PREMIUM Pain in the butt during periods? You are not imagining it… The pain may seem to come out of nowhere, but there is an explanation for why it can happen. Wellness 17 min ago Listen

Around ovulation, for example, some women experience a sharp pain on one side of the lower abdomen that may spread towards the back.

An occasional episode of rectal pain may pass without treatment, but repeated or severe pain should not simply be brushed off as another unpleasant part of having a period.

The next time a period sends a sharp pain through your bottom, you may at least know that you are not imagining it and that there is a reason it happens.