Is a cramping pain normal?

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Hi,
I have been told I have a rectocele, although I am wondering if its really a enterocle, because of where
I feel a bulge. Maybe I have both, cause I don't have a normal bowel movement. I go then right after I stand up I have to go again, this goes on a few times...

Well anyway I was wondering if its normal to feel constant pain in the abdominal area. It feels like bad menstrual cramps. Its with me all the time. Do you all have this?
I would like to have a second opinion on what is really going on, I am trying to find a different doctor.

If you all have this type of cramping pain then I won't feel so worried. There is not much on line about the pain part, and what type of pain, mine is cramping type.

It would greatly put my mind to ease if someone could share that they have this pain or not. Is this to be for the rest of life? gulp

Thanks
callie

For a while when my prolapse "happened" i.e. fell low enough to see-It felt just like menstrual cramps, but after a few weeks it went away.

pain that severe is not normal for anyone prolapse or not. I hope it gets better soon. Definitely find someone to see-
Maybe it is intestinal cramping and not related to prolapse at all???
Does it ever get better?

Yeah I don't think the pain is normal. I think its something else.
You know it feels like a bladder infection. I have only had one of those once in my life and I remember it feeling like menstrual cramps.
When I saw the gyno last week, (that is when I was told I had a rectocele) I gave a urine sample and then the nurse told me before I left she couldn't give me the results as its has to be sent to a lab for an analyze that they can't do.

Then 4 days later I haven't heard from them and so I call them and I sorta felt like they lost my sample. The nurse said it came back negative but I just got the feeling she didn't really have the report.

Well anyway all day I have been pounding down the cranberry juice and tonight I feel a little better.
I actually felt well enough to give the husband and bedroom a try. I am so happy there was no pain, I actually cried afterwards.
I thought for sure I'd have to give up sex forever.
I wonder why I don't have that horrible pain that I had which prompted me to see the doc in the first place. The prolaspe is still there. Anyone have any thoughts on that?

Well maybe what you went through is how its going for me. I feel better tonight. I drank tons of cranberry juice cause I felt like it might be a bladder infection.
I am not completely pain free right now, but its oh so much better.
I do appreciate you both for posting your thoughts. It helps to have someone to bounce stuff off and like I said I can't find anything anywhere that talks about cramping with these prolapses.
So I am thinking its not normal. I 'll tell ya its scary to think that I might have something else going on...but I think I do.
I wish I could find a good women doctor.
Thank you for your help!
Callie

Callie I am so glad you are feeling better. I didn't even consider infection = but now that you mention it, the one bladder infection I had gave me back cramps.
congratulations on you brave attempt at reconnecting with your dh.

Thank you all for posting!
Well all that cramping is gone. I am still drinking the cranberry juice though.
It was just weird timing I got a rectocele and a bladder infection at the same time.
This is my second bladder infec.- ever in my life, I just get menstrual like cramps, no burning or frequency problem.
I know its not my period cause I haven't had one for 15 years!
The last time I had this I remember telling the gyno, I think my body is trying to have a period and I wouldn't be convinced other wise, so he did an ultrasound (this was 2 years ago) and nope no lining and the ovaries were the size of a dot. So yeah I was embarrassed. LOL