Rectal prolapse in adults

• Your Gastroenterologist can also tell if you have the problem by doing an exam. If the tissue has moved back inside your body, your Gastroenterologist might ask you to squat or sit on the toilet to check if the tissue comes back out of your body.

  You might need other tests. These tests can also show if you have a different problem. They include:

  • An MRI – This test creates pictures of the within the body.
  • Cystocolpoproctography – For this test, a Gastroenterologist fills your bladder, vagina, and rectum with a substance known as “assessment material” that indicates X-rays. The X-rays show how those parts of your body are functioning.
  • Defecography – This test also uses contrast material in the rectum and takes X-rays while you have a bowel movement.
  • Manometry – This test measures the pressure inside the rectum. It can show if the muscles that control bowel movements are working correctly.

The treatment depends on how serious your symptoms are and if you have other health problems. Whatever treatment you have, your Gastroenterologist will likely tell you to:

• Eat foods that have a lot of fiber. excellent choices are fruits, vegetables, prune juice, and cereal (table). you ought to eat between 25 to 30 grams of fiber per day.
• Drink 4 to eight cups of water or other fluids per day.
• Operation to correct the problem is usually required. It is done through laparoscopic technique.