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Had a digital exam by a gastroenterologist for hemorrhoids. i was given suppositories. while inserting them i felt what felt like a small rubber like ball under the lining of my rectum between rectum and vagina. 2 vaginal deliveries with tearing. ?

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Dr. John Berryman answered

Vaginal tear ?'s: While the "small rubber like ball" near the rectal area may be a hemorrhoid, it is not probably related to vaginal tears during deliveries. See your gyn physician for an evaluation.

Answered 11/28/2019

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A member asked:

Had a digital exam by a gastroenterologist for hemorrhoids. i was given suppositories. while inserting them i felt what felt like a small rubber like ball under the lining of my rectum between rectum and vagina. 2 vaginal deliveries with tearing. ?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. John Berryman answered

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