difficult with bowel movements

[Wobbly]

Hi there, I have a difficult time mostly of the time, I use fibre and drink Prune Necture etc too help.  My bowel movements are not "hard", they are long and slim like a small finger... or sometimes pellets.  Difficult to talk about but I guess no one can see me.. hehehe

I find I have to hold my Vagina area in as there is a bulge there and it helps when I push the bulge in.  Is this a difficult thing to fix?  I've been doing this for over a year and just wonder is it possible to fix?

I had a hystorectomy years ago.  and 3 children.  I'm in my 50s.  any answers would be helpful..thanks

[Lennox Hoyte, M.D.]

You are not alone. Many women have symptoms like yours. Many of them can find relief from repairing the bulge, But you need to be evaluated by a qualified physician/surgeon, who can diagnose what is wrong, and discuss the range of options available for correcting your situation. That is not always surgery, but if surgery is needed, then a qualified surgeon can do it successfully, I encourage you to get seen for it.

[Wobbly]

thank you for your answer and I will find a qualified Dr for this.

jack, this sounds like what it is

thanks again

[jack40]

Sounds like you may have a rectocele which is a weakening in the posterior vaginal wall (often from childbirth) resulting in a portion of the anterior rectum to bulge through the weakened vaginal wall.  

Would suggest a consult with a qualified urogynecologist.  

Hope that helps.