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[Adalind1980]

Hello, everyone!

This is my first post here.

I’m 45, and I think I might have a prolapse.

Especially in the evening, I can feel a lump in my vagina. It’s close to the vaginal opening, but it’s not sticking out.

When I lie down, I have a hard time finding the lump, even when I use my middle finger.

The lump is worse when I’m near my period (I still have periods, but I’m pretty sure I’m in perimenopause.).

I usually don’t have any problems with incontinence. I only peed myself once, when I had a bad cold and had to cough a lot. I have the feeling I have to go more often than I used to though.

I’m also constipated. It gets worse near my period which might also be a result of hormones. Once I was so constipated that I had to manually remove my stool. I felt a firm lump inside my rectum.

It lines up with where I feel my cervix vaginally when I sit or stand.

I feel like that makes it harder for me to have a bowel movement.

About five years ago I had a huge fibroid removed. I could feel it in my vagina, and it was making me constipated as well, but this here is different. The fibroid didn’t get better when I was lying down, and I could feel it when I was touching my belly. It made my belly hard.

Now, my belly is soft though.

I plan on making an appointment with a gynecologist asap, but there’ll likely be a waiting time of a couple of weeks until the appointment, and I’m worried.

A part of me wonders if this might be something more serious, after all.

Has anybody experienced something similar? Do you have any advice for me?

[bombsh3ll]

My advice would be to aggressively treat the constipation whilst you wait for your appointment, as frequent constipation can lead to a prolapse and if you already have one, can make it worse.

This is unlikely to be anything more serious than a prolapse but does need to be seen by a gynaecologist.

[Dierdre]

There are different types of prolapse depending on which organ is slipping from it's normal position and bulges against the vaginal wall.  You can have more than one type at the same time. I had a Cystocele  or bladder prolapse, this can be felt bulging from the front interior wall. A rectum prolapse is felt at the back posterior wall. The uterine prolapse decends from above. The prolapse lump is soft and can be pushed back. Standing and coughing is the easiest way to feel it.
I would make  an appointment with your GP first as you may not need a gynaecologist, I had a specialist physiotherapist. Also you need to make sure it's a prolapse.

[Kathleen]

Hello Adalind and welcome to the forum.

I agree that fixing your constipation would be a good start.

A Consultant Gastroenterologist told a friend of mine  to add a tablespoon of ground flaxseed to her food every day to treat her constipation.
Another friend developed a prolapse and was fitted with a ring to hold everything in place, she was told never to be constipated again as this would dislodge the ring and make the prolapse worse.

I hope you feel better soon and please let us know how you get on.

Wishing you well and take care.

K.

[Therese83]

I do think it sounds like a prolapse but honestly if you get it confirmed and get the right advice and support it doesn't need to bother you too much, especially if it's mild. I would agree with the others that relieving the constipation is key. If adding fibre make sure to add lots of water too. My prolapse is objectively worse if I get constipated, and of course as you say it can work the other way too (prolapse blocking the stool from exiting).