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2 Main Reasons for Butt Pain During Periods You Might Not Know

• Posted by Monica Quinn September 30, 2022 Filed in Health #health  #Pain  9 views
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  Butt pain during your period indicates that you are experiencing aching, cramping, or other types of discomfort in some part of your lower abdomen while also in the bleeding phase of your menstrual cycle. But it's worth noting here that, as you'll soon see, there are various types of butt pain that can occur during your period.

  1. Muscle tension 

  Period symptoms include cramps, uterine swelling, and bloating. Unfortunately, they can also put a strain on your gluteal muscles, which make up your buttocks. When there is enough tension in the muscles, they may spasm, causing pain in the lower back, pelvis, and buttocks. This may also cause you to feel the need to pee.

  Butt pain on period days is more common if your uterus is tilted toward your back. Endometriosis may also be indicated by severe pain in the gluteal muscles. This condition is thought to occur when the endometrial lining grows on organs other than the uterus.

  Another possible cause of butt muscle pain is an enlarged uterus caused by fibroids. Fibroids are noncancerous uterine growths that can appear during a woman's childbearing years. Fibroids may cause the uterus to press against the buttocks or back. Fibroids are not always accompanied by symptoms. However, they can make life difficult from day to day. Fibroids can cause unusually heavy bleeding, abdominal pain, pain during sex, difficulty urinating, constipation, infertility issues, and other symptoms when they are symptomatic.

  2. Anal issues 

  Endometriosis can also be indicated by anal pain. Endometriosis lesions can sometimes be found on the pudendal nerve, which runs throughout the pelvis. When this nerve is irritated, it can send shooting pain to the skin around the anus, which worsens during your period.

  Endometriosis can cause bowel pain if it is located on the rectum or other parts of the gastrointestinal tract. Other symptoms of bowel endometriosis include painful urination, rectal bleeding, constipation, diarrhea, and bloating. Because it can mimic diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease, a gastroenterologist and gynecologist must frequently collaborate to determine the true cause.

  Constipation, on the other hand, can cause butt pain during your period because it can lead to anal pain. This condition occurs when you are unable to poop frequently enough or when pooping is more difficult than it should be. You may have constipation if you poop less than three times per week, have a very hard stool that is difficult to expel, or your poop is tough, dry, and lumpy. Constipation can cause symptoms such as bloody poop, abdominal and lower back pain, vomiting, fever, and more, in addition to anal pain.

  Period butt pain treatments

  The way you deal with butt pain during your period is obviously determined by the cause. It may take some trial and error, especially for the more complex causes of period butt pain.

  If you have general muscle tension, try relaxing your muscles by taking a bath, getting a massage, doing gentle physical activity, or doing whatever you normally do for period pains. Take a pain reliever, such as an NSAID, if necessary.

  If it's endometriosis, laparoscopy, minimally invasive surgery in which a surgeon removes as many endometriosis lesions as possible, is the gold standard treatment. However, this is not a cure; new lesions may appear. As a result, endometriosis treatment is frequently multifaceted and may include hormonal treatment (such as birth control pills) as well as self-care strategies such as the use of heating pads. It may also include the use of pain relievers such as NSAIDs.

  If you have fibroids, certain drugs may help reduce fibroid pain and other symptoms. These can include hormonal treatments and pain relievers such as NSAIDs, as well as self-care management strategies, as with endometriosis. Myomectomy (removal of the fibroids) and hysterectomy are surgical options for treating fibroids.

  If you have constipation, try eating fiber-rich foods and drinking plenty of water, or use stool softeners if necessary.