And the TL;DR: This situation — previously referred to as proctalgia fugax, but now just called anal cramping — is caused by the same hormones that make your poop and digestion funky during your ...

Editor’s note: This article, originally published on Sept. 15, 2020, has been reposted to include website enhancements and updated information. Proctalgia fugax is characterized by fleeting episodes ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I just read your column from R.A., about rectal pain. I believe what he is talking about is proctalgia fugax. I have had this condition for many years. It's not serious, but can be ...

I was hardly even 16 years old when I experienced my first episode. One minute I was standing in the center of my mother’s kitchen over a plate of store brand butter cookies, helping myself to a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I hope you can help me. I have a pain that I would be embarrassed to share, in my small town, with the person who makes my doctor appointments, then the young girls who take my blood ...

You ever have a completely normal day, minding your own business, and then boom, a sharp pain shoots up your butthole like a lightning strike? Yes, it's scary. Yes, it's odd. But Dr. Carlton Thomas, ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I hope you can help me. I have a pain that I would be embarrassed to share, in my small town, with the person who makes my doctor appointments, then the young girls who take my blood ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Your column contains so many good pieces of information that help so many people. I appreciate your skill and expertise in the medical field. There was recently a letter from a person ...

“It feels like somebody shoved a sword up my backside.” “It’s like a horrible muscle cramp in my rectum.” “It’s all I can do to keep from screaming.” Last week we reviewed piriformis syndrome. This ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I hope you can help me. I have a pain that I would be embarrassed to share, in my small town, with the person who makes my doctor appointments, then the young girls who take my blood ...

And the TL;DR: This situation — previously referred to as proctalgia fugax, but now just called anal cramping — is caused by the same hormones that make your poop and digestion funky during your ...