Quakertown, PA
A 28-year-old male asked:
I am having continued lower back pain after a bowel movement last night. i was almost unable to walk. now it is constant pain but at a lower level.
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Dr. John Goldmananswered
Rheumatology 57 years experience
Many possibilities: the back pain could be muscle pain or disc from straining at the stool. It could be inbtesinal but usally that is felt in the abdomeln
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