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Tailbone pain and urinary symptoms?

Asked by livelaughlove21 (15724points) July 23rd, 2013 from iPhone

My husband would probably kill me if he knew I was posting this here, but I know he’s concerned about this and Google isn’t helping much.

About two weeks ago, he got a bit curious and penetrated himself with one finger anally. He did this for a few minutes and nothing alarming occurred. I asked him later if he felt anything and he says he felt a bump. His prostate, we’d assume. I asked him if it was about the size of a walnut and he said that sounded about right.

A couple days after that, he began having sharp pains in his tailbone. It comes and goes and worsens when he bends over the sink in the morning to wet his hair. Other times it’s just a dull pain. He has not injured the area that he knows of. No redness, swelling, fever, etc. It does not hurt when he presses on it, sits down, or has a bowel movement.

About two days ago, he noticed that for about a half hour after he urinates, he still feels like he has to urinate or that urine is still in his urethra. He hardly ever drinks water, by the way. He has no other urinary symptoms. No blood, pain or difficulty urinating, etc.

My first thought was an enlarged prostate or some other prostate issue. However, he’s 23 with no family history of prostate problems and he really doesn’t have any typical symptoms of this.

Next I thought of a UTI. But that would only explain the urinary symptom. Neither of these explanations address tailbone pain.

These symptoms just don’t seem to go together, and he’s concerned he did something to cause a problem when he penetrated himself. I just don’t know what he could’ve done or how these problems relate. Is it possible that it’s all a coincidence and it’s separate issues altogether?

At what point should he see a doctor? What things come to mind for you upon hearing these concerns?

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gailcalled's avatar

Maybe he should start drinking a lot more water, for general health reasons.

But why not go to his PCP to see whether he needs a Urologist.

Typical problem caused by penetration is usually a scratch from a fingernail, symptoms of which would manifest differently.

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Pandora's avatar

As for the pain, I can only think that maybe he is developing a cyst which is not uncommon.
A number of things can cause the urinary problems. Bladder stones or diabetes. It could be a common UTI.
All which should be checked by a doctor.

Judi's avatar

If he has a uti he really needs to get it treated. Just make him a doctors appointment and tell him when it is.

Buttonstc's avatar

What he did to himself is no different from what a Dr. would do as part of a digital rectal examination so its difficult to imagine he caused this himself.

However, there is a possibility that he irritated something heretofore undiscovered (like a cyst or something).

By all means make sure that he is checked out by an MD. This is the type of thing that really needs an in person exam from a trained professional and not something diagnosable on the Internet.

Pain is a symptom which should definitely not be ignored. It could be minor or it could be serious. A trained person with the initials MD following their name needs to deal with this.

Katniss's avatar

I would haul his ass to the doctor.
I might be nothing, but you will both rest easier if you know for sure.

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