Discover the cause of lightning bum, which could be caused by proctalgia fugax, as an NHS GP explains, along with what to do ...

Proctalgia fugax or functional recurrent anorectal pain is part of a spectrum of functional gastrointestinal disorders defined by the Rome III diagnostic criteria as episodes of sharp fleeting pain ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr. Roach • I hope you can help me. I have a pain that I would be embarrassed to share, in my small town, with the person ...

“It feels like somebody shoved a sword up my backside.” “It’s like a horrible muscle cramp in my rectum.” “It’s all I can do to keep from screaming.” Last week we reviewed piriformis syndrome. This ...

I was hardly even 16 years old when I experienced my first episode. One minute I was standing in the center of my mother’s kitchen over a plate of store brand butter cookies, helping myself to a ...

Pain is part of life for many people. You might have headaches, stiff knees, or back pain. Those types of pain are often shared with others — we have no trouble talking about them. But what about if ...