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SYMPTOMS:
 Chronic groin, abdominal and pelvic (UGAP) pain is a combination of physical symptoms like
pain, restricted mobility, nausea, loss of appetite and psychological / behavioral changes
like depression, insomnia and change in relationships.
UGAP pain can affect other parts of the body like adjoining muscles and organs causing muscle tension and cause leg pain and back pain. Can cause pain over tailbone and sitting bones. It
can affect bladder and rectal functions causing painful urination and painful bowel movements.
It is commonly misdiagnosed as interstitital cystitis and proctalgia fugax.
It can cause dyspareunia (painful intercourse) in both sexes.
Mobility like walking, standing or prolonged sitting can be painful and restricted.
UGAP pain can affect all aspects of emotional life and may cause anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances and sexual dysfunction and can cause problems with work and home life.
Emotional distress makes the pain worse and likewise living with chronic pain makes the
emotional distress worse. So, chronic pain and emotional distress frequently gets locked into a
vicious cycle.
Chronic tension shortens the muscles of the pelvis floor and functions like a clinched fist. This leads to pain which in turn causes anxiety. Anxiety leads to tension. The cycle of tension,
anxiety and pain plays a significant role in UGAP pain patients.
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