Rectal pain is uncomfortable and can be upsetting to many patients. Often, the origin of the pain is benign. Carcinoma should be ruled out in older patients. Many times, rectal pain can be easily diagnosed. In some cases, though, the pain may be from the urinary or gynecologic systems. Rectal pain should be distinguished from coccydynia which is buttock pain.

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• Anal fissure
• Anal sex
• Constipation
• Coccygodynia
• Diarrhea
• Fecal impaction
• Idiopathic
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Levator ani syndrome
• Neoplasm
• Perianal abscess
• Proctalgia fugax
• Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome
• Thrombosed hemorrhoid
• Trauma

• Increase fiber/water intake
• Sitz bath
• Stool softener
• Topical corticosteroids

• Analgesics
• Corticosteroid shot
• Sitz bath

• Chronic anal fissure
• Sphincterotomy