Brits warned about what ‘stabbing pain’ that sometimes occurs in their bums could actually mean

Forgive me for asking a rather personal question to you dear reader, but have you ever felt a 'stabbing pain' in your bum hole?

Don't feel compelled to give that any sort of answer beyond a confirmation or denial in the confines of your own mind.

If you have, then it might be worth listening the the discussion from a couple of doctors on something called 'proctalgia fugax', which TikToking doc Karan Raj had some creative names for.

He was speaking to Dr Karen Tang about this, what it feels like, how common it is and what it could be a warning sign for.

Not to tell you your business but if you're suffering from a pain in the arse, then you might want to do something about it.

In a video on his TikTok platform, Dr Raj kicked off the discussion with some creative names people have used to describe 'proctalgia fugax'.

He said: "I've seen an increased amount of patients in colorectal clinics that I've done who come in with 'stabbing butthole pain', 'lightning bum shooty bum pain', 'proctalgia fugax'," he said before asking Dr Karen Tang what it meant.

"It seems like a funny thing when you see videos on it or when someone describes it. You know, like a sharp lightning type pain in your crotch or bum hole.

"It actually ruins the quality of life for a lot of people, is that something you see quite often because it does disproportionally affect women?"

Fortunately, Dr Tang knew what this was all about and could explain what it meant if you were feeling it.

"It can be a sign of endometriosis or pelvic floor spasm. Most people had never heard this term 'proctalgia fugax' which is like the spasming of the pelvic floor, the rectal muscles," she explained.

"It is a fairly common thing, there can be serious medical issues causing that and rectal pain is actually one of the most common symptoms of endometriosis.

"Because women's pain is sometimes so normalised, people have kind of been conditioned to be like 'oh god, I'm not gonna talk about this', it's something that people should bring up with their doctor."

The comments were packed with people who were grateful that someone was talking about the bum hole pain they were experiencing.

Of course, this being the internet there were also a series of unhelpful jokes about other things that'd cause a pain in the butt.