I am having intense rectal pain during menses. please help me telling the causes?
I feel really really bad pain in my rectal area and it radiates till anus during menstrual period. It has been there since 8 years. I dont know what to do with this because 5 years back I fainted because of that intense pain. It is not continuous. It occurs 5-8 times in a day, more during 1st 3days and diminishes on 4th day of menses. I am scared if it is related to some rectal or colonic pathology?
Tagged with: 8 years • anus • colonic • intense pain • menses • menstrual period • pathology • rectal area
Filed under: Colon Health Questions
Denisedds (88)
Hi there,
This sounds like classic endometriosis. Endometriosis is when your endometrium tissue (the tissue that builds up on the inner lining of your uterus and sheds during your period) grows outside your uterus. One out of every four women get it. And it can grow in intestines, colon, over your ovary, etc. Symptoms include intense pain/cramping, since that tissue cramps just like your period cramps.
Consider seeing your OBGYN. They can offer some releif, either with pain meds, or the pill, or surgery.
You don't have to suffer!
Since you can correlate it directly to your period, it's unlikely that it's colonic pathology. I would rule out endometriosis first.