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Painful bowel movements

Painful bowel movements

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How long it usually lasts:

Short-term (lasts days to weeks)

How common it is:

Common

Body locations

Buttock, Lower abdomen

Is Symptom of

Anal fissure
Condition
Constipation in children
Condition
Endometriosis
Condition
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
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Proctitis
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