was too tender he said this is a common problem and along with a nurse they said if I opt for surgery he will 100% cure me and I will never have pain again . After my AWFUL previous experience with doctors I was jubious to say the least however I was also at my White end therefore agreed and they said they could operate within the hour !!!!!!
They gave me something similar to an epidural which numbed me from waist down which meant I was awake through whole thing ! It was amazing , completely pain free , when the surgeon was able to look properly he found a 2 inch infected fissure !!!! He stitched it and also layered my external hemmeroid off .
I was soooo scared that the pain after the procedure would be terrible I refused to believe anything they said and prepared for the worst the next day , shoved my usual towel in my mouth and braced for the intense pain to set in .... Nothing .... I looked down in the toilet and couldn't believe that I had felt nothing but the stool itself leave my bowel !! With no painkillers masking any pain I continued my bowel movement with towel still in hand but nothing , no pain whatsoever came !!! The same happened the next day !!!
So please if you have anal fissure do not be bullied into living your life around toilets. And pain do not let them dismiss your pain as nothing , the consultants here say anal fissures are one of THE WORST and MOST painful conditions to have , most of all do not let them give you a colostomy bag !! Get it stitched up !!
Hope this gives even one of you the new fresh start to their life that it has given me x
I believe KEH is right. In many cases it has to do with low estrogen or the improper ratio levels of hormones to each other, as in hormone imbalance. I am in perimenopause and take bioidentical hormones, the only kind to take, in my opinion. And I've never had rectal pain at all until my dr started adjusting my doses and upping my progesterone. After that, the nigjt sweats returned which indicates low estrogen, but at the same time I noticed rectal pain, nerve tingling in feet and hands and urethral pain. I knew that the latter two could be caused by low estrogen and imbalances so we upped my estrogen and the symptoms went away, including the rectal pain.
I reccommend a good hormone doctor who believes in natural hormones, not synthetic, and a good compounding pharmacy! At the very least, getting hormones in balance should help the body heal and fight any secondary disorders that are causing the problems.
I reccommend a good hormone doctor who believes in natural hormones, not synthetic, and a good compounding pharmacy! At the very least, getting hormones in balance should help the body heal and fight any secondary disorders that are causing the problems.
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