Tuesday night 8/12, I was laying on my couch watching a movie. I felt like I needed to go #2 but ignored it because I was involved in HBO. A few minutes passed and I got a very painful "urge" to go. So I got up and went to the bathroom. I went #2 with no problems. I was not constipated...not before, during or even now. But I was having horrible pressure and pain in my rectum and lower belly by my uterus. I was also having bad lower back pain, dizziness and nasuea. So I finished, but continued to feel the pain and pressure so I thought I needed to go some more. After a few minutes of nothing I got up and fell onto my couch. I could barely walk. I was in so much pain...and its not like cramps...its just so much pressure and constant pain. So I lay on the couch for about 20 minutes, thinking I am going to die. I had my cell phone on and in my hand thinking I would need to call 911 at any minute. So finally it got a teeny but better and I crawled...yup crawled to the kitchen to get some Tylenol...then back to the couch for a few hours. I was a sweaty pale mess by the time I made my way into the bedroom. I was still have unreal pressure and pain not like it was in the beginning on the toilet, but pretty bad. I passed out. I woke up many time that night in pain. The next day I wasn't nauseas or sweaty...no fever. But I STILL had the horrible pressure and pain in my rectum, lower belly and back.
Today is the same. Still crazy pressure in my lower belly and rectum(could I say rectum any more? lol) Still bad lower back pain. My lower belly is the worst today then everything else. It hurts when I walk, cough, laugh push on it. Its not horrible pain but about a 7-8 on a pain scale of 1-10...I'd be happy for some Rx pain killer about now. So no constiption throughout these 2 days. No bleeding. I am eating ok...altho the first 24hrs I puked a few times. No real appetite but not pukey. Tylenol does nothing. If i sit straight on my butt it hurts and causes more pressure.
Anyone know what this could be? Is it something serious or not. I thought it was just bad gas at first...but this dosn't seem like bad gas...its different. The pain isn't like cramps. It does not come in waves like cramps. Its just a constant pain. And I am not constpated at all. I still go #2 in the moring and occasionally later in the day. Going #2 does not relieve the pain or pressure at all.
Thanks for any help.
Today is the same. Still crazy pressure in my lower belly and rectum(could I say rectum any more? lol) Still bad lower back pain. My lower belly is the worst today then everything else. It hurts when I walk, cough, laugh push on it. Its not horrible pain but about a 7-8 on a pain scale of 1-10...I'd be happy for some Rx pain killer about now. So no constiption throughout these 2 days. No bleeding. I am eating ok...altho the first 24hrs I puked a few times. No real appetite but not pukey. Tylenol does nothing. If i sit straight on my butt it hurts and causes more pressure.
Anyone know what this could be? Is it something serious or not. I thought it was just bad gas at first...but this dosn't seem like bad gas...its different. The pain isn't like cramps. It does not come in waves like cramps. Its just a constant pain. And I am not constpated at all. I still go #2 in the moring and occasionally later in the day. Going #2 does not relieve the pain or pressure at all.
Thanks for any help.
Pressure and pain in rectum and lower stomach are common symptoms that could indicate many health problems, some of which are not serious or severe, while the others may require prompt medical attention.
Many describe this problem as a feeing of pressure/fullness on their rectal area or anus that may spread toward lower abdomen an even lower back.
I just woke up with the same symptoms I'm terrified my lower stomach hurts I feel nausea my lower back and rectum hurt like painfully what should I do?
The pressure and pain are usually followed with other discomforts such as bloating, gas, nausea, indigestion, dizziness, etc. People with this problem also reported trouble passing stool or even gas.
Pain severity and intensity may vary. Some describe it as stabbing or shooting pain, while others complain about dull pain located in their anus. For some, the pain comes and goes in waves at every few minutes, while for others the pain is constant.
Medications used to treat or relieve symptoms such as constipation, pain, pressure, or feeling of fullness sometimes didn't work, so doctors had to prescribe other, more invasive treatments. Despite the different manifestations of their pain, all participants in the discussion had the same question.
Is it something serious or not?
It is important to seek medical attention even if symptoms cause no more than mild discomfort. Early diagnosis of the problem could lead to more efficient treatment and better outcome.
What do experts say?
Pressure within your rectum is an uncomfortable and common problem that rarely indicate something serious. Often, this pressure results from a constipation or muscle spasms. Pressure might be accompanied with a rectal pain, which as well rarely indicates a serious condition, except if it lasts for days or if other symptoms are present, such as bleeding, nausea, vomiting, etc.
