A member asked:

How do u "squeeze" for a rectal exam?? do u push like tryn to go to the bathroom or kinda like a keagal?

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Trying too hard?: Depending upon what your doctor is looking for, he may during a digital rectal exam ask you to bear down like having a bowel movement (to check pelvic floor muscles), squeeze around his finger (to check anal tone), and/or lots of other maneuvers. Do you have a specific problem we can assist with?

Answered 11/11/2014

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Like kegel exercise: but puckering up with the anus.

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