I had a babygirl 3 months ago and she is the most precious gift ever, but everybody who’s had a baby knows that sometimes embarrassing things happen to your body, and so I was wondering how can you tell if you have a hemorrhoid?

How do you get them and what are the symptoms if you do have one? If it is one, can you buy anything good at walmart or somewhere to help with the discomfort?

I am having hemorrhoid symptoms on the inside of me and decided to try using preparation H suppositories, but the first one I used I still had a lot of pain when I had a bowel movement. Then the next one I used I didn’t have a bowel movement until the next day, and it was still quite painful and there was quite a bit of blood.

Is the suppository not working, or does it just take more time?

i have never had the issue before- and dont see why i would have one now. it seems more like a pimple than a hemorrhoid, but i have a lump close to my anus. i never had one there before and it doesnt match many symptoms of hemorrhoids i read of. it doesnt bleed or hurt when i sit, i can touch it and it only hurts if i squeeze it(i haven’t tried popping it). it just came up out of no where(like a pimple) and i just relized it was there when i had to scratch and felt a slight pain. thanks for any suggestions- i am keeping it extra clean now.

I noticed myself this problem: i used 10 mg cialis, and after i suffered hemorrhoids symptoms; someone can suggest a solution, since no way i want to undergo surgery for hemorrhoids, but still occasionally i want to use cialis.

Thanks
Alex

I think I may have Piles. I Itch a lot and when I ate greasy food it hurts. Sometimes it bleeds. What do I do? Is there an Discreet way of Treating it?

This is quite embarrassing, even though it’s only online..

For a while now, I’ve been experiencing constipation, though it is inconsistent. Some days it’s there, some days it’s not. I’ve started taking fiber, and that has made a difference in my stool, and so I don’t have to force the movement. Anyways..

I always thought hemorrhoids were puss-like blisters that formed around the anus. I never really knew what they were. For quite some time, after a strained bowel movement I had noticed a small lump on my sphincter. We all know what a sphincter looks like, so bare with me as I try to explain how it looked..

It was part of the sphincter. You know how it is a ring, with the hole in the center, and creases or lines or cracks (what ever you want to call it) caused by the tightening of it? Sort of like this -> * I wish it was bigger, but you know what I mean. Put a little circle around the star and it looks like a sphincter.. Anyways. One of the sections of skin, or muscle or what ever you call it, was swollen. So inbetween two lines, that ’section’, was swollen. It wouldn’t hurt, but it would stick out from my anus considerably after a strained movement. I never really thought much of it, as it would go back in. I never experienced any pain or discomfort. It didn’t block my feces or anything like that, and never become irritated.

Anyways, today during my break at work, I was sitting on the toilet and as soon as I flexed my sphincter, I felt something that shouldn’t be there. I felt around, and the little lump that came from time to time had swollen up to about the size of a small grape – about 2 cm wide. I couldn’t do much at work, but for the rest of my shift, all I could focus on was the pain it was now causing me. It’s not a severe pain. It’s not enough to make me cry or scream, and it’s not a sharp pain. It’s like a pressure pain. Like when you cut off circculation to your finger for a long time and then squeeze your finger, forcing all the blood into your finger tip. That kind of pressure. Anyways when I got home, I bent over and looked in the mirror and it is a little sphere on the right side of my sphincter. ( +O) <– sort of like that, except the ball interferes with the sphincter hole. It is now swollen, and slightly light purple (before it became like this, the little swollen part that would come from time to time was not dis-coloured). Sorry to disturb you with details, but when I pass wind, I have to let it ease out. And when it does, it is sort of blocked, and makes a funny noise (like a peter griffin fart, haha). When I make a movement like I’m forcing out a bowel movement, the pain does not change. But, when I contract my sphincter, like I’m holding in a bowel movement, I experience more defined pain, as the lump is squeezed. I’ve been doing some research online, and cannot tell if it is internal or external. I have reason to believe that it IS external, since its on the outside and its causing me pain, but I am also not sure if it is just an internal hemorrhoid protruding from my anus! It is not bleeding, it is not violent looking, and though it is quite firm and shockingly not squishy, it is not extremely large or prominent. I have put on some hemorrhoid ointment, and am sleeping nude. I will be trying a few homemade remedies that I have come upon through yahoo answers, but I want to go and see my doctor asap. I have to wait until Tuesday though, since monday is a holiday (I live in Canada). Until then, I want to determine what kind it is. Can anyone help me? Jeeze, I’m only 18 and I have a hemorrhoid! Can you tell me the symptoms/ways to distinguish between internal and external? MAN this is ruining my night! PLEAsE HELP!

