Pelvic Colon Puns

Hello! I have a question about the pelvic cavity. Does the colon actually touch the L5-S1 joint in the spine and going down into the sacrum or is there some kind of muscular tissue separating the two? Thank you!

I have been feeling this either after a bowel movement or with some pelvic floor exercises

white female Age:30 Wt/ht: 108lbs 5'4" non-smoker medications: sertraline 50 mg, topiramate 300 mg, eletriptan 40 mg (when needed) I took Verapamil for 1 month (Jan - Feb) All medications prescribed by neurologist for migraine

I've been having right side pelvic/abdominal pain for a few months. Also, loose stools, groin pain, occasional nausea, and severe fatigue. PCP gave me a normal gallbladder/abdominal ultrasound and normal standard lab work that comes with a yearly physical. Next, gynecologist gave me a normal ultrasound of my uterus and ovaries but detected a golf ball sized "mass" in my colon during the pelvic exam, which was painful when she pressed on it. The next step is for me to do a laxative cleanse and to do a recheck. When I asked my gyno if I should be concerned, she simply said, "it is what it is." Any thoughts? Thank you in advance!

Age: 27 Male Weight: 130 lb Height: 5'8"

Got an abdominal/pelvic CT (w/o contrast) to rule out any obstructions or kidney stones for some lower abdominal discomfort. However, i have had some traces of blood in stool on and off every other day which i told the ER doctor. Came out clear for obstructions/kidney stones and simply just had alot of stool which was causing the discomfort. So at least in theory, can some anomally be detected in my colon? Even if they weren't specifically looking for cancerous formations in the colon?

Here are the radiologists findings: "Noting the noncontrast technique, the liver is unremarkable. No focal liver lesions are identified. The gallbladder is present. There is biliary ductal dilatation. The spleen is normal in size and appearance. The pancreas, adrenal glands and kidneys are within normal limits. There is no nephrolithiasis or uretrolithisias. There is abnormla dilatation of either renal collecting system or ureter. The visualized bladder is unremarkable. There is no abnormal lymph node enlargement. The abdominal aorta is normal in caliber. There is a large amount of stool throughout the colon, suggestive of constipation. The bowel is otherwise unremarkable. The appendix is not confidently identified, however there are no findings of appendicitis. There is no pelvic lymph node enlargement. "

Tupelo, Mississippi

So basically my mom has severe incontinence and has gotten a couple UTIs and her doctors have traced all her problems to the pelvic mesh. Including a tear in her Uteral Lining and blood in her urine. I have compared her problems to this case another woman I read about on Huffington Post and they are very similar (the woman settled for 5.5million). She is in pain very often from this and the doctors say we could pursue legal action. I don't intend to get rich from this. I just want my mom's health problems to end. She has been in and out of hospitals for 6 years now (not that this is relevant to the mesh) and I feel this case would be justified. I don't want anyone to feel sorry for us I just want to know if we have a chance. I can provide more info if needed such as the brand of the pelvic mesh if needed. I'm on mobile right now so excuse my formatting or typos.

Thanks in advance for any help that could be given.

Just wanted to make this post incase it helps anyone googling with my condition(s).

So I've had pfd and colonic inertia symptoms since about 2016, just became really difficult to fully empty. Eventually resorted to enema bag usage from 2017 till now, even with enemas it still took at least 4 hours to go. Did biofeedback in 2017 or 2018 for a few months, didn't do anything so I just stopped going and just dealt with it until 2020 when I went back and did some more biofeedback for a month. Then this time when I said it didn't work they referred me to Dr. Rao in Augusta, Georgia (6 month wait time btw) and apparently he actually contributed in developing the biofeedback method used for treatment of PFD.

The most important test I had done there was definitely the smart pill, it confirmed I had colonic inertia (84 hours in colon) and to my surprise, showed I had gastroparesis (24 hours in the stomach). Never suspected I had GP since I never had any nausea or vomiting.

Dr. Rao wanted to do biofeedback for a 3rd time and also said I just needed to spend no longer than 10 minutes on the toilet (wtf?). So at that point I just didn't go back, instead I went to a local colorectal surgeon when my college semester was over, since I knew I had enough reason for surgery with the smart pill results.

And obviously here I am now, had surgery on the 23rd, and went home yesterday, on the 24th. Things have been mostly good so far, only thing I regret is not asking for some oxycodone sooner when I was at the hospital. Suddenly went from 4/10 to 8/10 pain in about 10 min on the afternoon of the 23rd. Took some time for the oxycodone to take effect so don't make my same mistake if you are in the same situation.

Only thing I'm concerned about now is stool bypassing the loop, since there is absolutely no way I could do an enema with my current abdominal strength. I forgot to ask my surgeon why he did a loop instead of an end, since I think an end is fine to do even without a colectomy. I'll be sure to ask him when I see him again on the 30th for my follow up appointment.

I have a stupid question. I had a colonoscopy last week and the prep involves 64 oz of Gatorade and miralax. I’m freaking out that I burned my bladder with Gatorade.

I only feel a mild burn in the morning. If I press down on a full bladder, it feels a touch sore but otherwise it never really hurts. I also sometimes feel that there is some urine left over in my urethra but I hold it in if possible (it’s normally clear). I feel I’m really scared I ruined my life by not doing this with water. All my doctors convinced I did not have IC (diagnosed with PFD) so I didn’t think to do the prep with water.

