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Does Disc Protrusion Cause Rectal Bleeding And Severe Back Pain?
Question: T10-T11 left paracentral/neuroforaminal disc protusion 0.3X1.6 cm. ( AP by transverse diameter )
causing moderate left neuroforaminal canal stenosis and abutting the thecal sac.
Can this cause medium to severe bowel bleedings that occurs 2 days after more severe back pain, this have been hapening regulary for years ! ( the back pain is there fulltime )
Every medical tests have already been done by specialists (coloscopy, endoscopy, etc ) no explanation for the bleeding have been found ...
causing moderate left neuroforaminal canal stenosis and abutting the thecal sac.
Can this cause medium to severe bowel bleedings that occurs 2 days after more severe back pain, this have been hapening regulary for years ! ( the back pain is there fulltime )
Every medical tests have already been done by specialists (coloscopy, endoscopy, etc ) no explanation for the bleeding have been found ...
Brief Answer:
Yes sir, this is indeed possible if colon has been reported to be normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Yours is a very interesting question, but the answer to your question is 'Yes'.
Some conditions relating to the spin can cause a rectal bleed, and I shall list them all out for your reference sir:
+Trauma or injury to the back or lower spine
+Herniated disc in the lower back (lumbar spine)
+Fractured tailbone
+Stenosis of the thoracic part of the spine
+Compression fracture in the lower spine region (lumbar spine)
+Lumbar spine stenosis
+Bone infection (especially when seen in the lower part of the spine)
The stenosis and disc protrusion seen in your case is in the thoracic part of the spine, but in very close proximity to the lumbar spine, and in my opinion your spine abnormality can indeed cause the bleeding seen. If colonoscopies and endoscopies have all been performed and have reported a normal GIT (gastrointestinal tract); then we can easily consider the spinal abnormalities to be the cause for your bleeding. This is not very common, but has been reported, studied and published numerous times, so such an occurrence for you is not something very new or rare. I would recommend a consultation with an orthopedician and physiotherapist for adequate management of your disc bulge sir.
I hope you find my response both helpful and informative. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help you sir.
Best wishes.
Yes sir, this is indeed possible if colon has been reported to be normal
Detailed Answer:
Hello sir and welcome.
Thank you for writing to us.
I have gone through your query with diligence and would like you to know that I am here to help. Yours is a very interesting question, but the answer to your question is 'Yes'.
Some conditions relating to the spin can cause a rectal bleed, and I shall list them all out for your reference sir:
+Trauma or injury to the back or lower spine
+Herniated disc in the lower back (lumbar spine)
+Fractured tailbone
+Stenosis of the thoracic part of the spine
+Compression fracture in the lower spine region (lumbar spine)
+Lumbar spine stenosis
+Bone infection (especially when seen in the lower part of the spine)
The stenosis and disc protrusion seen in your case is in the thoracic part of the spine, but in very close proximity to the lumbar spine, and in my opinion your spine abnormality can indeed cause the bleeding seen. If colonoscopies and endoscopies have all been performed and have reported a normal GIT (gastrointestinal tract); then we can easily consider the spinal abnormalities to be the cause for your bleeding. This is not very common, but has been reported, studied and published numerous times, so such an occurrence for you is not something very new or rare. I would recommend a consultation with an orthopedician and physiotherapist for adequate management of your disc bulge sir.
I hope you find my response both helpful and informative. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications, I am always here to help you sir.
Best wishes.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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