Pelvic Floor Muscle Pain
Background
When a person is having rectal pain, it is not uncommon for to keep the rectal sphincter muscle very tight in response to the pain. As is the case with any muscle that is kept tight, this can lead to pain in its own right.
Sadly, most physicians are not familiar with pelvic floor pain. There is a small subset of superb physical therapists though who specialize in treating pelvic floor muscle pain (ask a local physical therapist if they know one specializing in pelvic pain). This can be very helpful.
Treatments
Therapies & Advice
Rectal muscles
When you are on the commode, see how far you can relax your anal/rectal and urination muscles without anything coming out. You will probably be amazed at how much extra tension is kept in these muscles. It is good to get in the habit, throughout the day, of releasing the muscles as much as you can (of course while staying continent).
Sitz baths
Symptoms can also be helped by sitting in a sitz bath. This can be made by filling your tub several inches high with comfortably warm to hot water and squatting in the water so that the warm water circulates on the anal area and soothes it and helps it to heal. Add a 1/2 cup of Epsom salts (or 2 cups to a full tub of water).
S.H.I.N.E.
Also, use the S.H.I.N.E. Protocol described in this application and online (see reference link below) and also the section on fibromyalgia— though it focuses on fibromyalgia muscle pain, it applies to pelvic muscle pain as well. Also see the book Pain Free 1-2-3 (which includes a section on pelvic pain). This mix of treatments can be very helpful for pelvic muscle pain.
Recommended Supplements
BCM-95 Curcumin, Boswellia, DLPA and nattokinase
A special mix of BCM-95 curcumin, boswellia, DLPA and nattokinase has been a pain relief miracle — even for many whose pain has lasted decades. Take 1-2 caps 3x day until pain resolves.
The effect maximizes at 6 weeks. The dose can often then be lowered to 1-2 one to two times a day or as needed. It’s like putting out a fire. Once the pain settles, you may no longer need the treatments or may only take them "as needed" — with a lower dose doing the job.
For pelvic pain in females, see Pelvic Pain, Females.
For pelvic pain in males, see Pelvic Pain, Males.
More Information Online
Articles on Pelvic Floor Muscle Pain by Dr. T