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Dull ache in rectum

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diane92696
diane92696

I have  suffered from IBS since I was 20, I am now 64. When I get an attack it can last for weeks then disappears for a few weeks or months. I am having a dull ache in my rectum mostly when I am sitting, no pain or discomfort when having a bowel movement, I have experienced this in the past and it eventually disappears after a few weeks. I suffer from anxiety which causes flare ups, this one seems to be going on for ever. Does anyone else experience this discomfort? Thank you in advance.

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  • philippa61759
    philippa61759 diane92696

    Edited

    I get a dull stomach ache and constipation with IBS.  If I have a flare up I get nausea and agonising pain.  Sometimes, my stools are loose if I get very anxious.  I can get back and leg pain as well.  I don't get rectum discomfort. However, everyone is different.
    • mguest86
      mguest86 philippa61759

      Posted

      Hi,

      I also get pains in lower back and waist line and top of legs, this worries me, do you think it's ibs related or down to health anxiety?

      I'm going back doctors Tuesday and going to ask for scan or something on back and hips.

      I find it hard to believe that ibs and health anxiety could be causing such discomfort.

      What are the pains in your legs like? Is it just legs and back?

      Cheers

    • philippa61759
      philippa61759 mguest86

      Posted

      Part of the bowel wraps round the back and is also close to your hips and tops of your legs.  This is why you can get pain in these areas.  This is part of IBS and anxiety makes the pain worse.  Before diagnosis, I was consumed with panic because 7 doctors couldn't help me.  My pain and anxiety only eased after diagnosis.

      However the pain is never in one place for any length of time.  It can be dull, stabbing, grinding or neuralgic. It can move from left to right, right to left or in the middle of the stomach or across the whole of the stomach. I have felt it around the waist and a dull ache on the tops of my legs.  However, I don't get all of these pains at the same time.

    • mguest86
      mguest86 philippa61759

      Posted

      Thank you for the info, very useful.

      Need to train my mind to stop over thinking about it, any thing you find helps with your ibs and related pains?

      Thanks again

    • philippa61759
      philippa61759 mguest86

      Edited

      Usually I can ignore the pain without medication if I am relaxed and doing more exercise.  I like writing poems and listening to music.  If I have a flare up, Buscopan and painkillers help.
    • mguest86
      mguest86 philippa61759

      Posted

      Thanks I will give it a try,

      Do you find foods and drink affect you more than others?

      Thanks for your time appreciate the help

  • Shelly54
    Shelly54 diane92696

    Posted

    could be Hemmoroids I have them and they give me pain in my bottom somtimes upon sitting or standing and also in the batroom somtimes 
  • marlene21102
    marlene21102 diane92696

    Posted

    Diane ,go look up Pudental Neuralgia ,I've got IBS ,I get the same Prob as yourself . Painful sitting and standing for long periods . Pressure there . Try watching what you eat ,I find certain foods can flare it up and make it worse, took me 10yrs to know what the cause of it  and name it , even though I had my suspicions ,but no Dr took heed of what I was describing . Left me to deal with it . 
    • diane92696
      diane92696 marlene21102

      Posted

      Thank you, I will look it up! I am a big coward on going to the Dr.! 
    • eilS12
      eilS12 marlene21102

      Posted

      I have just looked this up, thanks Marlene I started cycling to keep fit and the symptoms are all fitting for PN . i also have ibs and diverticular problem. The GP doctors dont help even when presented with all the gathered info. They say you shouldnt google but it can be frustrating when you get no answers.

  • sarah87162
    sarah87162 diane92696

    Posted

    I would describe mine as more of a pain in my back passage immediately after opening my bowels.  I think I probably have ibs and also I have been diagnosed with a hiatus hernia.

    Im had my gallbladder removed last year due to gallstones.

    To be honest with you, I think this is all just part of getting older!!

    Take care and keep in touch

    Sarah

    • diane92696
      diane92696 sarah87162

      Posted

      Thanks Sarah, no fun getting older, I am also diabetic, I was diagnosed 2 years ago so watching my diet with IBS too is no fun! Take care!
  • astrozombie
    astrozombie diane92696

    Posted

    I get this and Shelley54 has diagnosed my reason.  Please note I did not have such problems before IBS.

  • eilS12
    eilS12 diane92696

    Posted

    im so glad to see your post I have just developed these symptoms too. I too have had ibs since young and now 58 it is getting worse. i also got diagnosed with the very start of diverticular disease just prior to pandemic. Didnt even know i had it

    I have been getting a dull ache high up in my back passage, too high to be haemorrhoids. The ache radiates in the left side of my body mostly. It radiates down my left buttock and both thighs at the back. Not sure what triggers it but maybe spices? It is very annoying ache. And when you dont know what you're dealing with it can cause anxiety. Meds dont work, i wonder if it is a nerve related ache? Any help with this psin management or even prevention would be useful

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