I really don’t want to do a cystoscopy. Could I ask for a MRI instead to see if the bladder walls hardened? Are there any other signs?

I’m so mad I did this to myself.

Gentlemen,

Long time reader but first time poster on this sub. I’ll detail a summary of my story and then give actions I’ve currently taking to treat my symptoms. Hoping the group can leave comments to help me discern what to do next.

I’m a 26 M and had unprotected sex with a one night stand (F) in April of this year. I immediately regretted not wearing a condom but she assured me she did not have anything. Roughly 1 week later I started feeling general discomfort in my testicles and groin area and decided to get checked out. I visited the doctor and got a urine test done to check for STI/UTI and came back clean. I went back to normal life but the discomfort persisted and eventually got worse. I assumed it would go away on its own but it didn’t. Then, about 1 month after the encounter, the pain got worse in my groin, testicles, penis, perineum. Also, I developed several areas of rash with skin lesions on my groin and penis that were extremely painful. I immediatley went to my doctor again. He quickly got me into an Infectious Disease MD at a major hospital. I was tested for everything in the book. Every STI, bacterial infection, rare skin diseases, viruses, etc. Everything came back negative. Although happy I was negative my pain was significant.

The ID Doctor decided to put me on 2 weeks of Doxy to start. I took the full dose and felt a lot better; my lesions also disappeared. However about 2 months after the encounter (mid June) all of my symptoms came back and got worse. I had all textbook prostatitis symptoms: frequent urge to pee, trouble emptying bladder, pain as I peed, pain in urethra, pain in lymph nodes in groin, pain in perineum, golfball feeling in anus, low libido, erectile dysfunction. I knew something was very wrong and sought out new doctors.

Fast forward to the present and I’ve seen 3 Urologists and 2 ID doctors. Between June and today I’ve been on 3 months of Cipro and 2 months of Bactrim which have not helped at all. i’ve had countless DRE’s, urine tests, a cystoscopy, prostate MRI, and blood tests; all came back with no abnormalities. What’s worse is all of my doctors cannot help and essentially tell me it will go away on its own.

So from there to reduce my symptoms I’ve been alcohol/caffeine free for 4 months since August. I also take Querctin, Saw Palmetto, Magnesium Glycinate, Tumeric twice a day. I abstain from masturbating and usually only do it once or twice every two weeks (it’s difficult to get erect). I do Pelvic Floor

TMI warning. I woke up at 3am on Tuesday morning, vomiting and shitting all over myself. No trigger for it, seemingly no reason, absolutely zero control over the situation. I stayed home that day and the vomiting and shitting continued throughout the day. I took meds to attempt to control it but by evening I was running a 102 degree fever and both initial symptoms were still going. By bedtime that night the vomiting had stopped so I took some Imodium and slept on the bathroom floor just in case. Wednesday I felt very nauseous and had to force myself to eat but thankfully the Imodium had worked. Thursday I noticed my stool was black. When I got home I used the toilet and the toilet was full of bright red blood and when I wiped, literal blood clots were on the toilet paper along with a lot of bright red blood. I wiped at my front a few times to make sure the blood wasn’t coming from there. I explained the situation to my husband, and as the son of a RN, he told me to get in the car and we went to the ER. I looked online to see when rectal bleeding is something to worry about and it said if it’s heavy, continuous, or accompanied by pain or fever or vomiting.

So we get to the ER and I showed the doctor a picture of the blood and the clots, and he immediately says, “that’s completely normal for women with pcos, this is not an emergency issue.” I explained it did not come from my vagina, it came out of my anus. He asked if I was sure. 🙄🤦‍♀️

I insisted he do some testing, I said he can do a pelvic exam if he wants confirmation that I’m not on my period. He finally agreed to do a fecal smear test and some blood work, and I gave a urine sample. He told me to get dressed because “once the tests come back normal, I’m dismissing you.”

Guess what. He came back a while later and said they were going to put in an iv and do a ct scan, because the tests showed blood in the fecal smear. No shit Sherlock. Long story short I now have to go to a gastroenterologist and get further testing done. But it just pissed me off so bad that this doctor completely dismissed my concerns and if I hadn’t pushed, I would never have gotten the referral I needed to get my body checked out.

Just because it’s blood coming from the pelvic area of a woman does not automatically mean it’s menstrual blood! WTF.

I am so sorry for the details but I don’t have anyone else to talk to that would understand.

Edit: my test results were uploaded to the online chart thing today. I didn’t understan

I’ve been dealing with awful stomach pain, urgency, constipation and diarrhea for about 5 years now. Still haven’t gotten to the bottom of the true issue though, and I suspect strongly that at least part of my issue is issues with my pelvic floor. It’s awful because I have diarrhea and the urgency that is associated with that but because I’m constipated it’s rlly difficult to get myself to poop. I’m wondering if to go to a pelvic floor therapist if I really need to get all those tests done to figure out it’s for sure my pelvic floor that’s the issue. Reason why I ask is 1) I already know I have pelvic floor issues in general because I have vaginismus (was diagnosed by my primary doctor) and 2) I’m just so burnt out with going to my gastro and not rlly being listened to. I feel like I have to beg for any sort of testing and I’m just exhausted. Are those pelvic floor tests rlly necessary or can I just go straight to a pelvic floor physical therapist

This is a repost. I am NOT the OP. Please feel free to send OOP and Mango some love and best wishes on the newest update here: https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/rrco0p/update_hes_the_sweetest_boy_i_swear_hes_grateful/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf

If you’re one of those shitty cat-hating grinches, kindly fuck off. OOP: u/Belzebuthian

Mood spoiler: >!Optimistic ending with updates likely to come, but this is a rough read for cat lovers. I bawled like a baby for Mango, but OOP is the best kind of human.!<

Found this bastard nearly dead. Took him to the vet. His head is full of puss. Seems like I have a new cat...

