PCOS Messages for January, 2001: Re: rectocele ????

Re: rectocele ????

From: Chris (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 11:08:23 +1000

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Dear Janet, The rectum and the vagina are sepearted by a alyer of muscle. If this muscle is weakened (for instance in childbirth), the rectum can bulge through the muscle into the vagina. It can be felt as a lump. There is still layers of skin seperating the rectum and vagina. Unless you have a prolapse of the rectum (where it kind of turns itself inside out and part of the rectum is coming out of your anus), you shouldn't be getting faeces when you wipe after urinating. Thje other thing that may cause a problem is a recto - vaginal fistula, which is a hole in between the rectum and vagina, where feaces could leak through to the vagina. I would suggest it would be wise to visit a doctor and get checked out to see exactly what is happening. As far as I know, the only way to treat this is surgery. Hope this helps, Emma

>----- Original Message -----
From: Janet <anonymous@obgyn.net> To: Multiple recipients of list PCOS <anonymous@obgyn.net> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2001 10:48 AM Subject: rectocele ????

> I have had a "rectocele" since the birth of my 4 year old daughter. When
> I first discussed this with my doctor, she brushed it off with the
> statement "What you have is a rectocele, it's no big deal, I've seen
> hundreds of them." and then she promptly left the room. Needless to
> say, I haven't returned to her office. It has never really bothered me
> until the last few weeks, it seems to be protruding out further and
> pushing against other parts of my vaginal area causing that awful
> sensation of having to go to the bathroom constantly.
> If this isn't bad enough, I THINK I am actually getting "feces" on the
> tissue when I wipe after urinating..
> is this possible, or am I just smearing the two together without
> realizing it? Short of looking for a new doctor, can someone tell me
> what I should/should not do in the meantime? Could this be leading to
> something more serious, and is surgery my only alternative??
>
> --
> janet
>

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