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The original was posted on /r/twoxchromosomes by /u/youOnlyLlamaOnce on 2023-08-07 17:24:16.

TMI coming up.

Does anyone ever had anal spasms? As far as I remember since middle school, my butthole would hurt really bad once in a while but it’s more like an ache. It’s not a sore or soft tissue pain, I feel like the pain is from inside somewhere but I can’t pinpoint it and it would pass quickly. This happened so infrequently and i have a history of constipation so I assumed it’s from that. When I finally saw a pelvic floor PT, she suggests it’s most likely cramping of my pelvic floor muscle. I started looking up anal spasm and it sounds like what I have. The thing is I’ve been doing more stretches the PT gave me and I try not to push when I go number 2 anymore but it’s been happening more frequently. I was up for over an hour last night from that pain. It’s not life threatening but it’s so bad when it happens and there’s nothing to do beside enduring it.

Sorry for the TMI but I feel like I’m going crazy cos nobody I know has this, men or women. Does anyone else experience this or is something wrong with me?

EDIT: thank you everyone who has responded. I know I didn’t respond to all of you but please know how much I appreciate your comments. I’ve never talked to any person who has this and it gets frustrating trying to describe it. You guys make me feel so much better. I’m usually a lurker but I know I could count on this sub.