Buttock pain

Buttock pain: Introduction

Buttock pain: Pain affecting the buttock regions. See free access online books about Buttock pain below. See detailed information below for a list of 28 causes of Buttock pain, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Buttock pain:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Buttock pain. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Buttock conditions (see Buttock symptoms)
• Anal conditions
• Rectal conditions
• Sciatica
• Hip arthritis
• Gluteal claudication
• Sacroilitis
• Spondylarthropathies
• Tuberculous infection
• Pyogenic infection
• Primary tumor of pelvic bone
• Secondary tumor of pelvic bone
• Pelvic fracture
• Osteoporosis
• Osteomalacia
• Paget's disease of bone
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Gluteal bursitis
• Trochanteric bursitis
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Pregnancy
• Trauma
• Leriche syndrome
• more causes...»

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Buttock pain: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Buttock pain, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Buttock pain and Pain (17 causes)
• Buttock pain and Nerve symptoms (16 causes)
• Buttock pain and Sensations (16 causes)
• Buttock pain and Digestive symptoms (9 causes)
• Buttock pain and Movement symptoms (9 causes)
• Buttock pain and Stiffness (9 causes)
• Buttock pain and Weakness (9 causes)
• Buttock pain and Swelling symptoms (9 causes)
• Buttock pain and Leg symptoms (8 causes)
• Buttock pain and Limb symptoms (8 causes)
• Buttock pain and Leg pain (8 causes)
• Buttock pain and Abdominal symptoms (7 causes)
• Buttock pain and Back pain (7 causes)
• Buttock pain and Hip pain (7 causes)
• Buttock pain and Hip symptoms (7 causes)
• Buttock pain and Joint pain (7 causes)
• Buttock pain and Sexual symptoms (7 causes)
• Buttock pain and Anal symptoms (6 causes)
• Buttock pain and Joint symptoms (6 causes)
• Buttock pain and Buttock symptoms (6 causes)
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Buttock symptoms (19 causes)
• Pain (5505 causes)
• Sensations (5742 causes)
• Nerve symptoms (6069 causes)
• Common symptoms (7552 causes)
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Buttock pain

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Buttock pain:

• Hip pain (109 causes)
• Thigh pain (25 causes)
• Anal pain (7 causes)
• Anorectal pain (66 causes)
• Anal pain (7 causes)
• Rectal pain (24 causes)
• Anal itching (57 causes)
• Buttock rash (23 causes)
• Buttock pain (28 causes)
• Buttock bruise (6 causes)
• Buttock blueness (10 causes)
• Buttock symptoms (19 causes)
• Sacroilitis (7 causes)
• Spondylarthropathies
• Tuberculous infection
• Pyogenic infection
• Primary tumor of pelvic bone
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Diagnostic Guides for Buttock pain

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Buttock pain: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Nerve Disorders: serious diseases commonly undiagnosed:
  • Diabetic Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Peripheral Neuropathy -- Undiagnosed
  • Multiple Sclerosis -- Undiagnosed
  • more ...»
• Chronic Pain Disorders -- serious medical disorders that may be undiagnosed:
  • Fibromyalgia -- Undiagnosed
  • Arthritis -- Undiagnosed
  • Chronic Pain Syndromes -- Undiagnosed
  • Migraine -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Buttock pain: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Nerve Specialists:
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
  • Neurology (Brain/CNS Specialists)
  • Pediatric Neurology (Child Brain Specialist)
  • Spinal Cord Injury Medicine
• Pain Specialists:
  • Pain Medicine
  • Rheumatology (Arthritis / Joint Pain)
• Rectal/Anal Health Specialists (Proctology):
  • Proctology (Anal/Rectal Specialist)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Arthritis & Joint Health Specialists (Rheumatology):
  • Rheumatology (Joint Health)
  • Pediatric Rheumatology (Child Joint Health)
• more specialists...»

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Misdiagnosis and Buttock pain

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Diagnostic tests for Buttock pain:

Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Buttock pain. Some of these are listed below :

• Physical examination
  • Point exactly to the area of greatest discomfort
  • Observe walking and gait
  • Feel lumbosacral, hip and sacroiliac joints for tenderness
  • Observe range of movement of lumbosacral spine and hip joint
  • Test the sacroiliac joint
  • Examine for signs of peripheral arterial insufficiency e.g. absent peripheral pulses including femoral pulse, cool foot, loss of hair over the lower leg
• more tests...»

See full list of 18 diagnostic tests for Buttock pain

Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)

During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Buttock pain. Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis. Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:

• How long have you had buttock pain? - to establish if acute or chronic.
• Is it unilateral or bilateral? - may suggest dysfunction of the sacroiliac joints (especially if woman and has had many children).
• How would you describe the pain? - e.g. sciatica is usually piercing.
• Point to where the pain is exactly? - patients often present complaining of hip pain but are actually referring to pain in the buttock or lower back and vise versa.
• What makes the pain worse? - e.g. sciatica is worse with coughing, sneezing, straining with bowel movements; osteoarthritis worse with activity; trochanteric bursitis is worse at night when laying on the painful side.
• more questions...»

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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)

Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse your condition. The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Buttock pain) may include:

• Back pain? - most pain in the buttock originates from the lumbosacral spine (most common) or sacroiliac joints.
• Hip pain? - disorders of the hip may refer pain to thigh, knee and also buttock.
• Leg pain? - may suggest sciatica, referred pain from lumbosacral spine or claudication pain (due to blockage of the arterial blood supply).
• Leg numbness? - may suggest sciatica as cause of buttock pain.
• Stiffness? - e.g. first thing in the morning - may suggest arthritis as cause.
• more symptoms...»

See Diagnosis Checklist for Buttock pain (20 listings)

Home Diagnostic Testing and Buttock pain

Home medical tests possibly related to Buttock pain:

• Nerve Neuropathy: Related Home Testing:
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Stories from Users for Buttock pain

Real-life user stories relating to Buttock pain:

• Right hip/buttock and leg pain
• Sores only on buttocks
• Serious pain in left buttock
• pain in buttock, maybe scaticia
• Pain in Buttocks, hurts to sit, lie down and use the bathroom
• constant spine pain radiating to buttocks
• Open Sore on Buttocks
• Severe back and buttock pain
• Hand Elbow and buttocks pain
• Severe pain lowerback/buttock area
• Buttock Pain?
• A Pain in my buttock(s)!!
• 6 scabs 2 inches apart on buttocks
• Hip or Buttock Pain

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Medications or substances causing Buttock pain:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Buttock pain as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

• Carvedilol
• Coreg
• more causes...»

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Organs affected by Buttock pain:

The list of organs typically affected by Buttock pain may include, but is not limited to:

• Buttock

Detailed list of causes of Buttock pain

The list below shows some of the causes of Buttock pain mentioned in various sources:

• Anal conditions
• Ankylosing spondylitis
• Buttock conditions
• Claudication pain - buttock pain
• Genital herpes - buttock pain
• more causes...»

See full list of 28 causes of Buttock pain

How Common are these Causes of Buttock pain?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Buttock pain. Of the 28 causes of Buttock pain that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 3 causes are "very common" diseases
• 3 causes are "common" diseases
• 1 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 1 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 22 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 28 causes of Buttock pain

Conditions listing symptoms: Buttock pain:

The following list of conditions have 'Buttock pain' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

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Causes of Buttock pain Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Buttock pain based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: