Guest guest Posted February 2, 2007 Report Share Posted February 2, 2007 I went to the emergency room last night and was diagnosed with rectocele which is when the fascia, a thick fibrous tissue that separates the rectum from the vagina, weakens and allows the front wall of the rectum to bulge into your vagina. It's not painful but a little uncomfortable though. The doctor suggested estrogen therapy and a couple of other things but I was wondering if there is anything else that I could do. I have dome some research and I know to drink lots of fluids (but I already do that), kegel exercises and lots of fiber. I am a really healthy person so I am baffled how this has happened. I was just hoping someone out there would have something I could do to make this go away and get better besides estrogen therapy. Thank you all (in advance) Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 I had this occur to me after a hysterectomy about 12 years ago. Things just shifted places I suppose. I have found the most challenging thing is that when I have to go I have to go and I should get there without delay because the normal sphinctre control occurs before my rectocele. Keeping Bowel movements on a very even keel is super important and you have already read the most important things on it. I also found that taking a calcium supplement seemed to constipate some causing additional problems, and that I was not getting enough magnesium to conteract the increased calcium. A couple prunes a day does no harm. I'll be interested to hear of others successes etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 4, 2007 Report Share Posted February 4, 2007 Calcium-Magnesium Complex doesn't have the constipation issues involved with straight calcium supplements. Also it's better absorbed as its powdered form. No tablets or capsules to dissolve. Jenny Kernan --- laughingtoe13 <laughingtoe13 wrote: > I had this occur to me after a hysterectomy about 12 > years ago. > Things just shifted places I suppose. I have found > the most > challenging thing is that when I have to go I have > to go and I should > get there without delay because the normal sphinctre > control occurs > before my rectocele. Keeping Bowel movements on a > very even keel is > super important and you have already read the most > important things on > it. I also found that taking a calcium supplement > seemed to > constipate some causing additional problems, and > that I was not > getting enough magnesium to conteract the increased > calcium. A couple > prunes a day does no harm. I'll be interested to > hear of others > successes etc. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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