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Prolapsed rectum: living with it versus surgery

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My first proctologist diagnosed me with rectal prolapse about eight years ago. After a horrible flareup of lymphocytic colitis last year, everything was bulging out of my rectum, and it was quite uncomfortable. Once I was on the road to recovery, I went to my present proctologist who examined me thoroughly and said it was not prolapse, it was hemorrhoids.He did a staple hemorrhoidoplexy surgery in March and it was a piece of cake. There was absolutely no discomfort at all, and I have been very pleased with the results. He uses a piece of equipment to test my rectal muscles which are quite lax. He is now giving me 6 treatments on a Fontana Wave seat once a week to strengthen my rectal muscles and there’s little improvement so he’ll have to extend the number of treatments on this chair. This proctologist has been a God send.

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@pichulita - it does sound like this proctologist has been super helpful in sorting out your diagnosis, solving your hemorrhoids and trying to get your rectal muscles tightened up.

I wanted to mention, since you talked about lymphocytic colitis, that you might consider following this newer group on Mayo Clinic Connect:

- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) Support Group https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/inflammatory-bowel-disease-ibd/

There are also some good discussions you might check out, if you've not already, on lymphocytic colitis specifically:

- Lymphocytic Colitis: What is remission? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/what-is-remission/

- microscopic (lymphocytic) colitis https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/microscopic-lymphocytic-colitis/

- Your tips on how to live with Lymphocytic Colitis/Collagenous Colitis https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/lymphocitic-cholitis/