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What Causes Pain In The Tailbone?

Hi, I woke up yesterday morning in so much pain I though my tailbone was broke, I stayed on my back most of the day because it hurt so bad to get up I knew it probably wasnt my tail bone cause it was lower. I had not had a bowel movement in 5 days, but that is common for me. I did pass 2 huge bowel plus and did feel better but the pain came back. Today I woke up in pain again and once again after a while was able to pass a lot, so much I almost passed out on the toilet. Did have some relief but it keeps coming back. I have only ever experienced this kind of pain when I broke my back, but this is lower and I m not sure?Could it be a bowel obstruction? I just don t understand all this pain..
posted on Sat, 30 Jun 2018
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Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.

In my opinion you are suffering from a condition called anal stricture / Fissure , where the anal canal is very tight , leading to constipation and pain which may be more during defecation or after that. I suggest that you start some laxatives after dinner daily for few days to ease out passing stools and relieve the pain. If no relief then you may have to consult a physician. This pain is not generally from tailbone.

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What Causes Pain In The Tailbone?

Hello and welcome to ‘Ask A Doctor’ service. I have reviewed your query and here is my advice. In my opinion you are suffering from a condition called anal stricture / Fissure , where the anal canal is very tight , leading to constipation and pain which may be more during defecation or after that. I suggest that you start some laxatives after dinner daily for few days to ease out passing stools and relieve the pain. If no relief then you may have to consult a physician. This pain is not generally from tailbone. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.