Coccyx may be ill for various reasons. The most understandable is a bruise or other trauma, but this is not the only reason. And if something can be invented with a bruise, what to do if the coccyx has begun to hurt for no apparent reason, for obvious reasons, is unclear. In order not to start the disease and not exacerbate your condition, you need to know what can cause pain in the coccyx and how to deal with this anilment. About this and we will tell below in the article.
What to do when the coccyx hurts?
The coccyx can ache both in women and in men. The reasons for the appearance of unpleasant painful sensations are actually mass:
- injuries;
- diseases of the genitourinary system;
- diseases of bones, muscles;
- neurology;
- consequences of severe labor in women;
- problems with the intestines;
- pathology;
- infections and much more.
It is only a professional who can determine exactly why the coccyx hurts, what to do and how to treat it. Even if you guess how you got the problem (failed on the ice, for example), it's better not to take self-medication. Yet the x-ray and the expert's expert eye will do their job better.
To whom to address with pains in coccyx? Some begin treatment with a visit to a neuropathologist, others go for advice from a proctologist. In fact, even a therapist can prescribe tests and conduct an initial examination, which, after receiving the results, will refer you to the right specialist.
The main reason why self-medication can not be done in any case - pain in the coccyx may be a manifestation of the disease of any organ. Having started to swallow tablets uncontrollably and apply compresses, the pain can be silenced, but the main problem will only start.
Because the pains are very intrusive and unpleasant, when the coccyx hurts the first thing to do, remove the spasm. Often professionals appoint the most suitable anesthetic for this or that organism and prescribe a bed rest for the sick person (although sometimes the pain does not cease even in a state of rest).
What to do if the coccyx is very sore?
Depending on the cause of the appearance of cocciogeny - this is the real name of pain in the coccyx - various painkillers can be prescribed. So, when the coccyx hurts, what can you do first (only by agreement with a professional, of course):
- Often, microcalisms and suppositories help to soothe pain in the coccyx. Naproxen, Ibuprofen are the most popular drugs.
- After determining the focus of pain, you can also use injections. Painkillers injections Novokaina or Kenaloga quickly and effectively relieve pain.
- Easy massage (with the hands of an experienced masseuse, it is desirable) is quite effective.
When the shocked coccyx starts to ache, what to do is not recommended, so it is to treat the sore spot with heat. The fact is that in the coccyx region a large number of internal organs are concentrated, a sudden strong blood flow to which is absolutely undesirable.
What if the future mother always has a coccyx?
Many pregnant women have a firsthand experience of pain in the coccyx. Due to the fact that during pregnancy the center of gravity of the body shifts to the sacral region, unpleasant sensations in the coccyx of future mothers arise quite often.
Undoubtedly, pregnant women will need a non-standard, more loyal treatment. A universal remedy that will help future mothers, (unless the pain is caused by some serious problem) is an antenatal support bandage. Choose it is necessary depending on the gestation period and the size of the abdomen. How to dress a bandage to tell and show the doctor.