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/qmwvqh/found_this_bastard_nearly_dead_took_him_to_the/?utm_source=share&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;amp;utm_name=iossmf

Well, after 3 days of puss extraction, antibiotics and stuff, he's getting stronger. It's still a long way to go but we'll get there. He will need eye surgery as well...fingers crossed!

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/qp00hr/well_after_3_days_of_puss_extraction_antibiotics/?utm_source=share&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;amp;utm_name=iossmf

The puss and swelling are almost gone! He gained weight and turns out he is quite beautiful. In a couple of days he'll be ready for the eye surgery. Thank you all for your thoughts and encouragement!

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/qqvbnw/the_puss_and_swelling_are_almost_gone_he_gained/?utm_source=share&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;amp;utm_name=iossmf

Updated: Eye surgery is done. Took advantage of the required anesthesia and sterilized him as well. He is doing so much better now.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/qttemk/updated_eye_surgery_is_done_took_advantage_of_the/?utm_source=share&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;amp;utm_name=iossmf

Update: He's an absolute unit. Close to 7 kg (15 pounds) and gaining. Healing fine after surgery. I think we're ready for a name.

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/qwzb36/update_hes_an_absolute_unit_close_to_7_kg_15/?utm_source=share&amp;amp;amp;utm_medium=ios_app&amp;amp;amp;utm_name=iossmf

Update: everyone, meet Mango! That's his name now. He's doing perfectly fine. Only one issue: he WANTS outside. I'm scared to let him go after what happened to him. What's the group's wisdom on this issue?

https://www.reddit.com/r/cats/comments/r5s5qn/up

Background: 30s yo male PCP patient with GERD and fatty liver disease. States negative endoscopy 3 years prior. LFTs remain elevated, repeat ultrasound shows fatty liver. GERD is controlled on PPI.

Presentation (I was not involved in any of these visits, as I was on leave): Has some visits complaining of pelvic and testicular pain after a new sexual partner, denied discharge. STI testing is negative. Bilateral testicular ultrasound is negative. Physical exam per note had normal abdomen, GU exam.

3 weeks later, new visits for RLQ pain and an ultrasound is ordered. Ultrasound shows fatty liver unchanged. CBC, CMP (LFT still up), Hepatitis, HIV labs all negative. Referred to GI after results returned.

GI orders CT scan with contrast - no acute findings, fatty liver disease noted

GI performs colonoscopy (have not received GI office notes at this time). A single ascending colon polyp is removed.

Pathology: CD30 positive diffuse B cell lymphoma, ABC

Follow-up: Oncology referral ordered PET/CT, echo, and pathology being sent for testing to academic medical center

Hey, any tips of how to live a normal life with chronic constipation. I am about to start looking for employment and I would like to have a life than choose to keep suffering with this problem. Thanks

Hi there, posting on behalf of my wife since she doesn’t have a Reddit account. I also posted a very similar message to /AskDocs, but this looks like a much better place to get some good perspective / guidance.

Ever since August, my wife has had 5 back-to-back UTIs (at least) that she can’t seem to fully get rid of and it’s really starting to wear on her physically and emotionally. She hasn’t been able to identify the root cause (even after seeing her OB and 2 separate urologists—neither of which have been very helpful). Culture tests have come back positive each time she’s felt the onset of one and she’s been prescribed several rounds of antibiotics (based on the strain that’s been identified at that moment), but the meds don’t fully resolve the UTIs. They seem to provide some relief after the course of treatment, but within a few days, she starts feeling symptoms all over again.

A couple of weeks ago, she went to the ER because the most recent UTI was more intense than any of the previous ones and she was worried that it was spreading to her kidneys (intense lower back and side pain). They ran a number of tests, including a CT scan of her bladder (to check for any tearing from a recent colonoscopy), pelvic ultrasound, and a full blood panel, but all of the results came back fine.

The only things out of the ordinary that she can think of are:

1. 2 colonoscopies were performed leading up to her first UTI, but CT scans show no tearing that could lead to fecal bacteria entering urinary tract
2. One of the urologists noticed via ultrasound that her bladder doesn’t seem to be fully emptying (but doctor thinks this is likely a symptom vs cause)
3. Seems like a stretch, but she had a very complicated child delivery 2 years ago

FWIW, here’s a timeline of events since August (the details of which are a little fuzzy, but can happily chase down if needed):

• 7/29: Incomplete colonoscopy (colon is too narrow and long for the tools they had at their discretion)
• 8/19: 2nd colonoscopy was successful (no issues)
• 8/23: 1st UTI (culture test was canceled for some reason); prescribed Macrobid, but didn’t help
• 8/27: Still feeling UTI, so given an injection of Rocephin
• 8/31: 2nd culture confirmed UTI (Enterococcus faecalis bacteria); prescribed Cephalexin, but didn’t help
• 9/7: Still in pain; urgent care prescribed Cipro
• 9/10: Still in pain, another cultural confirmed another UTI (Escherichia coli bacteria); prescribed Bactrim, but didn’t take because

So I have a list of questions and I figured here may be the best place to get answers for now.

