Rectocele

Rectocele

What is rectocele?
This can be caused by vaginal childbirth. Difficulties passing stool may result. Some women find it helps to place one or more fingers inside the vagina to help support the bulging tissues and facilitate a bowel movement. In women, the vagina is separated from the rectum by a firm wall of tough, fibrous tissue called fascia. Sometimes, an area of this wall gets weak, and part of the rectum bulges into the vagina. This bulge is called a rectocele. In women, the rectum may bulge into the vagina Because of weakening of the vaginal wall and other supportive tissue causing a rectocele.
What causes rectocele?
In some cases, the patient must use a technique called manual evacuation of digitization to help empty the rectum. In this technique, the patient pressed the rectocele with her ​​fingers to help the bowel to pass stools. The most common cause for a rectocele is obstetric trauma. During a vaginal delivery, the connective tissue, the rectum and vagina Between can be torn, and then years after the vaginal delivery this weakness in connective tissue can form a hernia in the which the rectum bulges into the vagina.
What are the symptoms of rectocele?
Some women have to put their fingers in the vagina to relieve pressure as well as some women have to push on their perineum or move in a certain position to help fill their empty stomachs. A small rectocele may not cause any symptoms, especially if the bulge is less than 2 cm (less than 1 inch) into the vagina. However, larger rectoceles can trigger a variety of complaints rectum and vagina. The most common symptoms of a rectocele is pelvic pressure, pelvic pain, and something that stands out or protrude into the vagina. Some women have difficulty emptying their bowels due to the fact that when they strain to defecate, the feces will not get out through the anus, feces in the bag this bulge into the vagina rectocele.
How is rectocele diagnosed?
You will be asked to tighten your pelvic muscles as if you are trying to stop urinating, to see how strong your pelvic muscles. After reviewing the rectal and vaginal symptoms, your doctor may also ask about urinary problems that suggest that you might have cystocele and rectocele. You will be asked to strain or pressure. This can cause the rectocele to bulge, so its size and location can be checked.
How is rectocele treated?
Treatment is not required for prolapse which causes little or no symptoms. If the prolapse is disturbing, some of the treatments available, milder forms of prolapse can fix it by practicing Kegel exercises., A support brace (called a pessary) can be worn inside the vagina to support the bulging walls, the walls are damaged can be repaired through surgery.
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