Levator Ani Syndrome: A Real Pain in the Butt!

Written by D.Herren


Levator ani syndrome is one cause of chronic pelvic pain. The typical symptoms of levator ani syndrome include rectal butt spasms, rectum pain and tightness, and a sensation of fullness. It is sometimes associated with proctalgia fugax, which is defined as a short, sharp pain inrepparttar rectum. Levator ani syndrome, onrepparttar 115183 other hand, tends to be more constant pain. The pain is located inrepparttar 115184 pelvic floor muscles inrepparttar 115185 rectum, mainlyrepparttar 115186 levator ani muscle.

The root cause is pelvic floor muscle tension or myalgia. In simple terms, it is muscle knots inrepparttar 115187 internal walls ofrepparttar 115188 rectum. These "knots" are usually referred to as trigger points. When these tiny knots are active, they can cause great pain and a sensation of tightness and burning inrepparttar 115189 rectal area. This is typical of levator ani syndrome.

Common Levator Ani Syndrome Symptoms

*Rectal Pain and Burning *Rectal tightness and muscle spasm

Interstitial Cystitis: A chronic painful bladder

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What arerepparttar symptoms of interstitial cystitis?

Interstitial Cystitis is a painful condition that usually consist of urinary pain and chronic bladder pain. Symptoms can be aggravated by a spicy food diet. Urinary frequency and burning and pain inrepparttar 115182 urethra are almost always present. People with interstitial cystititis (IC) tend to report a history of urinary tract infections and bladder infections. In most cases, interstitial cystitis is a women's disorder, but roughly 12 % of all cases are men. In interstitial cystitis,repparttar 115183 inflammation ofrepparttar 115184 bladder is believed to berepparttar 115185 root ofrepparttar 115186 problem.

Common symptoms of interstitial cystitis

*Urinary tract infections *Urinary pain or bladder infection *Pelvic muscle pain

Treatment for this painful chronic pain condition is usually antibiotics or medications that coatrepparttar 115187 urinary tract to give relief

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