Does this happen to you??
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Hi, just wanted to add my experiences to this site, which I have found most interesting. I have suffered for about 3 years with proctal fugax, diagnosed earlier this year. My pain starts with sharp stabbing pains in the lower abdomen. This can last on and off for hours. Then I get the intense pressure in my bottom, making it feel like it's pulling down and about to burst! I am unable to move or walk as the each step is like a knife inserted up though my bottom. I also sweat profusely. The pain seems to go into my pelvic and pubic bones?? I feel so faint and go a deathly shade of white! Unlike most descriptions I have seen, my pain regularly lasts several hours. It can happen day or night, and maybe 3-4 times a week. This is destroying my life. I also get severe back pain but don't know if this is associated or not. Sex or a bowel movement can bring this on, but normally it just happens. I can't believe I'm expected to put up with this pain for the rest of my life, it's unbearable. I also have anismus (the internal and external muscles of the sphincter don't work properly) and slow transit constipation. Does this sound like any of you??
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Yep, that sounds exactly like what I get. My last attack, I had pain in my abdomen from menstrual cramps, and then I got an attack. You really can't walk, and it does feel like a knife is up there. I don't get the attacks as often as you do, but I definitely feel your pain.
I was diagnosed today, and my doctor has prescribed GTN spray for me to use when I get an attack, to relax the smooth muscle which is contracting. I haven't used it (yet!) but if I do I will post the results. After reading on here, I think it's worth investing in an electric heating pad to sit on, and some gingko balboa supplement.
Good luck, I'll be praying for all my fellow sufferers!
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