Patient's question:
Grandma always feels something heavy dropping from her vagina, which is more noticeable during physical labor or bowel movements. Now she has experienced difficulty urinating again. After a thorough examination at the hospital, a spherical mass was found protruding from the vagina, and it is suspected to be uterine prolapse.Hello, what are the symptoms of uterine prolapse in the elderly?
Doctor's answer:
Uterine prolapse varies in symptoms depending on the degree of severity, but the common symptoms include a sense of downward pressure in the abdomen and lower back pain, with the latter being more pronounced in the lumbosacral region. The pain may alleviate during walking or squatting, but upon careful examination, there are usually no obvious points of tenderness. Some patients may experience abnormal and excessive vaginal discharge, even purulent discharge or bloody watery discharge. It may also lead to difficulty in defecation and abdominal discomfort. Some patients can even manually feel foreign bodies falling out of the vagina, often in the form of lumps. When this symptom appears, it is usually considered a II to III degree prolapse. Generally, surgical removal of the uterus or uterosacral ligament lengthening surgery is required for treatment. To prevent improper treatment from causing incontinence during activities that increase abdominal pressure, such as coughing, sneezing, or laughing, it is important to manage the condition appropriately.