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Rectal Prolapse: What are my options?

Women's Health | Last Active: Aug 22, 2022 | Replies (51)
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@klsmidwestmom

I’m devastated for my daughter, who has been dealing with chronic constipation off and on for 4 years now, what she thought was a hemorrhoid, for months trying to treat it, was found to be a prolapsed rectum. She’s just starting her senior year of HS, she’s an avid runner and outdoorsy girl. We were referred to a colo rectal doctor, ( if we haven’t heard from the specialist in a week, call back) with orders for miralax, daily fiber and benefiber, was told not to strain or sit on toilet for very long.

I really know nothing about what surgery entails, how the healing is, risks, etc. I’am devastated for her, as I’am going through my own health scares right now. What can I do to help advocate for her?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Aug 22, 2022

Hello @klsmidwestmom,

I can certainly understand your concern for your daughter. We do have a discussion on Connect about rectal prolapse and many of these members have posted about their surgeries. Here is the link to those posts, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/rectal-prolapse-1/
Reading their posts might help you to know what to expect.

How is your daughter doing as she faces this surgery?

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klsmidwestmom | @klsmidwestmom | Aug 22, 2022

She’s very scared, on top of this, she has had a very strong fear of needles, she passes out every time she has to get blood drawn or gets a vaccine. Thank you for the link, I posted something already in I think digestive health, so maybe I’ll post in this too. Thanks again.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Aug 22, 2022

Hi @klsmidwestmom, I add my welcome. As per @hopeful33250's suggestion, I moved your messages to the rectal prolapse discussion here:
- Rectal Prolapse https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/rectal-prolapse-1/

I did this so you can connect with other members.

I can imagine both you and your daughter are scared. This isn't something that is common among her friends to talk about. They want to talk about sports, boys, starting college and so many other things. Not this.

Might Mayo Clinic be an option for your daughter?

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