tenesmus

[Medieval Latin tēnesmus, variant of Latin tēnesmos, from Greek teinesmos, from teinein, to strain, stretch.]

Persistent ineffective spasms of bladder or rectum; intestinal tenesmus commonly occurs in irritable bowel syndrome.

Ineffectual and painful straining at defecation or in urinating. Called also straining. See also strangury.

Tenesmus is a term used to describe the feeling of difficulty during defecation. ^[1]

Types include:

• Rectal tenesmus (when the word "tenesmus" is used by itself, this is usually what is meant)
• Vesical tenesmus

References

1. ^ tenesmus at Dorland's Medical Dictionary

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