Have you found an answer? (i just found your other posts)

i would really like to know what the treatment plan they gave you was!

Actually there isnt to much out there, one of the treatments I was just told about was an injection into the base of your tail bone, but its not a long term fix, the problem comes from the back injury and being I have 2 herniated disk in my lower back I aslo have degenerative disk disease thats whats causing my problem I was also told that by the time I hit 50 mind you im only 33 that this feeling will burn out, or come september my doctors are now doing complete disc removal and that would help me, but there are so many risk, so basically I have to live with it, I never thought I would say this because no one wants to get older but im looking foward to 50, thanks for asking

Hmmmm..... Well, I have similar issues, minus the herniated disc. I have some l-5 s-1 what they call "sacralization" which I guess is kind of like a fusion of the disks, as well as degenerative joint disease (i am 4 - but this rectal pressure "sitting on a bubble" sensation is perpetual and awful. This forum does help tho, just reading any information at least lets me see what else it could possibly be.... I am pretty much "on my own" at this point. With an attitude that I will not rest until I figure it out. I am considering acupuncture, but have never done anything like that before!
Thank you for posting your issues....
-liz

Western approach is very scientific. You find out the real cause and address it. Oriental approach treats the whole body in a holistic manner. I think the best one can do is do take the best from both with an open mind as long it does not appear harmful. Go ahead and try acupunture. What have you to lose? That people will laugh at you? That you waste a liitle bit of time/money?

Whether it is ddd or sliped disc or whatever, it is not pathogenic and is related to bad lifestyle or physical damage. So the cure, other than surgery, must be a total approach. Meaning an active participant in your own healing and not passively to be cured by doctors/medicine.

For example, traditional chinese medical principles says that spine problems are also caused by weak kidneys. A western mind cannot accept that. I cant offer any prove but why can't one organ affect another organ since there are all related.

It does not matter whether you believe in old fashioned traditional chinese medicine. But it is good to take the holistic total mind body approach to healing and try to improve every aspect. Like we chinese believe that once you get the chi moving, a thousand pains will disappear.

Does anyone know of any herbal or homeopathic remedy for degenerative disk disease, thats what is causing my rectal pressure, and as far as the acupuncture, ive done all the studies and yes based on clinical studies its proven to help with pain, as far as having pressure it wont help, I do alot of exercising, deep stretching, and use a tens unit every day, although I dont feel as bad as I did 2 years ago its still there and my options are surgery and there are to many risks involved so if theres sometime type of remedy please respond thank you

I am learning that having so much back trouble can be the cause of all sorts of other problems....So if you have checked out other leading causes for rectum pain such as having a colonoscopy and still no answers, perhaps the bad back is the culprit. If anyone has more medical info relating to this, let me know. Thanks!

I have to ask. Has anyone seen their doctor about this problem?? Did anyone get a CT? I'm a little surprised to hear that this is the result of a back problem and would think it is something more serious.

about 2 weeks ago I hurt my lower back, thinking that it might be a pinch nerve or herinated disk..getting MRI tomorrow..I also, feel pressure in the rectum area..I see the doc on Monday, so, I'll post anything that I find out..I'm glad that I'm not crazy!..I was trying to figure out this pressur 4 the longest time!

Hi, I am a healthy 31 year old with 2 kids. A few weeks ago, I started having pressure in the rectum area and low in the tail bone are. Bowels are normal, just this pressure thats seems to worsen with sitting and ease with laying. Could this be a nerve problem? Not sure which doctor to see? Trying not to worry, but I gotta do something.