Enterocele

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Symptoms

By Mayo Clinic staff

A mild enterocele may produce no signs or symptoms. However, if you have a severe enterocele, you may experience the following:

  • A pulling sensation in your pelvis that eases when you lie down
  • A feeling of pelvic fullness, pressure or pain
  • Low back pain that eases when you lie down
  • A soft bulge of tissue in your vagina
  • Vaginal discharge and bleeding
  • Vaginal discomfort and painful intercourse (dyspareunia)

Related conditions
When your pelvic floor muscles lose tone, organs other than your small bowel may descend as well. Related conditions that may occur with enterocele include:

  • Rectocele, in which your rectum bulges into your vagina
  • Cystocele, in which your bladder bulges into your vagina
  • Uterine prolapse, in which your uterus descends into your vagina

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June 5, 2008

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