Tailbone pain

This is the first time I am having pain in my tailbone and in my lower back. I am currently in a flare lasting for the past 2 months. The past 4 weeks have been the worst but my doctor gave me Tylenol 3s for pain and they have been a lifesaver. The stress of the pain was making it harder to get over the sudden urges to go to the bathroom. This time my flare is limited to the rectum area rather than the entire colon.

Are you having more trips to the bathroom? Any other symptoms of a flare or just pain in the tailbone?

My bathroom trips have not really changed.  Things in that area have been calm for well over 6 months (1-3 times a day) although I still have lingering inflammation in the rectum area because occasionally when I wipe there is bright red blood (BM's are otherwise normal).

I have been doing the mesalamine enemas nightly.  Also take probiotics, fish oil, and Colozal.

I've had this tailbone pain in the past but it usually only lasts for a day or so.  Right now I've had it for a few days....

Do you possibly have a hemorrhoid?

Lower back pain/tailbone pain is definitely a come-along when flaring for some of us.

Have you had that area checked out via x-rays?

Do you have other issues such as pain down your leg or across your hip?

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Definitely let us know what's up. I think at the very least you should have an x-ray of your lower back to see if you have any compression or osteoarthritis or spur or whatever.

Do you see a chiropractor? That might help if all is OK on the x-ray.

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