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Tailbone pain

Tailbone pain

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Is a type of:

Pain • Coccyx disorders

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Lower back

Is Symptom of

Coccyx disorders
Condition
Tailbone injury
Condition

Medications

Ratings show how effective doctors think these medications are at treating Tailbone pain
Steroids
Antiinflammatory
Stool softener

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Why am I getting tailbone pain? I didn't fall or injure it. It's been almost a year since it started

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I've had tailbone pain for 3+ weeks even though I never fell or injured it. What could be wrong?

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Constant tailbone pain. Injured the area, but it was 15 yrs ago. I do sit for many hours a day. Could there be something serious wrong?

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