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Hi! I have been lucky and have had my J-pouch for 4-years without any problems. Except 4 days ago I started to get pain, and it has gotten worse that I couldn't sleep last night.
It's a pain inside, low, near my anus, but towards my back. It hurts more if I have to go from standing to sitting or visa versa. I don't have any blood in my stool.
Anyone have any thoughts on what might be wrong?
Thank you!!
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No other symptoms, like increased frequency, looser stools, that sort of thing?

Only two things come to mind:

1. Something GYN related (ovarian cyst, uterine fibroid, preggers, that sort of thing).

2. Pelvic floor muscle pain/dysfunction related to:
-#1 above
-a pelvic abscess/fluid collection (less likely since you are so far post op, but I have seen it reported)

Give it a few more days and see where this goes. Hopefully, it is just a blip on the radar and will resolve by itself. If not, make a GYN appointment and get that ruled out or in, then see your GI guy.

Jan Smiler
One more thought came to mind, coccydynia, also known as tailbone pain. Usually it is due to falls or childbirth trauma (boy-oh-boy, my tailbone has been tender ever since I gave vaginal birth to my 10 pound son, but it really flared up when I had a presacral abscess).

Anyway, it can come and go or be chronic. Here is a link you can look at to see if it sounds like you:
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/...a_tailbone_pain.aspx

Jan Smiler

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