It may be due to urinary tract infection, bladder problems, or to other medical conditions, which are not corrected by surgery. When the intestine bulges into the upper vagina, it forms an enterocele. In order to diagnose an enterocele, a doctor may have to place a finger inside the vagina and a finger in the rectum while you are standing. It is caused by a weakness of the back of the wall of the vagina. A large rectocele may make it very hard to have a bowel movement, especially if you have constipation.
Some women have to push the bulge back into the vagina in order to complete a bowel movement.
The distance the uterus drops may vary. Mild degrees of prolapse are common. If often does not cause any symptoms and does not need surgery. Women with more severe forms of this condition often will have a feeling of pelvic pressure or a pulling feeling in the groin or lower back. Uterine prolapse most often occurs when other pelvic organs are also out of place.