1 What exactly hurts?

The rectum of a person ends with a muscle ring - a sphincter. It is one of the few organs in the human body that has an annular shape and is able to contract and relax, closing and opening the anus respectively. The sphincter and the posterior gut are abundantly supplied with blood through the hemorrhoid veins. They are so tightly braided in the rectum that in medical practice, often the anal opening is used to deliver the medicinal substances into the body by placing special candles in it.

All these processes: bowel movement, compression and relaxation of the sphincter, blood supply can not work without the involvement of nerve fibers, here they arethen they transmit signals to the central nervous system that some kind of disease has developed in this part of the body. After all, pain is the first sign that there has been a malfunction in the work of one or another body.

2 Reasons for the phenomenon

Pain in the lower abdomen gives up in the anus for several reasons:

• Disease of the rectum, usually accompanied by inflammation and the appearance of a tumor.
• Inflammation of the hemorrhoidal node. The disease has its name - hemorrhoids. It flows differently, sometimes pain is accompanied by bleeding, in severe form of the disease a person can not normally move and sit. To complicate hemorrhoids can also pinch the hemorrhoidal node with a sphincter, followed by its necrosis, in this case, the treatment is performed surgically. Endometrial Disease in the Rectum. It is characterized by its thickening. Pathology is accompanied by bleeding and pain.
• Inflammatory process in the anus of the anus. Staying untreated, the infection can go into a fistula or a cancer.
• In case of hypothermia in the body, a woman may develop adnexitis - an inflammation of the fallopian tube and ovary.
• A paraproctitis is a mortal danger for a person. Developed pathology in the absence of personal hygiene, small cracks on the sphincter and launched hemorrhoids. Treatment is performed only surgically, the disease is dangerous because pus from the affected area can get into the pelvis of a person and cause death.
• Blood stagnation caused by prolonged sitting on the stool causes pain in the anus and rectum.
• Oncological disease of the rectum is often accompanied by pain and bleeding, the pain first has a periodic character, eventually becoming permanent.
• Soreness causes a crack in the rectum, often during defecation. This is caused either by physical damage, for example, by a piece of solid food, or by excessive pressure of stool caused by constipation.

Treatment of all diseases of the anus is done only by a specialist, as independent actions can worsen the situation and even cause death.

3 Before the doctor's help

While the patient has not undergone the examination, which allows to determine the disease that caused pain in the lower abdomen and anus, it is possible to conduct several medical measures that can relieve the person of suffering:

1. You can put a warm water bottle on the lower part of the stomach, it will help to wait for severe pain.
2. With muscle spasms, the pain in the lower abdomen can be reduced by taking a warm bath. With hemorrhoids, such a bath is extremely dangerous - it can open a lot of bleeding.
3. If the patient has previously been examined by a doctor and he has been prescribed rectal suppositories, during an exacerbation of the disease it is possible to take such candles with an anesthetic effect.
4. If pain in the anus is caused by too hard feces, you should add more fluid to the diet. In addition, you can not keep the feces in the rectum for a long time, it should go out regularly, the delay can lead to cracks and ruptures.

4 Prevention measures

Prevention of the appearance of pain in the aperture includes several rules, under which the risk of diseases is reduced to a minimum. These are the rules:

1. You should always follow the rules of personal hygiene yourself and teach your children to do it. The anal opening should be washed after defecation.
2. In order to strengthen its immunity, it is necessary to exercise regularly and eat properly, do not eat fatty and roast, eat more fresh fruits and vegetables. This will also save you from the appearance of constipation. It is necessary to completely abandon the bad habits - the use of alcohol and smoking.
3. In order to diagnose a dangerous disease in time, it is necessary to undergo a full medical examination( 2 times a year).
4. To ensure that there is no stagnation in the pelvic organs, you should walk more or walk regularly. This is especially indicated for people with a sedentary lifestyle.
5. Since most diseases develop against a backdrop of chronic stress, situations that cause nervous tension or stress should be avoided. If this is not possible, it is necessary to undergo regular preventive treatment of the nervous system. For this, you can drink calming infusions or learn to switch completely to a pleasant lesson, thoughts.

The most important thing is that you do not need to be embarrassed about manifestations of the disease in the anus, you have to learn to trust the doctor completely. After all, correctly collected anamnesis will increase the accuracy of diagnosis, make treatment much more effective.