Please help

[Shell-C-H]

Sorry if this is going to sound like too much information, a little while ago I went to open my bowels I experienced the horrendous pain in my pelvis and vaginal area,it was like a huge pressure, I didn'

[cherry78]

I am afraid your message has been cut off. However, I do sometimes get pains and pressure feelings like that with bowel movements, I also get a lot of trapped wind. I have endometriosis and adenomyosis. I am wondering whether the endo and adeno in my reproductive organs are somehow pressing on the bowel causing the pain and pressure during bowel movements or when I have trapped wind. The only thing that seems to help is peppermint. I have a peppermint tea and mints. Some people say peppermint capsules can help, haven't tried those. I am having a hysterectomy soon which although I know doesn't cure endo, it does cure adeno and I am hoping that will help with the pressure on the bowel. However, I am not suggesting you have adeno as it is possible endo alone can cause bowel problems. Sorry to hear about this and hope you feel some relief.

[Shell-C-H in reply to cherry78]

Thank you for your reply cherry78, I have had pain in before from my bowels or bladder, but nothing like this, I felt like I was in giving birth,the pressure was really bad and the pains are indescribable, I feel tender and bruised down below now, I have been bleeding for 3 weeks and having alot of pains, I had a colonoscopy last year and they said my bowels are clear, how do they diagnose adeno

[cherry78 in reply to Shell-C-H]

Sorry to hear this. In my case, my gynae suspected I have adeno from my most recent laparoscopy where my uterus looked bloated and spongy. This has been backed up by a recent private ultrasound scan which uses the latest equipment, where again the signs point towards adeno with my bloated uterus. However, the only way to be 100% certain you have adeno is after a hysterectomy but by then it is too late if it turns out you haven't got it! Adeno can cause heavy, prolonged bleeding and lots of pains like you describe but I am not a GP, it could be something else entirely that needs urgent treatment so I would get it checked out asap to rule out other things first. I hope you find out what's causing it and get the treatment you need as soon as possible.

[Shell-C-H in reply to cherry78]

Thank you so much for replying again, I have been to doctors today and he has given me more tablets to try help with symptoms and i am seeing my consultant on Monday so I will make sure they look into everything, I think it scared me because I hadn't experienced anything like that, plenty of other pains I have experienced that was different, thank you again so much for the messages it definitely helps x

[cherry78 in reply to Shell-C-H]

I am glad it helped you and I hope the treatment helps you to feel better soon and the consultant finds out what is wrong, take care and remember you are not alonex