A real pain in the butt – proctalgia fugax
Problems in the pelvic region can be embarrassing to talk about, even with health professionals. One condition in particular, ‘proctalgia fugax’, is experienced by up to 18% of the population but only reported by around 20% of these individuals. ‘Proctalgia fugax’ means recurrent episodes of sudden pain in the anus. Patients describe it as sharp
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