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Tilted uterus pelvic rectal pressure

Hi, I'm 53 and have had menopausal symptoms for the last 2 years. Range of crazy symptoms and fibroid now diagnosed in my tilted uterus. I've had increasingly worse rectal pressure and lower back discomfort with crazy constipation and then urgency with little stool passing. I take 1000 mg of magnesium now to help. I've had a colonoscopy and that was fine.
My GYN just advised that my uterus is tilted backwards putting pressure on my rectum and likely the cultprit. There is a 6cm fibroid in the front of my uterus and is causing my uterus to shift backwards more so. This has been increasingly getting worse to the point of I feel like an old lady worried she needs to be near a bathroom and really not interested in intimacy right now due to this.
Has anyone known anyone that had a hysterectomy and this helped?

  1. Hi , I'm so sorry you're dealing with this, that's so hard. I don't have any personal experience to share with you, but our advocate Laura has written about her experience with a tipped uterus and IBS here: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/tipped-uterus, and her hysterectomy here: https://irritablebowelsyndrome.net/living/hysterectomy. I hope this helps.
    I hope other community members will share their experiences with you soon.
    Big hugs, Karina (team member)

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