Are You Experiencing GI Issues? We Can Help

Gastrointestinal Symptoms

GI symptoms can affect many different people and the underlying causes can vary greatly. Meeting with a pelvic pain specialist who uses a multimodal approach for both diagnosis and treatment ensures that our patients receive the right care sooner.

Understanding Gastrointestinal Pain

What Are Common Gastrointestinal Symptoms?

Gastrointestinal symptoms refer to the symptoms felt within the stomach, abdominal area, and anywhere else along the gastrointestinal tract. These symptoms may include bloating, abdominal cramping or pain, constipation or diarrhea, incomplete bowel movements, or rectal bleeding. The severity of these symptoms will differ depending on which underlying condition is causing your pain or discomfort.

Related Conditions for Gastrointestinal Symptoms

Gastrointestinal symptoms may be a sign of an underlying pelvic health condition. Speaking with a pelvic pain specialist who uses a multimodal approach to both diagnosis and treatment allows patients to receive the proper treatment sooner.

GI Issues Are Not Normal

What Can Cause Gastrointestinal Symptoms?

Because the gastrointestinal tract involves many parts of the body, the symptoms do not always clearly point to the condition, which is why seeing a pelvic pain specialist will help uncover the underlying cause of your symptoms.

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    Pelvic floor dysfunction, causing weakness in the muscles which may result in constipation or incomplete bowel movements

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    Certain medications can cause constipation

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    rritable bowel syndrome which can cause constipation and diarrhea

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    Some foods may cause GI tract irritation such as heartburn

Treatment Options

Once a proper diagnosis has been given, we offer a proprietary office-based procedure to treat the underlying causes of gastrointestinal symptoms. This treatment consists of a series of pelvic nerve and muscle treatments to directly target the spastic pelvic floor muscles, inflammation in the pelvis, and nerve pain. Depending on the condition causing your GI symptoms, other modalities may be needed in addition to our treatment. Since the cause of problems within the GI tract can be multifactorial, the most effective treatment option is a multimodal approach that targets many different contributing factors.

Frequently Asked Questions: GI Symptoms

Experiencing GI tract symptoms can be difficult, but our team of pelvic pain specialists will listen to you, validate your experiences and symptoms, and partner with you on your rehabilitation journey.

At PRM, our pelvic pain specialists have a holistic approach to the body, meaning we are looking at the symptoms to find the underlying cause of your discomfort. We will look into all possible causes to ensure we give a proper diagnosis and put you on the right path to healing.

While some GI symptoms such as heartburn or bloating may resolve themselves due to something you’ve eaten, other symptoms may not subside and may be the result of a more serious underlying condition.

Your gastrointestinal symptoms may be the result of an underlying pelvic health condition, so seeing a pelvic pain specialist who understands your symptoms will allow you to receive the proper treatment for your condition sooner. Since the cause of problems within the GI tract can be multifactorial, the most effective treatment option is a multimodal approach that targets many different contributing factors.

Not seeking treatment for your gastrointestinal discomfort may result in an underlying health condition getting worse. Because there are many different causes for GI tract pain and discomfort, seeking treatment as soon as possible with our team is the best way to ensure you receive the proper diagnosis and care for your condition.

First, our providers will ask questions about your medical history and listen to your symptoms to get a full picture of what is going on with you.

Next, an external exam of your hips, abdomen, and posterior sacrum.

Next, your pelvic nerves are evaluated externally with a soft cotton tip.

Next, with your consent, gel is placed on a gloved finger and an internal exam is performed to allow us to evaluate the nerves and muscles within the pelvis.
There is no speculum required as we are evaluating the pelvic floor muscles and nerves, not the organs.

Sometimes patients will need Imaging to help us understand if there is an associated cause of the pelvic nerve and muscle pain and dysfunction found on the exam.

Oftentimes, treatment can be started the same day as there is no downtime. Our patients have been suffering with pelvic pain symptoms for 6+ months. We like to get them on the road to feeling better as soon as we can as the longer the symptoms are present the harder it is for us to resolve them.

We Provide GI Symptom Treatment.

Our pelvic pain specialists are experts in recognizing the symptoms of and diagnosing pelvic pain conditions. With The PRM Protocol, we go further than addressing the symptoms on the surface – we treat the underlying causes of pelvic pain.