1. if you suspect rectal/bowel endometriosis do you absolutely have to get a colonoscopy?
2. do you have to go through an obgyn to start the process of looking into endometriosis or can you go through your GP?
3. Did you have to get a pelvic exam to start the process or is that not really necessary?
4. how did you decide what to do treatment wise/what factors made you choose your treatment option?
5. how expensive can looking into the potential of endometriosis get? I only have OHIP and from my understanding laproscopic surgery is definitely not covered
6. what symptoms did you have prior to getting a diagnosis?
7. does anyone deal with fibromyalgia on top of your endometriosis?
8. is bowel/ rectal Endo more common than they let on? It seems like alot of people deal with it even though looking into it on Google it says it's super rare.

Thank you in advance any answers are so very appreciated. ❤️

With the help of u/Robert_Larsson suggestions, I've made a list with some of the most relevant researchers of this syndrome in the last 5-10 years (as of December, 2021).

Any suggestions are welcome, but it's better if we stick to researchers which still have either a long career ahead of them, or consolidated teams that will succeed them and continue their work.

Once we have a definite list, it would be a good idea to get in touch with these teams and find out how patients (those who want & are financially stable) can donate money for their research through a secure channel - please remember these guys are the closest in the world to finding out the actual causes of IBS.

Without further ado, this is the list, organized by research topics:

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UNDERSTANDING AND TREATING VISCERAL PAIN

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Visceral pain is the main feature of IBS, so basically all researchers in this list are investigating it, one way or another. However, some explore it more indirectly (looking at the immune system, microbiota, dietary treatments...) and others not only do that but also focus on the central/enteric nervous system itself, the ultimate source of visceral pain, trying to develop new therapeutic targets and treatment compounds as they go. I created a specific category for them, since their research is difficult to encapsulate in "just" one category, and their work does have an additional focus on the neurological dysfunctions that shape IBS pain.

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• Stuart Brierley, Flinders University, Australia/ In a groundbreaking study, his team discovered the existence of pruritogenic receptors (receptors usually found in the skin, able to mediate pain/itch sensation) in the human gut back in 2019, and also described how these receptors were "sensitized" in IBS patients. They have made some sound findings in IBS, and are also studying spider venom as a possible source for a synthetic pain relieving drug. Definitely one of the strongest IBS research teams in the world. "Our group investigates the underlying causes of chronic visceral pain, and the development of new treatments. Using state of the art molecular, anatomical and functional approaches allows us to study mechanisms from the single cell through to in vivo and clinical studies".

You can find more information about their current projects here or in their Twitter account [@V

I go into different buildings for my work. Today I was at a school who’s toilets were very tall??? And the toilet seat was hard and raised up. I swear seats like this make my pelvic floor muscles and colon position in such a way that elimination is literally physically not possible.

Anyone else hate tall toilets for similar reasons?

