Pubo-analis muscle

Looks like

A small part of the pelvic floor running from the pubic bone to the anal canal, between its sphincter layers.

What it does

Helps lift and support the anal canal and supports continence.

Keeping it well

Can be damaged in childbirth; leaking stool or wind after birth is common and treatable, and worth reporting.

Related conditions

• Bone metastases and spinal cord compression
• Botulism
• Chronic constipation
• Fibromyalgia
• Frailty & falls in older age
• Heat exhaustion & heatstroke
• Malnutrition & refeeding syndrome
• Muscular dystrophy
• Pelvic organ prolapse
• Polymyalgia rheumatica
• Prostatitis & pelvic pain
• Rectal prolapse
• Rhabdomyolysis
• Sarcoma
• Sarcopenia
• Tetanus
• Vulvodynia and vaginismus