Symptoms
Symptoms may vary in its manifestation and severity. Most people experience pressure and/or in the rectal area and lower abdomen. Sometimes the feeling of pressure and pain may expand to the lower back area. Besides pressure an pain, people with this problem may experience other symptoms as well, such as:
- nausea
- weakness
- dizziness
- cramps
- sweating profusely
- painful urges to go to toilet
- painful bowel movements
- pain when walking, or sitting which force people to stay in bed usually in curled position
- pain when coughing or laughing
- vomiting
- heavier periods (for women)
- constipation
- feeling bloated
- flatulence (gas)
Possible causes
- Constipation is the symptom, as well as the most common cause of pressure and pain in rectum and lower stomach. Constipation is a condition that affects people of all ages in which there is difficulty in emptying the bowels. This usually occurs because the colon has absorbed too much water from the food that is in the colon, because of a low fibre diet, taking certain medications, such as pain killers, etc.
- Hemorrhoids, swollen veins in the lowest part of your rectum and anus, are another cause of pressure and pain in rectum and lower stomach.
- Toxic megacolon, the condition in which the colon is unable to remove gas or feces from the body, leading to a gas and feces build up in the colon, which may result in an infection, or in a rupture of a large intestine and release of intestinal bacteria into the abdomen. This can cause a serious infection and even death.
- Irritable bowel syndrome or IBS could be a cause for this problem.
- Diverticulitis is another possible cause for pain and pressure, which occurs when pouches in the wall of your colon become infected or inflamed. In more severe cases, it could be a prolapse of rectum causing pain and pressure.
- Sometimes the problem may not be cause by conditions that affect colon or rectum. For example, a urinary tract infection can cause these symptoms.
While mentioned conditions can affect both men and women, some of the conditions that can cause pain and pressure in rectum and lower stomach affects only females. These may include:
- Ruptured ovarian cyst - If an ovarian cyst ruptures it can cause inflammation all around abdominal cavity. It can cause more severe symptoms, including severe pain in the lower belly and bleeding.
- Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs, which usually occurs when sexually transmitted bacteria spread from a vagina to the uterus, fallopian tubes or ovaries. It's marked by pain in the abdomen, especially during urination or sex.
- Endometriosis occurs when the tissue that makes up the uterine lining (the lining of the womb) is present on other organs inside your body, such as the lower abdomen, pelvis, or anywhere else in the body. The symptoms may include painful bowel movements, lower back pain during your period, nausea, etc.
- Pressure and pain in rectum and lower stomach my also occur due to trauma caused by delivery (giving birth), especially if anal muscle is affected.
Diagnosis
Physical exam and colonoscopy are tests that would be usually recommended in order to reveal the possible cause. Other tests may also be included, such as:
- urine sample
- blood tests
- MRI
- CT scan
- ultrasound
- laparoscopy
- x-ray
Treatment
Treatment of pain and pressure in rectum and lower stomach depends on the cause. The most common options may include:
- Antibiotics - These medications are used in case of the bacterial infection, such as diverticulitis, PID, UTI, etc.
- Painkillers - Medications to help alleviate the pain, such as Tylenol, can be used as well, although they rarely provide relief. Moreover, they could cause constipation and further aggravate the symptoms.
- OTC laxatives and purgatives to relieve the constipation, such as MiraLAX, Senna or magnesium citrate.
- Bentyl (dicyclomine) is used to treat a certain type of intestinal problem called irritable bowel syndrome.
- Simethicone is an over-the-counter (OTC) drug that treats symptoms of flatulence (gas), which may include painful pressure, fullness, and bloating.
- NSAIDs such as Ibuprofen could be helpful in case the pain and pressure are caused by inflammation
- Antacids are over-the-counter medications that help neutralize stomach acid and relieve heartburn, indigestion or an upset stomach.
- In case of more severe symptoms and cause, the surgery may be an option.
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Some women reported that the problem went away after started using estrogen.
Discussion highlights
What symptoms the participants in the discussion reported?
- I just feel pressure in the recital area and lower back and lower abdomen.
- I just woke up with the same symptoms I'm terrified my lower stomach hurts I feel nauseas my lower back and rectum hurt like painfully what should I do
- i could not even walk, i was so weak and sweating like crazy.
- A few minutes passed and I got a very painful "urge" to go.
- But I was having horrible pressure and pain in my rectum and lower belly by my uterus.
- I was also having bad lower back pain, dizziness and nasuea.
- But I STILL had the horrible pressure and pain in my rectum, lower belly and back.
- It hurts when I walk, cough, laugh push on it.
- The pain isn't like cramps.
- It does not come in waves like cramps.
- Its just a constant pain.
- The pain is so bad that I get nauseated and sweat.
