Guest guest Posted June 1, 1999 Report Share Posted June 1, 1999 To Marleen and all, > Marleen asked: question is bothering me for 35 yrs at least and I was always too >embarrassed to ask. It is like rls was, before I ever saw a dr. It is a real pain in the >(yes really), and I never heard anyone with the same complaints. >When my rls was worse ( during pregnancy f.i.) this pain was worse too. >When I didn't have rls as a side effect of fevarine, I didn't have this >pain. The pain is like a cramp in the rectum. It occurs sometimes after hard >stool, It takes 1 to 4 hrs before it goes away. >Once I read about " nightly superficial pain " and it was like my pain, >only not nightly and certainly not superficial. >I always had the feeling this was related to rls, but this hypothesis is >hardly scientific, as I am the only person in this survey. >Has anyone of you the same pains? or has anyone heard of it? My mother who has had RLS forever has the same problem. If she gets the least bit constipated, it sets off her RLS. Needless to say, she is very careful to not get that way but loses the battle sometimes. It lasts for hours, she walks and walks and moans. She has learned to take her meds differently and has been doing regular drug holidays which has seemed to help. Codiene is very constipating so she is careful to take other meds if she has to take that one. So, you are not alone. The rectal nerves are from sacral nerves 4 & 5 and frequently compressed by rotation in the sacrum, the sciatic nerve runs right by. I have long felt that any compression on the sciatic nerve increases RLS as with most back injuries. Lee, PT Citrus Heights, CA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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