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By Mayo Clinic staffA small, mild rectocele may cause no signs or symptoms. Otherwise, you may notice:
- A soft bulge of tissue in your vagina that may or may not protrude through the vaginal opening
- Difficulty having a bowel movement
- The need to press your fingers on the bulge in your vagina to help push stool out during a bowel movement
- Sensation of rectal pressure or fullness
- A feeling that the rectum has not completely emptied after a bowel movement
- Difficulty controlling the passage of stool
Many women with a rectocele also experience related conditions, such as:
- Cystocele, when the bladder bulges into your vagina
- Enterocele, when the small intestines push down into your vagina
- Uterine prolapse, when the uterus descends into your vagina