- I felt like I needed to go #2 but ignored it because I was involved in HBO.
- So I got up and went to the bathroom.
- So I finished, but continued to feel the pain and pressure so I thought I needed to go some more.
- After a few minutes of nothing I got up and fell onto my couch.
- I could barely walk.
- I was in so much pain.
- and its not like cramps.
- its just so much pressure and constant pain.
- So I lay on the couch for about 20 minutes, thinking I am going to die.
- So finally it got a teeny but better and I crawled.
- yup crawled to the kitchen to get some Tylenol.
- I was a sweaty pale mess by the time I made my way into the bedroom.
- I was still have unreal pressure and pain not like it was in the beginning on the toilet, but pretty bad.
- I passed out.
- I woke up many time that night in pain.
- The next day I wasn't nauseas or sweaty.
- no fever.
- Today is the same.
- Still crazy pressure in my lower belly and rectum(could I say rectum any more?
- lol) Still bad lower back pain.
- My lower belly is the worst today then everything else.
- Its not horrible pain but about a 7-8 on a pain scale of 1-10.
- So no constiption throughout these 2 days.
- I am eating ok.
- No real appetite but not pukey.
- Tylenol does nothing.
- If i sit straight on my butt it hurts and causes more pressure.
- And I am not constpated at all.
- Going #2 does not relieve the pain or pressure at all.
- I had the effect same symptoms, severe stomach pains with very strong pressure in my rectum and nauseous.
- It lasted about 6 hours.
- Very unbearable, I could hardly stand up straight.
- I remember a few years back I didn't have a "normal" bowel movement schedule, I has serious pain, shakes abs fever like symptoms (it was a ways beech so its hard to remember exactly).
- Before the Citro-Magnesium my pain was a 9 out if 10, now its a 6 out if 10.
- Its actually tolerable.
- I'm still mildy nauseous, minor stomach cramps and very minor rectal pressure (almost non existent).
- Am yet to see a physician, but am in pain.
- exact same feeling.My case however is different because Ive got hemorrhoid.
- but I sure don't feel good.
- OMG this is the same symptoms i have been having for the last two months i dont know what to do.
- Pressure in my lower abdomen, and pain in my lower back and rectum.
- It kept me up at night, too.
- I went off off the pill a week ago to see if they were causing my dizzy symptoms.
- I am having this pain for 3 months now.
- My doctor gave me 6 shots already to cure the hemorrhage but it only adds the pain.
- Its my 4th month now and still suffering with the pain.
- I have had these symptoms for many years and many tests.
- I occasionally experience gas pressure but an antacid works within an hour.
- Sounds weird, but many, many years of this exact pain, hospitals and tests, and this is what it ended up being.
- I want to know what this is all so I too experienced the same symptoms and this hurts me so bad I can hardly sit the pressure is so hard feels like something's going to push out and this is really bad did you find out anything ***this post is edited by moderator *** *** private e-mails not allowed*** Please read our Terms of Use
- The pain unreal.
- I curled into a ball sweating and feeling I was going to pass out.
- The pain in my rectum was so severe I cried.
- I get this all the time and it never fails the pain last all day and I'm in bed curled up
- I feel like I have to urgently go to the bathroom every 15 min.
- Except sweating and nausea.
- Im in so much pain, feels like i have to use the restroom every 5 mins.
- So much pressure in lower stomach, pelvic, rectum and lower back.
- Can't get comfortable, barely can walk, or sleep.
- Ok someone help I'm not sick or fever but the pain is killing me .
- it just started like 20 mins ago .
- I am in severe pain in my lower intestines and my butt.
- It also affects my groin.
- The pain is getting unbearable.
- I have the same problem and I was diagnosed with Endometriosis 16 years ago.
- I have IBS but every since 5 days ago I had such severe stomach cramps I could not walk for 6 hours I finally went #2 except it was just bloody mush not really stool.
- But every day after I've eaten lunch my lower abdomen cramps burns in pain.
- It radiates to my rectum and today it hurts in my pelvis are.
- I have very bad sharp pain in my lower stomach and rectum and it moves to my left side its realy bad what the hell is going one
- it left free standing fluid on my uterus and was so painful that i passed out.
- It felt like nothing elsd ive ever experienced and the points of pain/pressure were in all the places you mentioned.
- I have had pressure and tenderness in my lower abdomen for a few days now.
- Last night, I was intimate with my SO and the pain got so much worse!
- This morning, when I woke up, I sat on the bed and had stabbing pains through my rectum, so badly that I couldn't even sit down for a few mins!
- I am a 23 year old female and have never had any medical problems of this nature!
