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What do you do about levator ani syndrome?

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Called proctalgia : Fugax or levator spasm. Often severe enough to wake from sleep, more common in women. Getting up and walking around for a few minutes, warm tub soak or even a fleet enema, (sodium bisphosphate) changes the anatomy enough to relieve the spasm. Often disappears as abruptly as it came on. No good treatment except as above.

Answered 4/19/2019

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Called proctalgia : Fugax or levator spasm. Often severe enough to wake from sleep, more common in women. Getting up and walking around for a few minutes, warm tub soak or even a fleet enema, (sodium bisphosphate) changes the anatomy enough to relieve the spasm. Often disappears as abruptly as it came on. No good treatment except as above.

Answered 11/8/2020

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