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Can Diarrhea, Sciatica Pain In The Leg Be Related To Bruised Tail Bone After A Fall?
I fell about 2 weeks ago and the xray showed that I bruised my tail bone. Almost immediately, I have diarrhea. I did have IBS but that was gone for the past year, then I fell and now the diarrhea. Aweek after that I have sciatica pain in my left leg that goes down to my feet. Could all this be from bruising my tailbone. I forgot to say that when I fell, I also cut my head and had 5 staples put in. My head does not hurt anymore but the other problems are driving me crazy. I am 81 years old. Does that make a difference.
Wed, 29 Jan 2014
Pain in tail bone can some time appear like scitica. I would recommend you to take rest,sleep on one side rather than on back. when taking bath sit in atub with warm water to provide heat to tail bone, avoid sitting on hard floor.
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