rectocele

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I have a rectocele. We went for a few weeks without sex. Then I had diarrhea from a virus. When we resumed, ahh, pain in the rectum and vagina area. It has been 5 days and has subsided some. Is there something I can do to alleviate this? It has been about 2 years since I have had this pain return. Help!!

Dear Tiddbits,

I'm not too clear on what type of pain (in the rectum) you are describing (whether sharp, dull ache, cramping, spasms etc, when it occurs, what events preclude it, what seems to help and so on), and whether you think that the diarrhea followed by sex were contributing factors.

I know that diarrhea can worsen the condition of your prolapse, but this would, I think and in my experience, be on the level of greater discomfort rather than pain, and would cease with the end of the bout of diarrhea.

Ongoing pain, on the other hand, speaks to me of some muscular or ligament stretching or injury, some inflammation or tearing perhaps of the rectum, or a symptom of an underlying disease. I can't see normal sex causing a problem except to exacerbate the pain of damage already there.

There are haemorrhoid creams and suppositories which could sooth stinging or irritation, but it's hard with such bare information to know what to suggest. If it keeps up you perhaps should be talking to your doctor.

Could be nerve pain or muscle spasm- but it won't hurt to sit on a tennis ball :)
also, sometimes pain is referred pain- you might want to think about where it could be coming from.
Could be something in your spine compressing a nerve- maybe see a body worker or chiropractor?