Rectal Prolapse

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I wouldn't worry about cancer, that is if you and your doctor feel that none of your symptoms sound alarming.

I am 21.

When I was 16 I had a flexible sigmoidoscopy performed.

At the age of 20 I had a full colonoscopy.


Both tests came back negative for chrons/ulcerative colitis..

So to answer your question, yes... After 4+ years I did return for a second more thorough test, because my symptoms had become much much worse, and I had lost 45lbs in a year. from 195-150.

Electricchild

What about rectal prolapse? Has anyone here had problems with that?

6th_sense

Hi Electric Child,

I'm not sure what causes rectal prolapse. Pushing out waste is part of the natural process of getting it out. Having to push doesn't necessarily guarantee that you will suffer from rectal prolapse.

If you feel constantly irritated in the bowel area, and it is because part of your intestines are protruding outside the rectum, then it is possible it can be rectal prolapse. However, it is possible that you can suffer from heammorroids (sp?) and they protrude out of the rectum as well - but they are not rectal prolapses because in order to be called rectal prolapse, the intestines have to protrude out all the way around the rectum.

Most people suffer from heammorroids (sp?) and the occasional person will suffer from prolapse. A rectal examination by a doctor will suffice to determine whether you have rectal prolapse or not. It is however, easily solvable through a simple routine operation, and they do something to ensure that it doesn't recur.

If it is simply heammorroids, then your doctor may suggest seeing a surgeon, depending on what level of discomfort you have, and they will simply put something like a pinch on it and it eventually falls off.

Good luck. I hope everything works out for you.

Cheers, - Raju -

Electricchild

Thanks Raju--- that helps!!

bluewaterangel

I myself have a rectal prolapse, rectal prolapse can me three things-severe constipation-avoid it and it will go away. Colonic enertia-non-functional bowels or pelvic musculature. Ask your doctor to go through these things with you and dont let it go without concern, because my first one that I had, I was bleeding and I let it go and I became anemic. Best of luck to you. Also make sure it is not hemmoroids, rectal prolapses usually come out with a bowel movement and go back in when done