10 Uterine Prolapse Symptoms
Reviewed: Dr. Mera
Symptom #9: Defecatory Difficulties
Defecation refers to the act of passing a bowel movement. It is the final act of digestion where semisolid or solid waste is excreted from the digestive tract via the anus. Feces are expelled with the help of peristalsis in the colon walls. This motion helps to move fecal matter toward the rectum.
In patients with uterine prolapse, the uterus pulls the rectum downward and causes a bend in the rectum, resulting in defecatory difficulties such as the need to strain during defecation, a feeling of incomplete emptying, and needing digital evacuation to help complete defecation. Like the urinary symptoms, this issue usually resolves once surgical repair is performed to return the uterus to its normal location.
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