Sharp rectal/prostate pain, but am I too young for this??

[daggaz]

I am a 31 yr old caucasian male, with a healthy diet and no high-risk behaviors that could be associated with the following symptoms.  Bowl cancer does run in my father's side of the family, however.

Occasionally I get a sharp, stabbing pain in my lower rectum, about where my prostate would be according to the charts.  The pain is so intense, I lose my breath and cannot move, sometimes dropping things and needing to crouch or grip an object to keep from falling over.  It honestly feels like somebody has stabbed a knife up into my rectum.  This does not happen regularly by any means, but at least a few times or more a year, enough that I have paid attention.  It used to happen a lot more when I was about 18, when it first started happening.

Recently I checked my prostate myself, and felt a very hard, very small lump which was rather uncomfortable, if not outright painful, to touch.  

I have otherwise no abnormal symptoms that I can think of. Normal stool, normal bowl movements, no blood, no discharge, no urinary or erectile problems, etc..  The only other symptom I have, which for all I know is unrelated, is occasional severe heartburn just below and inside of my right pectoral muscle, under the ribs.  I have been thru a bevvy of tests regarding that, so far nothing...

My question is should I see my doctor about a prostate exam or G.I. exam even though I am so young?

[JoeyM79]

I forgot to add, I used to push really hard and rub on my bladder to help with urination and pooping for years when I was younger and always held in my stuff by sitting with the back of my foot against my prostate. I think I damaged my prostate from doing this. Just wanted to add that. I know its hard to admit these things and embarrassing but us men are weird and need to admit what we do to get the right diagnosis lol

[JoeyM79]

I've been having this pain a lot lately as well. I used to hold my urine and poop because of anxiety issues as well like one of the other posters and I believe that is related to this problem for me. It really got worse lately because I am on methadone maintenance and constantly become constipated and I don't drink enough water. I also had gonorrhea for awhile with no symptoms which may have added to this problem. Whenever this pain is occurring I feel as when I push to urinate or poop a cramping/knife pain is felt inside my butt. Also, on occasion, the pain is 100 times worse and shoots from the back of my testicles to my anus and feels like a hot poker just got shoved up my butt and makes me straighten my body to try and cope but nothing works. The pain is excruciating!! I think this thread should remain open in hopes that someone may find out some info that may help all of us. Please do not close this thread Admin! Please post any medical results guys! Good luck and I will be visiting a urologist and posting any results.

[MDoc1243]

I can tell immediately that you did not take basic biology. Masturbation is "unnatural"? It is exhibited throughout the animal kingdom, and the position would play little factor unless your head is between your legs which what I assume you've been doing.

[roddysoubam]

i am only 16 year old i feel pain when urine after masturbate. do how to free this pain any comment

[Life360_Dave]

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[joeMoses]

Hey guys,
Got here from Google as well. I just had one if these pains as well. I started getting these in 6th grade, right after puberty and have always lasted from 5 seconds to several minutes. I'm now 23 and still get these a few times a year. Recently it's been getting worse, and I've noticed I have been having more sex and masturbating more often. Today, I finally correlated that with my pains. There was a time a few years back in which I stopped masturbating (single and has a roommate) and I thought I grew out of the pains. Once i got a girlfriend and my own house, the mysterious pains have come back. I now realize it was probably how often I ejaculated. I know nothing about this medical stuff, but my theory is that if u do it frequently, it may get swollen from the constant use.. Which then make anything in the rectum brush against it thus causing the pain. Sort of like blowing your nose when your sick... Nothing the few times, bit then it starts to hurt from the constant rubbing. Until it heals.   The pain I have is right inside my anus and it feels like a small spot where a knife is digging into me. Some times it just feels like something is off and I know I could get a pain any second.  However normally I feel perfectly OK and have no other side effects at all.   For those of u struggling, I find it to be helpful to sick a few fingers in the anus crack  (not up your butt) and move your hand back and forth. It massages the prostate and causes the pain to deter.  No idea why this happens or what it's from. But that is my theory.. I'll lady lie for a little and see if the pain goes away.