I’ve had this thing for a few months and just had a doctor look at it. Doc recommended using some ointment and things of that nature. Will the ointment and cleaning pads get rid of the hemorrhoid? Or will it just relieve the symptoms?

I have been having some bloody stool and was just curious if maybe it could be hemorrhoids…i have no discomfort other then constipation which comes a long with pregnancy. I called me dr and he said if it continues into tomorrow to go to the E.R.

Im 15, and for the past month, I’ve had an internal hemorrhoid. When I first read about the symptoms I’ve been having and found out that it was a hemorrhoids, I immediatly started trying to make it better. I’ve been eating lots of fiber/drinking tons of water, exercising more, improving my posture, everything. But, no matter what I do, it still hurts when I defecate, and there is sometimes even blood.

The first time it happend, I told my mom. She doesn’t care. She just told me to use alcohol after I go.

I’ve read more about them and how they can lead to colorectal cancer, if gone too long without being treated. Once again, I told my mom. I told her that I needed to see a doctor, all she does is tell me that its ok, it’ll go away, It’s too expensive to go to the doctor. She told me she tried to get health insurance, but I was denied…

For the past month, I’ve been thinking… "Is money worth more than my health…?"

Is there anything I can do?

I had a baby 18 months ago and still having symptoms of internal hemorrhoids How long do they last?

Ok, so two weeks back I got a *AHEM* hemorrhoid with all the usual symptoms i.e very sore and annoying and a large-ish soft lump on the outside, and it even bled once. The pain has died away but now I am left with a hard, smaller bump where the softer painful one was and it doesn’t bother me, and I am wondering how long does it take to go away completely? Will the body absorb away the blood that is inside the thing on its’ own?
It may never go away? are you serious?!

I was wondering how often hemorrhoids bleed or cause people problems. It seems like I get some bleeding for a few days, then it goes away and in about 2 or so months I get it again. I was just wondering if this was normal and how often other people have symptoms of hemorrhoids. I’m 20 and the doctor diagnosed me with them after the first time I got bleeding.

I’ve seen my doc, he’s sending me to a GI specialist on Thursday. May have a colonoscopy. I’m not sure what a blood clot is supposed to look like, but the blood on my stool is formed together and occaisionally when I wipe, a "clot" is there on the paper. I’ve bled from hemorroids for years, but these clots are new. I’m just hoping I don’t have anything worse than hemorroids.
I do have pain while having a bowel movement. I may have an anal fissure instead of hemorroids. But like I said, the clots are new.

I think I have a hemorrhoid, but I’ve never had one before so I don’t know. Not to get gross, but it hurts when I make a bowel movement, but only right as it is exiting. It’s like a stinging sensation like there’s a cut or something. My bowel movements have been drier and harder than usual- guess b/c I haven’t had time to cook good meals, always eating on the go. Then when I wipe there is a small amount of bright red blood. Sometimes I’m a little itchy there too. There are no bumps or anything that I can see, so I guess it’s on the inside. Will prep H cure this and how long will it take? I’ve had symptoms for about a week now and just started using prep H yesterday.

As of two days ago, I now have internal hemorrhoids with no symptoms others than protrusion when I "squeeze" (for lack of a better term). No bleeding, no discoloration, etc… Actually, no discomfort at all, until I try to use the bathroom… I was reading that "rue oil" may be effective at reducing the size? Has anyone used, or know anyone who has used this method? Any other options/personal knowledge on the issue? I am very young to be going through this (22) and if there is ANY known non-surgical way to decrease the size, I would be extremely grateful. Thanks.

Ihave a 4 wek old bub and I was getting extrremly constipated. I fixed that up now for the last 2 weeks when I have had to poop the stool is soft but i near go through the roof. It feels as though I am pooping razor blades. It is a stinging and tearing sensation. When I wipe myself there is bright red blood like a period but in the wrong spot.I have got my hubby to see if anything is hanging out and he said there is nothing there. What is wrong with me and is there a cure. I want to be able to pooh in peace again.
Sorry for being so graphic

Bit of a strange question…

My aunt is a nurse and I’ve heard about and seen photos of hemorrhoids before. I have what I think is a prolapsed internal hemorrhoid and obviously need to treat it (I know you can get creams and stuff for them as they are common). I’m not 100% sure though. I hate my doctor (doctors in general) and don’t want them poking around with my body. I’ve never seen anything like this though. There is only one, it isn’t bleeding and it has prolapsed from the inside. I don’t have any of the other symptoms associated with hemorrhoids though which is what confuses me. Has anyone else heard of this before? Just one, very large hemorrhoid instead of a bunch-of-grapes thing? I’m also only 21, am not overweight, have a pretty good diet, drink plenty of water, go to the bathroom normally, have a healthy lifestyle, etc – there is no reason I should have hemorrhoids! I’m not sure what else I can do to prevent them as there is no logical cause! Any ideas?

i’m not sure if is it an hemorrhoid.but i have these symptoms like constipation’s, got blood on my bowel, painful when i phoo.

