Rectocele: Symptoms & Signs

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Symptoms of a rectocele may include:

bulging of rectal tissue from the vagina

difficulty having a bowel movement

dyspareunia, or pain with sexual intercourse

the need for manual evacuation, in which fingers are placed in the vagina to push the rectum back in order to have a bowel movement

rectal pain

rectal bleeding

a feeling that the rectum has not been completely emptied after a bowel movement

leaking of stool from the rectum

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Author: Eileen McLaughlin, RN, BSN
Reviewer: Barbara Mallari, RN, BSN, PHN
Date Reviewed: 07/13/01

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