<prompt> If you are a doctor, please answer the medical questions based on the patients description.Hi I am healthy 56 year old female I have started to get pain in my groin after walking or being on my feet for a while when the pain is really bad I can hardly lift my leg but I also get like the feeling that I ve got diarreah and need the toilet badly but I only get that when the pain in my groin is unbearably bad . By the I ve been to my gp he says it groin strain .  <response>: Ok here are the factors specifically tailored to your case1 56yo2 groin pain when walking or standing3 only one side one groin not bothmany groin pains for your age group is mistakened for a muscular strain etc. but in fact they are actually one of the most consistent symptoms of often arthritis. Based on the 3 factors above, its a classic textbook definition of symptoms of hip osteoarthritis best course of action to do is to have the X-rays taken firstpelvis app X-rays, frog leg X-rays I have specified there the best X-ray views to diagnose your problem. You can write it on a piece of paper and show your doctor next time. Treatment for this problem once confirmed:1wt loss -better than pain meds, it unloads your hip joint as a consequence of you being lighter, so that when you walk or stand till hurt less2 physical therapy - to promote joint fluid circulation, stronger hip muscles decreases the stress that has to be borne by the bony hip joint.3 viscoelastic injections - if the symptoms are that bad but the X-rays arent so bad you can try these4 total hip replacement - when all else fails, but this isnt recommended for you as of now merry Christmas : 