Here is all the penis slang I could find, courtesy of the internet

1. A

2. Ace in the hole

3. Acorn Andy

4. Action Jackson

5. Adam Halfpint

6. Admiral Winky

7. African black snake

8. Afro man

9. AIDS baster

10. AIDS grenade, The

11. Alabama blacksnake

12. Albino cave dweller

13. All-day sucker

14. Anaconda

15. Anal impaler

16. Anal intruder

17. Anal Spear

18. Ankle spanker

19. Apple-headed monster

20. Ass blaster

21. Ass pirate

22. Ass wedge

23. Astralgod

24. Auger-headed gut wrench

25. B

26. Ba-donk-a-donk

27. Baby maker

28. Baby's arm holding an apple

29. Baby's arm in a boxing glove

30. Bacon bazooker

31. Bacon rod

32. Badboy

33. Bagpipe

34. Bald Avenger, The

35. Bald butler

36. Bald-headed beauty

37. Bald-headed giggle stick

38. Bald-headed hermit

39. Bald-headed Jesus

40. Bald-headed yogurt slinger

41. Baldy-headed spunk-juice dispenser

42. Ball buddy

43. Baloney pony

44. Banana

45. Bat and balls

46. Battering ram

47. Bayonet

48. Bavarian Beefstick

49. Beard splitter

50. Bearded burglar

51. Beastus maximus

52. Beaver buster

53. Beaver Cleaver

54. Bed snake

55. Beef baton

56. Beef bayonet

57. Beef belt buckle

58. Beef bugle

59. Beef bus

60. Beef missile

61. Beef soldier

62. Beef stick

63. Beefy McManstick

64. Bell rope

65. Belly stick

66. Best leg of three

67. (Big) Beanpole

68. Big Dick & the twins

69. Big Dickus

70. Big Jake the ene-eyed snake

71. Big Jim and the Twins

72. Big Johnson

73. Big Lebowski

74. Big number one

75. Big Mac

76. Big red

77. Big rod

78. Big Uncle

79. Biggus Dickus

80. Bilbo Baggins

81. Bishop, The

82. Bishop with his nice red hat

83. Bitch blaster

84. Bitch stick

85. Bits and pieces

86. Blind butler

87. Blind snake

88. Blood blunt

89. Blood slug

90. Blood sword

91. Blow pop

92. Blowtorch

93. Blue steel

94. Blue-veined jackhammer

95. Blue-veined junket pumper

96. Blue-veined piccolo

97. Blue-veined puss chucker

98. Blue-veiner

99. Blunt

100. Bob

101. Bob Dole

102. Bob Johnson

103. Bobo

104. Bone

105. Bone phone

106. Bone rollercoaster

107. Boneless beef

108. Boneless fish

109. Boner

110. Boney cannelloni

111. Bone-her

112. Bop gun

113. Bottle rocket

114. Bow-legged swamp donkey

115. Box buster

116. Boybrush

117. Bradford and the pair

118. Bratwurst

119. Breakfast burrito

120. Breakfast wood

121. Broom

122. Brutus

123. Bubba

124. Bulbulous big-knob

125. Bumtickler

126. Bush beater

127. Bush rusher

128. Bushwhacker

129. Buster Hymen

130. Buster McThunderstick

131. Butt blaster

132. Butt pirate

133. Butter churn

134. Butt

I’m not one to post my personal info online. This is very very TMI but since the majority of you also have EDS maybe it will be an interesting learning lesson for some of you lovely ladies out there! I hope this may be able to help someone in some way! This gal had a full hysterectomy back in 2019. After about 2 weeks I started having major problems no one could figure out! 🤔🤔🤔 Finally got answers in 2021 unfortunately the diagnoses came too late. I was diagnosed with HEDS. Unfortunately my whole pelvic cavity collapsed taking my bladder,colon and rectum with it. Yesterday I had major reconstructive surgery to correct the damage. To all you beautiful woman out there if you feel something is not RIGHT! Keep fighting!!! YOU KNOW YOUR BODY!!! I had went to so many doctors who told me I was fine and it was all in MY HEAD! Until I started losing function of my bowels and bladder! THATS WHEN THEY STARTED TAKING ME SERIOUS! Which is truly heartbreaking! I am looking at this as a new beginning to finally get my life back on track! Thank you so much to all of you in this group! Your friendship and support means more to me than you could ever know! I love you all so much! Please don’t forget to smile this gal is ROOTING FOR YOU!😘💨❤️

Hi,

I just wanted to post an update on the sub for anyone that might find it helpful.

Initially, I tested negative 4 weeks post treatment.

Last week, I went to my urologist and got another PCR test 3 months after my last test and heard the news that I’m still negative!

Currently, I am completely symptom free and have been for months now. All my residual symptoms went away about a month post treatment.

Some leftover urinary symptoms were also because I developed a yeast infection because of the antibiotics. Yeast sometimes colonized the urethra as well. Diflucan and boric acid suppositories cleared that right up.

Pelvic floor therapy helped with me being able to enjoy sex again by loosening up my pelvic region that was in a constant state of panic and tightness.

Since then I’ve had three sexual partners that I had get tested for Ureaplasma (by using one of the testing services listed in the pinned Ureaplasma bible post) before I engaged in sex with them. They’ve been good, I’ve been good.

I’ll update again in a few months and then again at the one year mark.

You’ll get through it! Give it time and trust the process.

I wish I was kidding, god do I wish this wasn't my life but for the past few years I have been dealing with this horrible odor. I cannot smell it. But from what I understand, if I have any stool in my colon then people complain of horrible smells from me.

SOMEHOW I've gone noseblind to it and it never flares up at the doctors' offices.

*If I have an incomplete bowel movement I'm told I smell like farts.

*If there was zero bowel movement before leaving the house, then I smell like stool.

*If there's no stool in my colon then I'm told there is no odor... but because I have to go off of others', it's difficult to know if that's true.

I've discovered that I can detect a fart smell in the shower if I strain a bit. Like almost to the point of forcing pee out. This odor is coming from my vagina.

I have a doctor's appointment for this next week... I'm afraid they're going to give me the same "it's just anxiety" and shoo me away again. I cannot bare being ridiculed for this anymore... Everyday I have to go in to work I feel sick knowing my coworkers will humiliate me for the smell.

Is this pelvic floor related? A colonoscopy turned up with nothing. Elimination diets, zero difference. My spouse is noseblind to it too and thinks I am insane

I just wanted to ask is this normal for someone with IBS-C/CIC and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Because it's driving me fucking nuts.

When going I have one good initial push, but after that, nothing comes out, as though blocked even though I'm using proper technique to open like in the 1st push. I can also feel stool "stuck" up in there in the exit of the Sigmoid Colon area. This happens with diarrhea, too (I take Linzess 290mcg and Miralax, prescribed by Dr.)

Just want to get feedback from the community before bothering my GI about my bowel habits again.

