Comments on: Painful rectal spasms at night. What to do? What to do? http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html Colon Health Questions Answered And Colon Cleaning Information Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:10:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Olivereindeer http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html/comment-page-1#comment-5224 Olivereindeer Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:58 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html#comment-5224 Very nasty pain that. I had much more when I was younger but not for many years. It is very painful - I can remember sweating and feeling faint when it came on. I also had bowel pain in my lower abdo and actual rectal pain (even to touch) A friend of mine also has it. The only thing that made it manageable was to get a heat pack on my tummy and lay on my tummy and try to relax as much as possible (it is pretty hard when you feel like you have a bunch of hyenas biting on the inside of your butt) Taking a hot bath also helped me. The problem is that it used to strike me at all sorts of times which makes it hard when you are at work. Usually though it was in the early evening and before midnight. It usually lasted around 20 mins but the peak pain for about 5 mins. I would avouid taking anything OTC until you have had a formal diagnosis to exclude any other problems. This is usually with a colonoscopy where a scope is used to take a look around your rectum and lower bowel. This is done under a very light anaesthetic. Taking anything with codeine (you can get pain killers with codeine otc in Australia) is not recommended due to its constipating action. You could discuss with your doctor about taking something like Buscopan (an antispasmodic). Sorry I cant help more Goodluck Very nasty pain that.

I had much more when I was younger but not for many years. It is very painful – I can remember sweating and feeling faint when it came on. I also had bowel pain in my lower abdo and actual rectal pain (even to touch) A friend of mine also has it.

The only thing that made it manageable was to get a heat pack on my tummy and lay on my tummy and try to relax as much as possible (it is pretty hard when you feel like you have a bunch of hyenas biting on the inside of your butt) Taking a hot bath also helped me. The problem is that it used to strike me at all sorts of times which makes it hard when you are at work. Usually though it was in the early evening and before midnight. It usually lasted around 20 mins but the peak pain for about 5 mins.

I would avouid taking anything OTC until you have had a formal diagnosis to exclude any other problems. This is usually with a colonoscopy where a scope is used to take a look around your rectum and lower bowel. This is done under a very light anaesthetic.

Taking anything with codeine (you can get pain killers with codeine otc in Australia) is not recommended due to its constipating action. You could discuss with your doctor about taking something like Buscopan (an antispasmodic).

Sorry I cant help more
Goodluck

]]> By: bravofan71 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html/comment-page-1#comment-5225 bravofan71 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:58 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html#comment-5225 Go to a doctor. It could get worse. Go to a doctor. It could get worse.

]]> By: Boertjie205 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html/comment-page-1#comment-5226 Boertjie205 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:58 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html#comment-5226 Sounds like a real pain in the butt. Sounds like a real pain in the butt.

]]> By: Norton N http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html/comment-page-1#comment-5227 Norton N Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:58 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html#comment-5227 Try Immodium. What you likely have was known as spastic colon. And later Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Immodium is otc and not expensive. Try Immodium.

What you likely have was known as spastic colon. And later Irritable Bowel Syndrome.

Immodium is otc and not expensive.

]]> By: RedRogue http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html/comment-page-1#comment-5228 RedRogue Sat, 23 Jan 2010 21:22:58 +0000 http://colonhealthquestions.com/painful-rectal-spasms-at-night-what-to-do-what-to-do.html#comment-5228 See a doctor just in case it could be something more severe in disguise. Better safe than sorry. See a doctor just in case it could be something more severe in disguise. Better safe than sorry.

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