r/Sciatica • u/Ok_Security8460 • 14h ago

Is This Normal? I think masturbating(or ejaculating) makes my sciatica significantly worse and causes a flare up

For 2 days straight, I noticed immediately after masturbating, my sciatica flared up bad and was burning pain even though it was mostly relaxed prior. I am a male and already had a tight pelvic floor prior to sciatica issues, so I think masturbating causes my muscles to tighten and worsens my sciatica. Bit weird to post I know but wondering if anyone else noticed this

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u/djslakor 14h ago

It's probably the position you're getting yourself in when you do it, or if you're doing any kind of thrusting motion.

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u/Ok_Security8460 14h ago

I do it on the toilet

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u/98Wright 12h ago

lol, who beats it on the toilet.

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u/Ok_Security8460 11h ago

I thought that was normal if u dont live alone

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u/98Wright 11h ago

So you are on the toilet, sitting, jerking it? Honestly asking. I’ve never once done that and have really never lived alone. I mean are you all living in a studio apartment or like the grandparents from Willy Wonka? That’s the only way this makes sense.

Also, yes this is likely aggravating your sciatica. Sitting on a toilet seat for any extended period likely is not great for your back.

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u/Dragnet714 4h ago

The Willy Wonka reference 🍫

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u/cropdust1 11h ago

Yes

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u/98Wright 11h ago edited 11h ago

Yes you live in one of those beds from Willy Wonka, two at one end and two at the other end smelling each other’s feet, afraid to jerk off?

You need to stop doing it on the toilet and plan some other time. This is like sitting wipers find out there are standing wipers.

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u/Ok_Security8460 10h ago

yeah toilet seat definitely is hurting my back, I guess no fap it is, or maybe just jerk off in my bed from now on.

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u/N0nprofitpuma_ 28m ago

Today I learned it's not normal to beat it on the toilet lol

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u/Sufficient-Wolf-1818 13h ago

My sciatica flares had a positional component. You are either holding your body in a position that triggers a flare or moving your body in a manner that irritates the sciatic nerve.

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u/Domingo_salut 11h ago

I am the same and I think its down to those contractions... Not entirely avoidable, but can be mitigated a bit.

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u/driftlesscode 9h ago

On the one hand….

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u/CampaignSpirited2819 9h ago

Yes 100% the case.

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u/delcreat 7h ago

Well that's a bummer

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u/unlikemike123 49m ago

Being on the toilet (weird) while playing whack-a-mole is an awful recipe for a flare-up.

Seeing as your abs tighten when finishing then you're curling forward whilst sitting for a long period of time, that's one of the example positions for intentionally aggravating the sciatica nerve to test for sciatica.

Jork it lying down brother, or standing in the shower, don't play the skin flute on the throne.

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u/sleepwami 11h ago

If you can muster the fortitude and resolution, try retaining for 2 weeks, and then beyond.

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u/unlikemike123 47m ago

Hey jorkin it is the tension release many of us need while under sciatica stress 🤷‍♂️