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

My Mom has been dealing with kidney stones since she was in her 20s. She is in her 60s now. Over the past 10 years she has had frequent flare ups a few times per year of severe pain in her lower back/kidney area, and what she describes as contractions. Sometimes the pain moves to her abdomen. She assumes this is due to the stones moving. Every scan she has had during the severe pain only ever shows kidney stones, and this has been the explanation for the pain. However, these past 2 years things changed dramatically and the pain has been pretty much non stop daily. She has been to multiple doctors and every scan shows multiple small stones in both kidneys and a cyst on her right kidney. Although, she says the pain hurts the worst on the left side of her back. She had a visit with a urologist last month and they told her that those small stones are not a likely cause of her pain and that kidney cysts are common in her age. The doctor did run another ultrasound and an X-ray to compare to a scan from 6 months ago. The tests still show multiple small stones in both kidneys, and the right renal cyst. It is also showing that she has pelvic vein stones. This was also shown on another past test, but was also dismissed as normal. Another recent test by her primary doctor showed what she called a bowel stone. She goes back in a few weeks to discuss this with the urologist and I plan to go along. I want to be prepared with good questions. Even though the doctor says small stones shouldn't be an issue and a cyst is normal, if someone has been in pain for 2 years straight, wouldn't that warrant investigation? Can't a urologist go in with a camera and do exploratory surgery to see exactly what it looks like in the kidneys? Also, why would someone have stones forming in multiple places in their body? Has anyone else experienced this? Are there certain conditions or disorders that might lead to these symptoms? My mom is in so much pain that she finds it difficult to eat. She has lost so much weight. She only weighs about 90lbs. Her mental health is suffering horribly from the ongoing pain with no answers. I am very worried about her. She has seen a neurologist, oncologist, GYN, and a gastroenterologist to rule out various causes of her pain. Her reproductive organs, brain, and bowels seem to look fine for her age, although the GI doc says she has an extra long colon. The oncologist has ruled out cancer based on various labs. He is the one who suggested she go to the uro

A bit TMI but I’m curious if anyone else has dealt with this sensation before.

I was diagnosed with endo about 4 years ago after multiple ovarian cysts burst and have regularly had them pop up on both sides over the years. I can always tell when they’re back as I get the pain and discomfort on that side of my ovaries. I’ve discussed with my doctor about feeling intense pain if I have to pee due to the cysts and I feel like someone is pushing on a bruise for up to an hour after I’ve peed but so far nothing much has come of it. I’ve had bladder issues since my teens and have always wondered if the endo was the cause of it.

I’m having another pelvic ultrasound tomorrow, follow up phone calls with the gyno and we’re having another discussion about surgery next week as they’re worried scar tissue might be effecting my bladder and colon.

Hi, I'm 16 and female and recently I been noticing some changes with my digestive health, it's likely to be IBS but I'm so worried that it's colon cancer, someone please help or reassure me. Also I have anxiety so that might cause some of the symptoms, I'm just not sure

Symptoms: Very frequent constipation (hard poop), Occasional diarrhea, A lot of gas on certain days, Chest pain to the left of my heart which comes and goes, Frequent anal itching, Passing mucus (probably related to masturbation comment underneath), Pelvic pain that usually goes away after pooping (leg pain usually happens at the same time), Very frequent urination, Loss of appetite some days, normal appetite some days.

Also, I used to anally masturbate very frequently and stopped recently so that may have caused some of this (sorry for so much information)

I would appreciate it so much if someone could help, colon cancer is rare at my age but I still worry

36 y/o, 127 lbs, 5'1, F, duration unknown (just found on CT scan), liver (location)

Conditions: Endometriosis, migraine, GERD/hiatal hernia, suspected Sjogren's Syndrome, chronic codeine/acetaminophen use, IBS-C

Daily Rx meds: Prozac, Topamax, Dexilant, Adderall 15mg XR, Flonase, Tylenol #3

Daily supplements: N-acetylcysteine, Valerian root, Vitamin D3, melatonin.

So I just went to the ER with flank pain (suspected kidney infection) & full-body rash lasting 2 weeks that turned out to be "nothing". The ER doc sent me home with a laxative because the CT scan showed constipation which is the norm for me due to IBS-C and opioid use but does not cause upper back pain. There were traces of blood in my urine which were also dismissed as "nothing." Okay, fine. I spent 5 hours in there for them to tell me all was well. Great. What a relief.

So I check my online medical records today and see that the CT scan showed a "tiny benign liver cyst on the right lobe" and "common bile duct is upper limits of normal" in diameter. BUT THEY DIDN'T FIND THIS WORTH MENTIONING? When that's the exact region I've been experiencing pain in?

Here's the full report:

"1. No acute intra-abdominal or pelvic process. 2. Moderate fecal loading of the colon and rectum. Correlate clinically for constipation.

All CT scans at this facility have been certified as using dose modulation, iterative reconstruction, and/or weight based dosing when appropriate to reduce radiation dose to as low as reasonably achievable

Narrative CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast 1/3/2022 6:16 PM CST

Comparison: None.

History: R10.9: Unspecified abdominal pain.

Technique: Following IV administration of 100 cc of Isovue-370 contrast helical tomographic images of the abdomen and pelvis were acquired. Delayed images were acquired. Sagittal and coronal reconstructions were created.

Findings:

The visualized lung bases are clear.

Tiny benign cyst is noted within the right lobe of the liver. The liver is otherwise unremarkable. The gallbladder is grossly unremarkable in appearance. Common bile duct is upper limits of normal in diameter. There is no evidence of distal stone or mass. The pancreas, spleen, and bilateral general glands are grossly unremarkable in appearance. The bilateral kidneys are unremarkable demonstrating symmetric enhancement and excretion of contrast. No evidence of obstructive uropathy.

The visualized GI tract, including the appendix, demonstrates no evidence of an a

Thanks!!

Anyone else have near constant dull pain? Not talking about during your period. All the time.