- Even now, there is a pressure and slight pain in the areas I described previously and I don't know if I need to see a doctor or what I should do!
- I'm pregnant with twins I'm haveing pain in butt an lower stomchan pressure im haveing twins on 22nd August 2016 csection
- I had pressure from my rectum straight to my lower stomach.
- I couldnt sit or stand fast my pains were at 10, 10 being the worse possible pain.
- I have same kind of pain and pressure in my bum with pain in my lower stomach and fallopian tubes.
- My periods all of a sudden became so heavy.
- Im feeling the same way right now i cant move i cant hardly walk omg the pain is so intence i wanna go to the E.R Is it like a stabbing pain in rectum and way on ur lower stomack almost bu ur .
- u know.
- Omg itd killing me
- Pain in my lower abdomen, pressure in my rectum and vaginal area.
- Shooting pain in my rectal regions every few minutes, comes in waves.
- Felt like I was going to die on the toilet.
- I just got nailed ., not too hard of a hit.
- It came on all of a sudden .
- so I am guessing "A swell" of something in the rectum area.
- I've had the same problem for years until I four out the problem it was a prolapse tell your doctors he will he what kind of prolapse you have it can't only be seen while straining.
- I have variegate porphyria and had to be hospitalized but I was severely constipated.
- I having the same problems as u and ive been doin the back door for 6+months now.
- Today was so bad i went to the doctors.
- The pain is unbearable, i was thinking it was a bladder infection etc.
- I have the same pressure, cramps, feel like I have to have bowel movement.
- I was told this exact thing by my doctor when I was younger and suffering severe bouts of constipation ending with severe nausea, sweats, dizziness, vomiting brown "tobacco" looking substance and screaming in agony (I was age 7-15 for these bouts) when constipation lasts long enough it WILL back up into the stomach where it is most definitely absorbed into the bloodstream.
- My butt hurts.
- Bad.
- I want to go to sleep!" He was clutching his stomach, and he didn't have pants on.
- He screamed loudly and said "IT HURTS!
- That happened to me today the worse pain in my case I was constipated
- The pressure is so bad it's is hard to stand let alone walk.
- IT BURNS SO MUCH FOR A LITTLE BIT.
- (It happens to me when I lay on my stomachs in my sleep.) Then I go in the bathroom for like 40 minutes in pain.
- (also in this time I'm constipated) then when I start feeling better the pain goes away, and huge amounts of diarrhea come from my anus.
- It hurts so much, but it eventually goes away thank god.
- It's tends to be painful to even sit - the pressure in the rectum feels like it's pushing your insides up.
- I've had multiple ruptures and the symptoms tend to be the same.
- Very painful and a nuisance!
- I am currently having similar symptoms a dull pain in my anus pain in lower abdominal an in lower back plus feeling kinda bloated I am passing gas an when I go to #2 I am not at all constipated but of course I feel like I'm not finish an i sit an wait but nothing comes an this has been happening a while back but now it's more frequent I also think I have anal fissures d last time I saw d doctor less than 2 weeks ago he gave me omerpozole but it's not helping d symptoms.
- Same exact thing and I ended up having my LG intestines removed at 28.
- Severe lower abdominal pain with rectal pain.
- I could barely sit when I would have a cyst.
- A lot of the pain was actually when the cyst was rupturing.
- When a small one ruptured it could cause a lot of pain without any complications.
- Abdominal and recrtal pain(pressure) were both nearly a monthly occurance for several years.
- I've had 2 c sections and I am having these symptoms.
- I have the same my stomach is in pain for 3 days I can not go number 2 it hurts really bad I been taking pain killers and they are not helping me
- I have had the same symptoms going on for about 4 years now.
- Same symptoms but with bloating looks like I'm 6months pregnant here has me so worried if it can be Colón cancer or diverculits.
- Had a CT scan was told everything is ok not sure what to do I can't tolerate this pain it's ruining my daily life.
- Im twelve and im having this pain but it happened while i was laying down.
- It really really hurts and its painful if i move or pass gas i really need help
What diagnosis doctors made?
- they told me it was spasms and that i was probably constipated because i take pain killers.
- i had the same thing and ended up being in the hospital, the drs didnt really know what it was and one suggested pelvic inflammatory disease.
- I went to the doctors and he had told me, basically, that feces has entered my bloodstream and was poisoning me- hence the symptoms.
- Turns out I have IBS, irritable bowel syndrome.
- I was told that it was a urinary tract infection then I was given antibiotics.
- My problem is inflammation of the colon,.
- I find out that I have endometriosis and now getting treated for that.
- Turned out to be prolapse of rectum.
