Can Endometriosis Affect Your Bowel Movements?

While it’s typical for endometrial tissue to spread outside of the uterus when you have endometriosis, there are times when the tissue travels to different areas of the body. If it starts to grow in the bowels, then you have a condition known as bowel endometriosis. This kind of endometriosis often causes symptoms that might not be recognized for what it is so it’s good to know what to look for.  The Symptoms Of Bowel Endometriosis In bowel endometriosis, the abnormal tissue can either be superficial or deep. The superficial tissue is only on the surface while deep tissue passes through the bowel wall. Though the tissue tends to grow slowly, it can get large if it takes a long time for it to be found. Depending on where the tissue is located and the size of it, your symptoms can vary. However, some of the symptoms you can experience include bloating, constipation, stomach pain, pain during bowel movements, unexplained menstrual discomfort, pain during sex, pain in the lower back, and rectal bleeding while menstruating. In rare situations, you may develop a blocked bowel. Given that this condition affects the bowel, it’s common to confuse it for irritable bowel syndrome...