THIS MONTH
✢ Intimate pain
✢ Meds for baldness
✢ Weird cravings
Q I’m so embarrassed, but I have a pain in my bottom. It lasts for short spells and comes on in bouts. I had a consultation with my GP over the phone and was told that the problem was my coccyx; later, I was told it was piles. My bowels are fine, but I’m really confused.
This sounds distressing. Anal pain can have multiple causes. Firstly, let’s go on the doctor’s initial hunch – could this be your coccyx? Pain here tends to result in pain at the base of your spine and is worsened by sitting, going from the sit to