Proctalgia. painful spasms of the rectum area. Can anyone help with the pain? Drs try different muscle rela

Question

DRS CAN'T FIND WHAT CAUSES OR HELPS THIS PAINFUL SPASMIC CONDITION.
PLEASE HELP
THANK YOU

Answer 1

Physical therapies such as the administration of heat and pressure to the perineal area (around the anus).

Electrical stimulation of spastic muscle groups.

Sedatives and antispasmodic drugs have been used to obtain pain relief

One of the newer treatments, involves using an asthma inhaler of the beta-adrenergic type such as salbutamol. This relaxes smooth muscle in the bronchi in the lung, has a rapid onset of action, and is rarely associated with significant side effects at normal doses. The muscle in the lower bowel is similar smooth muscle. A recent German study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology involved a double-blind cross-over trial to evaluate the efficacy of inhaled salbutamol and the duration of symptoms in patients with proctalgia fugax.

The study showed that inhalation of 2 puffs of salbutamol shortened pain attacks in patients with severe proctalgia fugax compared with placebo (dummy treatment).

Compared to the placebo, salbutamol inhalation shortened the duration of severe pain, especially in patients having prolonged attacks. There were only 16 people involved in this study so the the results need to be confirmed in larger studies.

Answer 2

Proctalgia fugax is a severe anorectal pain of unknown origin which can last from a few seconds to several minutes and occurs unpredictably and at irregular intervals. It is a disturbance of the function of the lower bowel resulting in pain but without obvious pathology.

It is thought to affect 8% to 14% of the general population. It may be caused by spasm of the muscles of pelvis supporting the lower colon. It does not lead to any other problems with the bowel such as diverticulitis, ulcerative colitis, haemorrhoids or bowel cancer.

What can be done to help?

Treatment is aimed at relieving the muscle spasm but no single treatment is very effective.

Treatments which have been tried include: heat, eletrical stimulation, hot baths, sedatives

Answer 3

It sounds to me like you have what is known as Restless Leg Syndrome. My wife suffers from the same thing from time to time. Sometimes it can be brought on by poor blood flow through the legs. It can also be caused if your under a lot of stress, or if you suffer from any kind of insomnia. Usually it helps to get up and walk around. If that doesn't help, you should try stretching your leg and hip muscles in order to get the blood flowing again. If none of that works, sometimes massaging your legs will help, you can either do this yourself, or have somebody do it for you. Seeing how your only fifteen, you'll probably want to do this yourself. You can also use heating pads on your legs as well. If you try these, and none of them work, or if this gets worse, you'll want to be seen by a doctor. The cause could be something other than "RLS".

Answer 4

omg, no but that sounds awful......actually let me look it up in this book I have....you never know.....looks like spasms have to do with fear and the area you are having it in has to do with holding onto garbage from the past and or guilt.....just think about it. It might help, you can try the book "You Can Heal Your Life" by Louise L Hay.

Good luck hun, that sounds awful and it doesn't sound the dr's are doing much!

Answer 5

See a proctologist. They specialize in rectal problems.