As a side note, I did pass a stool this morning. For the past 6 or 7 hours, I ve been feeling a pressure/pain in my colon or rectum. Pain in the lower abdominal area as well. When I cough, I feel the pain very severely in my rectum near the tailbone. It hurts to stand, walk and bend over. I took a stool softener about 4 or 5 hours ago. I have also been taking acetaminophen, which has not helped. My mom thinks it is constipation and maybe hemorrhoids. I get random sharp pains in my rectum that take my breath away.