What is rectocele?

A rectocele occurs when the rectum pushes against and moves the back wall of the vagina. It can occur following damage or weakening of the pelvic muscles, such as from childbirth or aging. If symptoms occur, surgery may be required to repair the rectocele.

How do members experience rectocele?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with rectocele*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for rectocele*

Who has rectocele on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 14
40s 11
50s 35
60s 17
70+ 8

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 83

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What is rectocele?

A rectocele occurs when the rectum pushes against and moves the back wall of the vagina. It can occur following damage or weakening of the pelvic muscles, such as from childbirth or aging. If symptoms occur, surgery may be required to repair the rectocele.



Common symptoms reported by people with rectocele

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for rectocele

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Compare treatments taken by people with rectocele

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have rectocele through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with rectocele? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has rectocele on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 1 new patients joined this month
  • 21 say rectocele is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 1
30s 14
40s 11
50s 35
60s 17
70+ 8
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 0
20-29 years 4
30-39 years 12
40-49 years 6
50-59 years 2
60-69 years 1
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 1
Female 83

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 32
Not Diagnosed 2

These charts show data from rectocele patients who have completed their condition history
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