Sometimes sharp pain, sometimes it feels like my ovaries are itchy and Pinchy. Sometimes it feels like I ate something I shouldn’t have, IBS-style, but I’m learning more about anatomy and it seems like the colon doesn’t go all the way down to where my pain is. So I think all my pain I’ve thought was ibs is actually pelvic.

Anyone else experience this?

Do your worst!

I am an 18-year-old male. Not overweight or underweight.

The initial symptoms started a month and a bit ago:

- Frequent urination

- Incomplete urination, dribbling towards the end

- Difficulty to begin urination

After a week and a half, these symptoms went away. A week and a half later, the same symptoms came back, but this time went away in less than a week. A few days ago, I started feeling this dull ache just above my pubic region, under my belly button. A day later, I noticed I was starting to pee more, and today, I'm urinating quite a lot more (not as frequent as the first time though). I also have some new symptoms:

- Feeling of needing to pass gas/poop and having a full bowel; when I poop in the mornings, I get the most relief. Strangely, as soon as I have a large bowel movement, I start to pee instantaneously, almost as if the stool was obstructing my urine. I have a sense that my symptoms are related to my bowels. I'm not constipated as I do have fairly decent bowel movements each morning.

- My difficulty to begin urination is no longer present, and I usually urinate fairly quickly. But sometimes it is incomplete - strangely enough, my urine stops exactly when I get the urge to poop, it's so weird, and I have to strain to get the rest of it out. I also still have to dribble towards the end.

- The pelvis pain is the worst of all. It's not severe, but it's this dull ache that's just always there - especially when I'm sitting down or lying down. When I'm up and about it's less noticeable. I have clear urine but I've noticed that in the mornings the urine is quite dark.

Do you guys think these are IC symptoms? Please help because this is really taking a toll on my mental health. Thanks in advance.

EDIT:

Symptoms have changed again:

- Urinating a lot more frequently now

- The more I wait to urinate, the more painful urination is

- The more I wait to urinate, the weaker the stream is

- The stool/gas symptoms have gone away.

I noticed, when I pressed under my scrotum, I felt this nerve and it was kind of sore. I also got the urge to urinate whilst I pressed it (slightly). Could this be a pinched nerve?

I had a urine test done a month ago and my doctor said that there was no indication of a UTI/other.

The symptoms are on and off for the most part, sometimes gradual and sometimes heavily noticeable. This is really ruining my quality of life. I'm afraid it's something chronic I'll have to live with for the rest of my life lik

TLDR: stage 3 rectal cancer about to get surgery in the new year. LAR and APR are less likely because of position of tumor, surgeon mentioned other surgical techniques. Looking to anyone with rectal cancer what surgery did you get and can you speak to how you’ve been after it? Also what general questions should I ask the surgeon before agreeing on a surgery?

31 years old diagnosed with stage 3c rectal cancer this past April. I’ve done 25 days of pelvic radiation with Oral Xeloda, followed by 9 sessions of FOLFOX+Irinotecan. Just had a pre surgery colonoscopy with the surgeon to see what things look like after chemo and radiation. He said LAR might not be feasible because of the position of the tumor in my rectum he wouldn’t be able to get adequate margins. When I mentioned APR he said that wasn’t necessary based on the position. He mentioned other surgical procedures where he pulls the colon through and then does a connection between the anus and colon, but I kind of was taking everything and got lost.

My questions for those with rectal cancer what surgery did you undergo LAR, APR (Barbie/Ken doll butt surgery), or did your surgeon do another type of surgery? Also what questions did you ask your surgeon before surgery? This is my first major time undergoing surgery and I don’t really know what I should ask. Thanks in advance for any answers.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

I had a hysterectomy today, because I had a huge endometrioma on one ovary and fibroids. My CA125 levels were also increasing so they wanted to rule out cancer. I had endometriomas removed from both ovaries years ago but the doctor didn't see endo anywhere else. Since then I've had weird pelvic pain, bowel pain, and bladder spasms that an awful doctor said was overactive bladder and nothing else. But I never had the level of pain I know many endo sisters do so I didn't push for a lap. Come to find out today, thanks to the surgery, that I had stage IV endo with some on my colon. And they found a fibroid next to my bladder. I am grateful to the surgeon and my obgyn for being so proactive this time. I highly recommend getting your CA125 levels checked if the doctors aren't listening. They are not great for diagnosis but they can indicate that something is wrong in the pelvis.

Not sure I have ibs, though i have a suspicion.

I'm "constipated" in the sense that it is difficult for me to poop. I have small poops multiple times per day, and have to strain to get them out. They are on the soft side, definitely not hard like what you'd think for constipation. And i never feel "done", it always feels like there's more in there (and there is, it just won't come out yet). It takes me forever to wipe because the soft poop gets stuck. I often feel very bloated because of all the "stuck" feeling poop, and the inability to ever get it all out.

Is this even called "constipation"? Do any of y'all with ibs experience this?

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

I’m a 32-year-old male from the UK. Fairly healthy - not obese, follow a moderate diet, drink alcohol a few times a month and a recreational cannabis user (not heavy just a few days a month). I haven’t had any significant health issues in the past. I work two jobs – a business analyst during the day and a video editor during the nights. I have been doing these jobs for well over 10 years and work quite a lot of hours – 8 during the day, and probably 5-6 during the evenings/nights. So as you can imagine that's a lot of time sat on a chair. I have always had pretty bad posture – specifically when sitting I slouch my back and lean my head forward.

