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How long does javelin arse last?

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TiffanyAchingsHatFullofSky · 29/01/2022 22:20

It happened to me last week for the first time in ages. It lasted about 5-6 seconds.

I was just wondering whether, when we describe javelin arse, are we all experiencing the same thing?

Does it only last a few seconds for others as well?

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ABitOfAShitShow · 29/01/2022 23:08

can’t stop laughing. I forgot about Javelin Arse. For me it’s a few seconds at a time but like a PP said, in clusters.

LondonQueen · 29/01/2022 23:08

I've thankfully not had this for a while, but it can last up to a minute for me, it is completely debilitating and has me bent over in agony. I went to the doctor thinking it was something serious and he said it can be made worse by stress, anxiety or your period.

namechanged221 · 29/01/2022 23:07

Yes I get it in the night...

I read a cure online.

You basically punch your bum cheeks 25 times on each side... like punch the bum cheeks though not where the pain is. Sounds crazy I know.

It actually works! It just stops the muscles spasm and relaxes it.

Start doing it as soon as you feel it starting off... and it should stop the attack!!!

HTH

Also hot water bottle helps.

OneSugar1 · 29/01/2022 23:07

All of my labour pains were like this. About 36 hours of it every ten minutes.

DoubleYouOhEmAyEn · 29/01/2022 23:07

@hamsterchump

What on earth? Why does this happen to so many of you?

I've never heard of it, is it something to do with Centre Parks? Just another reason to keep away from there for me if so.

Centre parks? GrinConfused Why assume that?
RachelGreeneGreep · 29/01/2022 23:03

I admit I was glad to discover, on here, some years ago, that others suffer with it too. I thought it was just me.

Also, javelin arse is the perfect description for it. I also learned that term here, some years ago!

ivegotamillionkids · 29/01/2022 23:03

Stabby bum pain in this house 🤣

Bessica · 29/01/2022 23:01

Buscopan tablets are your friend I find they help if I get a bad case of javelin arse.

RachelGreeneGreep · 29/01/2022 23:00

@ExplodingCarrots

It's usually when I'm about to get period or whilst got it.
Same here, around the time of periods, just before, usually.

I usually get it at night. Woke up one night last week with it, hadn't had it in ages before that.

Peakypolly · 29/01/2022 23:00

@ZZTopGuitarSolo

15 minutes or more. I lie on my side, deep breathe, get cold sweats, nearly pass out, nearly throw up, want to die, etc. Its awful.
Same here. I have only experienced around 4 times in my life thankfully, and not for a few years, but once was on a train. Excruciating.
MichelleScarn · 29/01/2022 22:58

Fuck a duck @garlicandsapphires how do you function?!

godmum56 · 29/01/2022 22:58

proctalgia fugax....another little gift of menopause that keeps on giving

godmum56 · 29/01/2022 22:57

@Totalwasteofpaper

5-6 secs and on occasion, if deeply unlucky, maybe 15-20 secs max.

15 mins could probably kill a human. 😂😂😂

it doesn't but there are times when you wish it would.
AnneKipankitoo · 29/01/2022 22:57

Ooh !

garlicandsapphires · 29/01/2022 22:56

About 20 minutes for me! It’s pretty rare though. Every 4-6 months.

Deadringer · 29/01/2022 22:54

Fugax sorry

ProudThrilledHappy · 29/01/2022 22:53

Oh up to 10-15 seconds for me. I’m sure I’ve watched a video from a doctor explaining this before, something to do with hormones in the menstrual cycle affecting the bowels but I cannot for the life of me find it now.

Deadringer · 29/01/2022 22:53

Javelin arse is a short sharp pain that only lasts a few seconds, proctalgia fugix is a sort of a pulsing, rhythmic, gripping pain that can last up to about 40 minutes. Lucky me gets both, though not at the same time thank fuck.

hamsterchump · 29/01/2022 22:53

@youhavenoshameonyourface

I honestly thought it was just me.

What the hell is it? It's bloody excrutiating.

Could looking centre parcs webpages cause it?

Your arse is probably experiencing sympathy or pseudo pains from viewing the dangerous material.

It's not a risk I'd be willing to take.

MichelleScarn · 29/01/2022 22:52

But fuck me, 15 mins of it?! Shock mine lasts long enough to literally say wtf! And it goes!

MichelleScarn · 29/01/2022 22:51

I've my period at the moment so enjoying the randomness of this horror today!

PAFMO · 29/01/2022 22:50

@GrandDuchessRomanov

How can I have got to 51 and never heard of this?

What causes it?

Proctalgia Fugax- no known cause, something to do with a muscle spasm.

There's something similar causing similar pain which is cyclical- that's when a pouch fills or empties (can't remember which) with blood around the time of ovulation.

youhavenoshameonyourface · 29/01/2022 22:50

I honestly thought it was just me.

What the hell is it? It's bloody excrutiating.

Could looking centre parcs webpages cause it?

CrazyCatLover · 29/01/2022 22:50

😂😂😂

FireFLYing19 · 29/01/2022 22:49

What does everyone else call this? We call it bum daggers.

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