Itching
Soreness
Irritation
Fecal residue after wiping (i.e. if I wipe my bum even though I haven’t pooed, sometimes there’s residue on the tissue)
Oh and very rarely there will be small amounts of blood on the toilet paper (usually after a large #2)

I’ve had irritation and itching on-and-off for years, sometimes with a little blood. In the last few months, it’s gotten worse and has been a daily problem. My doctor examined me and diagnosed me with proctitus, although they are the same symptoms as hemorrhoids. He prescribed sitz baths and prescription suppositories. That was a month ago and the problem persists. I’ve been taking 1 sitz bath a day. Should I take more than 1? I did call my doctor and now he’s suggesting surgery, which I would like to avoid! Any suggestions?

what are the different symptoms of external hemorrhoids? if you have it… how did you know?

i am a 20 year old female and i am starting to think that i might have it even though i do not have bleeding.
i know its a pain in ur butt but what else? i need more specific examples.

Ok. I am 17. This may sound gross but that’s life. I havent go to the bathroom to do IT for like 4 days because i didnt have the natural urge. So this morning i tried and it just wont come out. I tried to strain a little but it just really wont come out because i can feel it was so hard.

So i give up and i ate papaya and lots of water and everything. On my third try on the bathroom it still wont come out but i managed to let out aa little. Just a little. Oh my God you cant imagine how hard it was and i was almost crying. WHen i got out i felt something on my anus. Could this be hemorrhage?

I’m planning to go to the doctor tomorrow. I didnt have the symptoms of hemorrhoid before such as bleeding, itching etc.

I’m just really worried about that something hanging in my anus

I’ve been having some bothersome symptoms lately. I’m 29 years old. I was just reading about the death of Joel Siegel. He died of colorectal cancer. So as I was reading about it, I found out the symptoms of colorectal cancer & I have actually been having several of these symptoms for some time now. Since the birth of my daughter early this year. Would it be really unlikely that I would have colorectal cancer? Like I said I’m 29 years old. These are the symptoms I’m having:
- chronic constipation
- a little bit of rectal bleeding (this doesn’t happen every day tho)
- pain during and after having a bm
- unexplainable fatigue & feeling of weakness despite me getting a full 8 hours of sleep & sometimes I even get more
Those are the recurring symptoms I’ve been having. Do you think it could be colorectal cancer? I’m hoping it’s just hemorrhoids as I also read from an article on webmd that hemorrhoids can also cause bleeding in the digestive tract & since I had baby not long ago…
by the way here’s the link to the article about colorectal cancer. It contains a list of many of the symptoms caused by having colorectal cancer that I got off of webmd.
http://www.webmd.com/colorectal-cancer/symptoms-colorectal-cancer

I’ll start off by saying I am only 23. A couple of weeks ago I came down with a pretty bad cold. I went to the doctor and he put me on some antibiotics that didn’t help, all my symptoms stayed the same. It hurt to eat anything besides soup so my bowl movements became very runny, like diarrhea. One day after a BM i noticed blood on my toilet paper, I didn’t think too much about it but the next day when I had a BM it felt like I was passing glass, so after a little internet research I figured I had a hemorrhoid.

The next day was a little uncomfortable but after having another BM that night, I was in a lot of pain. It was hard for me to go to sleep because of the pain, however when I woke up the next day, I seemed to be better. Worried about the night before I decided to bend over in the mirror and take a look myself. I have a large pink lump about the size of a kidney bean where my anus once was! I was very concerned and I have been edge about it ever since! I am too embarrassed to tell any friends for family even though I have tried, I just can’t spit it out. I have been drinking a lot of water and taking a lot of fiber just hoping this will clear up and go away on its own! Whenever I pass a BM it is still painful and bleeds. This has only been about a 5 days total and the pain is manageable I’m just concerned that if I do not take action it might get worse worse, or not clear up at all.

I’d really rather just wait it out if that is an option, I don’t know why I find this too embarrassing to talk over with anyone, but even the thought of going to the doctor at this point is mortifying and I can only bear to do it if it is necessary!

To recap, I believe I have an external hemorrhoid, will it go away on its own or MUST I seek medical attention? Thanks for any help!