Symptoms of Intestinal Endometriosis
There are many women who suffer from intestinal endometriosis which is quite common; at least 30 percent.
When doctors first begin their diagnosis, endometriosis is the last diagnosis they consider, despite the fact that endometriosis in the intestines, not the pelvic area, is the most common site for post menopausal women.
You don't need to have endometriosis on your intestines to have intestinal symptoms; in fact, many women with symptoms of endometriosis, don't have it on their intestines.
The majority of the symptoms are due to irritation from endometrial implants in adjacent areas (these could be the ligaments) and adhesions from other areas to the intestines.
Inflammatory factors can also play an important role in affecting intestinal functions, just as they can also affect other organs.
Here are some symptoms associated with endometriosis that can cause intestinal issues:- •Abdominal pain •Abdominal bloating •Constipation •Diarrhoea •Intestinal cramping •Nausea and possibly vomiting •Painful bowel movements •Rectal bleeding •Rectal pain When some patients have endometriosis on their intestines, the implants are normally superficial, meaning that they're found on the surface of the intestine, and are easy to remove.
As many of the symptoms come from inflammatory issues and not from endometriosis implants themselves, removal of the implants on the intestines may not always cure the pain and cramping.
Sometimes endometriosis in areas that are right next to the intestines can cause intestinal symptoms.
This is most common near the uterosacral ligaments or rectovaginal septum as the intestines may be more in contact with these areas.
The inflammatory process that occurs around these areas can cause intestinal symptoms as well, and any adhesions that attach intestines to nearby organs can also cause intestinal symptoms.
When doctors first begin their diagnosis, endometriosis is the last diagnosis they consider, despite the fact that endometriosis in the intestines, not the pelvic area, is the most common site for post menopausal women.
You don't need to have endometriosis on your intestines to have intestinal symptoms; in fact, many women with symptoms of endometriosis, don't have it on their intestines.
The majority of the symptoms are due to irritation from endometrial implants in adjacent areas (these could be the ligaments) and adhesions from other areas to the intestines.
Inflammatory factors can also play an important role in affecting intestinal functions, just as they can also affect other organs.
Here are some symptoms associated with endometriosis that can cause intestinal issues:- •Abdominal pain •Abdominal bloating •Constipation •Diarrhoea •Intestinal cramping •Nausea and possibly vomiting •Painful bowel movements •Rectal bleeding •Rectal pain When some patients have endometriosis on their intestines, the implants are normally superficial, meaning that they're found on the surface of the intestine, and are easy to remove.
As many of the symptoms come from inflammatory issues and not from endometriosis implants themselves, removal of the implants on the intestines may not always cure the pain and cramping.
Sometimes endometriosis in areas that are right next to the intestines can cause intestinal symptoms.
This is most common near the uterosacral ligaments or rectovaginal septum as the intestines may be more in contact with these areas.
The inflammatory process that occurs around these areas can cause intestinal symptoms as well, and any adhesions that attach intestines to nearby organs can also cause intestinal symptoms.
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