- exact same feeling.My case however is different because Ive got hemorrhoid.
- I have hemorrhoids, but I don't think they are related to the pain.
- The colon ends up with pouches and feces and other things collect in them and cause an infection.
- Diverticulitis that's what these symptoms sounds like to me I have the same problem.
- The final time I was placed on the Nuvaring because they thought it was ovulation problems.
- Sounds weird, but many, many years of this exact pain, hospitals and tests, and this is what it ended up being.
- I went to the hospital in the past to find out I had two ruptured cyst.
- I know I have a fibroid and that they can grow during pregnancy.
- Also IBS.
- That is not always true - I have been checked for diverticulitis - it was not that.
- I have the same problem and I was diagnosed with Endometriosis 16 years ago.
- I have IBS but every since 5 days ago I had such severe stomach cramps I could not walk for 6 hours I finally went #2 except it was just bloody mush not really stool.
- These symptoms sound a lot like mine when i had an ovarian cyst rupture.
- Happened to me and they think 20 years prior when I gave birth this caused trauma to my anal muscle.
- I had a cyst burst on my ovary.
- I go through it quite a bit but since they are benign and not abdormallu huge there's nothing they can do.
- I've had the same problem for years until I four out the problem it was a prolapse tell your doctors he will he what kind of prolapse you have it can't only be seen while straining.
- I have variegate porphyria and had to be hospitalized but I was severely constipated.
- I was given 2 different antibiotics as they believe its diverticulitis.
- I was told this exact thing by my doctor when I was younger and suffering severe bouts of constipation ending with severe nausea, sweats, dizziness, vomiting brown "tobacco" looking substance and screaming in agony (I was age 7-15 for these bouts) when constipation lasts long enough it WILL back up into the stomach where it is most definitely absorbed into the bloodstream.
- This is not fear mongering this is what medical professionals are diagnosing.
- Happened to me but my lg intestine ruptured.
- Mine usually end up being ovarian cysts rupturing causing inflammation all around abdominal cavity.
- An ultrasound will show "free flowing fluid" and drs say that irritates another organs.
- I am currently having similar symptoms a dull pain in my anus pain in lower abdominal an in lower back plus feeling kinda bloated I am passing gas an when I go to #2 I am not at all constipated but of course I feel like I'm not finish an i sit an wait but nothing comes an this has been happening a while back but now it's more frequent I also think I have anal fissures d last time I saw d doctor less than 2 weeks ago he gave me omerpozole but it's not helping d symptoms.
- my husband had same but left it and his bowel perforated and he got septicemia.
- Haven't read all of the replies but I have had reoccurring ovarian cysts that cause very similar symptoms.
- I’ve experienced multiple times and was diagnosed at ER and gynecologist.
What procedures and treatments may be required?
- I have to have a colonoscopy in may to see how bad the weakness is in my colon.
- I called again today and he suggested an enema.
- I was in the hosptal couple of times, had an MRI, CT Scan and 3 ultrasounds.
- They did urine sample, blood work and i have to go for an ultrasound.
- I have had a colonoscopy, laparoscopy, xrays, MRI and still no one has been able to tell me what's going on!
- Had a CT scan was told everything is ok not sure what to do I can't tolerate this pain it's ruining my daily life.
- thank god i have not had that pain again but since the beginning of the year, i am having colonoscopies with no results.
- I have had a total hestorectomy years ago I am in my 60's.
- An ultrasound will show "free flowing fluid" and drs say that irritates another organs.
- Same exact thing and I ended up having my LG intestines removed at 28.
- Mine was detected on a ct then a colonoscopy afterwards.
- Surgery is absolutely the most painful thing ever went through.
- Pure hell.
What helped relieve symptoms?
- I was Prescribed antibiotics and it seemed to clear up after a little while.
- Have not had this problem since I went on the estrogen.
- i found the only thing that helped was just staying extremely still.
- The only relief is heat, and release as much bowel as possible.
- Riding for a long period of time agitates this as well.
- Laying on my stomach helps even though the pain is excruciating it helps a great deal, also laying in the fetal position with you knees on the bed until you can't bare anymore then to the side.
- A big factor is going to the bathroom you HAVE to make sure you put your back half of your butt on the back of the toilet seat (like your butt bone area) rest it there just enough to where you can feel the pressure a little but it will help to go ahead and ease the pain of getting your bowels out to ease the overall pain.
In conclusion
Pressure and pain around rectal area are common and uncomfortable symptoms that usually indicate nothing serious. However, it is important to check any pain and discomfort that last longer that several days wit your doctor, especially if it's accompanied with other symptoms.