Around January 2021 I started getting symptoms of urinary frequency, bloating, irregular bowel movements and lower back pain – it felt as if I couldn’t completely empty my bladder and I would have to use the bathroom way more often than usual. I also had some pelvic discomfort. I saw my local GP for this and was tested for UTI's and STI's – everything came back clear. I was put on ciproflaxcin antibiotics for 4 weeks for suspected prostatitis, however, this didn’t solve my symptoms. I was then referred to a urologist who did an ultrasound on my bladder, prostate exam, blood test which all came back clear. I should also mention that around this time I did a stool test because I was going more frequently, had some abdominal pain, bloating, and a few times thought I saw some red stuff on my stool. The normal tests for colon cancer were done which came back clear (GP said I was getting haemorrhoids due to my diet).

Shortly after this, around March 2021 I got a viral cold and a new set of symptoms occurred which were positional headaches, tinnitus, head pressure, dizziness, nausea and brain fog. Again, I went to my GP and was prescribed some nasal sprays which were not effective. I was then referred to an ENT because the symptoms were just not going away. The interesting thing with these was I would mainly get them when I was in a seated position – if I was standing up or moving around I would not get any symptoms (same with the urine issues). The ENT performed an MRI on my brain and TMJ, CT scan of my sinuses, nasal endoscopy, hearing test, ear pressure test – all came back normal. Lastly the ENT did a blood test for allergies and said I was allergic to dust mites and pets and that’s what was most likely causing my symptoms. She prescribed me Avamys nasal spray and basically said that’s all she can do. I always found

It really does, I swear!

Hello everyone. I am getting a little frustrated and am looking for support. I have been dealing with bladder/bowel issues for awhile now. I decided to go 24/7 in March of 2020 after having to go to the ER for a bowel issue.

I have been seeing the same urologist since that time for some retention issues. He prescribed meds and the retention got better, but now I have extreme difficulty starting to pee, and will get sudden urges that I can't stop. It's rather frustrating to stand in front of a toilet for 10+ minutes for nothing to happen only to leave and have leakage. I have had 2 Colon/Rectal surgeries in the past 18 months and had to get a foley after both due to my inability to urinate. I am getting annoyed and don't feel like this is normal. I saw him last week, and he said I might have pelvic floor dysfunction and told me to get Physical therapy. I am super to start next week.

I've seen 3 different colon/Rectal Surgeons since March of 2020 and have been complaining about the same thing. The first DR said that I had internal hemorrhoids that were causing my problem. He did surgery in July of 2020, told me I need to take stool softners and fiber which I stopped taking because it would cause leakage if I coughed/sneezed or had any sort of abdominal pressure. I continued to follow up with him till January of 2021, the issue wasn't getting better so I decided to see a different Dr. DR #2 did some examinations and ended up wanting to do surgery, claiming it was internal hemorrhoids causing my issue. Because of Covid I had to wait till October 2021. Trying to poop with a foley is wierd. A week after the surgery the issue doesn't feel better. I call several times, and end up seeing him towards the end of October for post surgery follow up. He tells me that everything I'm complaining about is normal. It doesn't feel normal so I try to get a 2nd opinion.

The 3rd Doctor said I'm healing from the surgery, and he tells me I have extremely weak pelvic muscles. Tells me to come back at the end of December to follow up. In the meantime I go back to DR #2 for a follow up last week. I had gone to the ER over Thanksgiving, and was admitted, it's a long story, but while I was there I tried to poop only for the issue to happen. The nurse kinda freaked out, and the ran some tests. Finally their Colon/Rectal Surgeon came and saw me and said it's just hemorrhoids. So I am at DR#2 and he asks about my hospital stay, I tell him that the issue I've been complaining about h

Hi everyone - I’m currently booked to have a loop ileostomy on 11/30. Long story short, I am getting one because I have ehlers danlos syndrome which has caused slow motility in my digestive track - the colon being the worst offender. I also have dyssynergic defecation and my rectum doesn’t work. I have tried EVERYTHING from western to eastern medicine to integrative medicine. I have done two complete rounds of pelvic floor therapy with two different specialists. I can barely eat and I live off of laxatives. I am suffering.

My biggest fear with the loop ileostomy is passing mucus. I can’t even push out liquefied poop without straining. Also, I’m just imagining my colon filling up with mucus I can’t pass and becoming “constipated” with mucus. My ostomy nurse I am working with says this cannot happen, but my traumatized brain is not convinced.

If anyone has a similar story (or even not similar) story to mine, how is passing the mucus? Have you ever been “constipated” or full of mucus you can’t pass? My ostomy nurse mentioned enemas and honestly I am so not thrilled with that due to past trauma. Help?!

I just wanted to ask is this normal for someone with IBS-C/CIC and Pelvic Floor Dysfunction? Because it's driving me fucking nuts.

When going I have one good initial push, but after that, nothing comes out, as though blocked even though I'm using proper technique to open like in the 1st push. I can also feel stool "stuck" up in there in the exit of the Sigmoid Colon area. This happens with diarrhea, too (I take Linzess 290mcg and Miralax, prescribed by Dr.)

Just want to get feedback from the community before bothering my GI about my bowel habits again.