Am I the only one with pain AFTER a bowel movement? - Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Message Board

sufferingagain · 04-05-2008, 10:57 PM

Just FYI...diagnosed with IBS, PCOS and possibly endometriosis (haven't had a lap yet).

Just before a bowel movement, I start to feel very heavy in my lower abdomen/pelvic region. Then I have one and my whole lower abdomen burns and aches for a while after. It hurts all the way across my lower abdomen and also in my upper right quadrant (no gallbladder). Also, my groin aches, my upper legs feel weak, and I still feel heavy in my lower abdomen until things seem to calm down...usually after one or two hours. I dread bowel movements because they make me feel terrible.

I just seem to feel better when I have food in my system.

I can't seem to find anyone else who has pain after a bowel movement. Can anyone relate to this?

bellyblues · 04-06-2008, 01:19 AM

I DO! It's not every time, but depending on the amount of gas and turbulence in my colon, sometimes moving "stuff" out creates even more room for gas pockets and spasm. I really think they need to add this symptom to the criteria for dx because it's pretty common. I guess that is what they mean by "incomplete evacuations". The only time I feel somewhat pain free is after a severe bout with natural (not laxative induced) D. I LOVE those days!

zigster6 · 04-09-2008, 09:35 AM

I do. I know I've read that a characteristic of IBS is relief after having a bowel, but usually for like 15 minutes after having a bowel, my stomach hurts.

alwayshopeful13 · 04-09-2008, 11:16 AM

I would check to see if you have an anal fissure. It caused me that pressure before the BM and then the pain in my groin/buttocks/thighs. It has been 5 months since I got mine and has trouble healing. I would go back to your GI and aske him/her to check for it.

bellyblues · 04-10-2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by zigster6

I do. I know I've read that a characteristic of IBS is relief after having a bowel, but usually for like 15 minutes after having a bowel, my stomach hurts.

Fissures are usually accompanied by excessive bleeding. I also have a fissure but no pain at all unless I've had a run with D for days on end. The kind of pain the OP was referring to sounds like abdominal pain, not rectal pain. That was my impression!