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What are signs of a broken tailbone?
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Ouch: The most common symptom is pain when sitting or having a bowel movement.
Answered 1/26/2013
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Sitting pain: Generally it hurts on your tailbone when you sit or have a bowel movement. You would prove it with x-rays but most are treated conservatively.
Answered 2/13/2017
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