Rectocele

Rectocele: Introduction

Rectocele: Rectal prolapse with protrusion into the vagina. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Rectocele is available below.

Symptoms of Rectocele

• Bulge inside the vagina
• Symptoms of third degree rectocele:
  • Protrusion outside the vagina
  • Feeling of vaginal fullness
  • Vaginal protrusion worse on coughing or sneezing
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 8 symptoms of Rectocele

Home Diagnostic Testing

Home medical testing related to Rectocele:

• Colon & Rectal Cancer: Home Testing
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Tests
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Tests
• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Rectocele

Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Wrongly Diagnosed with Rectocele?

• Misdiagnosis of Rectocele
• Failure to diagnose Rectocele
• Hidden causes of Rectocele (possibly wrongly diagnosed)
• Undiagnosed: Rectocele

Rectocele: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

Products, offers and promotion categories available for Rectocele:

• Digestive Health
• more product offers...»

Rectocele: Undiagnosed Conditions

Commonly undiagnosed diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Misdiagnosis and Rectocele

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is over...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal imbalance....read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill the "good"...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are peptic...read more »

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Rectocele: Research Doctors & Specialists

Research related physicians and medical specialists:

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• Rectal/Anal Health Specialists (Proctology):
  • Proctology (Anal/Rectal Specialist)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

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Hospitals & Clinics: Rectocele

Research quality ratings and patient safety measures for medical facilities in specialties related to Rectocele:

• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
• more hospital ratings...»

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Choosing the Best Hospital: More general information, not necessarily in relation to Rectocele, on hospital performance and surgical care quality:

• 50 Best Hospitals Report
• Outstanding Patient Experinece Award Winning Hospitals
• Women's Health Best Hospitals
• Patient Safety
• Hospital Quality and Clinical Excellence Study (2009)

Rectocele: Rare Types

Rare types of diseases and disorders in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Causes of Rectocele

• Weak pelvic muscles
• Pregnancy
• Childbirth
• Menopause
• more causes...»

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More information about causes of Rectocele:

• Underlying causes of Rectocele
• Rectocele as a complication caused by other conditions
• Rectocele as a symptom

Treatments for Rectocele

• Pelvic floor muscle exercises
• Surgical correction
• more treatments...»

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Patient Surveys for Rectocele

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Reseach about Rectocele

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Clinical Trials for Rectocele

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Rectocele include:

• Prophylactic Antibiotic Treatment During Vaginal Repair - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Cefuroxime
• Study of Stapled Transanal Rectal Resection (STARR) Surgery in Refractory Constipation Associated With Obstructive Defecation Syndrome (ODS) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Graft-Augmented Rectocele Repair-A Randomized Surgical Trial - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• PFMT in Treatment and Prevention of POP (POP Study) - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Treatment for Stress and Mixed Urinary Incontinence and Vaginal Vault Prolapse - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

See full list of 6 Clinical Trials for Rectocele

Prevention of Rectocele

Prevention information for Rectocele has been compiled from various data sources and may be inaccurate or incomplete. None of these methods guarantee prevention of Rectocele.

• Pelvic floor muscle exercises
• more preventions...»

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Rectocele: Broader Related Topics

• Anorectal disorders
• Rectal conditions
• Prolapse
• Vagina conditions
• more types...»

Types of Rectocele

Types of Rectocele

• First degree rectocele
• Second degree rectocele
• Third degree rectocele - protruding outside the vagina
• more types...»

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Definitions of Rectocele:

Protrusion or herniation of the rectum into the vagina; can occur if pelvic muscles are weakened by childbirth - (Source - WordNet 2.1)