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Hi i've got ibs and proctalgia but i don't get much pain is this right i get a prickly knot feeling in the rectum anal area?
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It is different: Ibs and proctalgia are different diseases. Proctalgia is sudden and temporary spasm of some muscles in your pelvis around the rectum. If by "knot" you mean those muscles then you are right. Ibs is irregular and abnormal motion of the bowels. Both of them could be aggravated with stress.
Answered 7/6/2015
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