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Pain in the buttocks
Buttock pain can be a form of sciatica. Anything that places pressure on one or more of the lumbar nerve roots, including pregnancy, can cause pain in parts or all of the sciatic nerve.
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I have pain in the buttocks area? Sit in chair too long. My boss wont let me take breaks/ Go to OSHA?
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What causes pain in the buttocks besides your job?
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Two months after a total hip replacement, I am experiencing pain in the buttocks. What would you recommend I do? Will this become permanent?
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Experiencing lower back pain, is pain in the buttocks region typical?
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I have had scoliosis surgery back in 1991, for the past few years i suffer from severe pain in the buttocks. I go for pain mana i take neurontin (gabapentin) 300mg 3x a day and have been getting pain management and neither works
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What should I take to relieve lower back pain, pain in my stomach, pain in the buttocks, pain in the tops of my legs?
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What is the cause of pain in my buttocks;the pain worsens after i lie down to sleep?
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Doctor I've been suffering from pain in my buttocks for the past 5 years from the time I conceived my second son, as the years are going by the pain i?
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i have bronchitis while i was coughing today and got a sharp pain in the crack of my buttocks. should i bee worried?. p.s. i 23 years of age.
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A 40-year old asked:
get pain in my buttocks when I climb stairs?
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I'm having sudden pain where my buttocks meets my thigh?
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A 53-year old female asked:
I have pad and when walking my buttocks hurt what can i do to ease pain?
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A 63-year old male asked:
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A 37-year old female asked:
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I have a sharp pain that come and goes below my left buttocks. Sometimes it hurts when i try to get up from sitting or walking what could it be?
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Can a fall cause lower back, thigh, and buttocks pain and spams?
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I have a lot of pain in the bottom of my spine/top of buttocks. What should I do?
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I am 27 years old male. Pain in inner thighs and in buttocks while sitting and in groin as well. ?
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