Do I have hemorrhoids or is it something else?
Two days ago I started feeling a little pain while I was sitting down, but I thought it was nothing, so I ignored it. Yesterday the pain accentuated, so I checked and I felt a little lump on the outside of the anus. I`ve heard of hemorrhoids before so my thought went straight to that; I did some research online and I found out that one of the causes of hemorrhoids is actually sitting too much. I`m (just!) 15; I spend 6 hours sitting during school, and 2 or 3 hours at home on a regular day, and that`s a lot! Problem is most of the sites online said that you usually bleed, and that`s a symptom of hemorrhoids. I didn`t bleed at all, and I don’t feel itchy; the only thing that`s disturbing me is the lump. It’s about the size of a bean and it hurts if I touch it. Today, it`s been really hard for me to go to school because it hurt so much when I sat on the chair, and now even walking gives me a little pain feeling. I don`t know if it`s hemorrhoids or something else (like an anal abscess) but I’m really worried about it. Please, if you have any advice, let me know. Thanks.
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there is a really good chance that its hemorrhoids. What you can do is put a little antibiotic ointment on it and put a band-aid on it and that should significantly reduce the pain and you’ll be able to sit no problem and it shouldn’t hurt as bad when you walk. Just because it doesn’t bleed, it doesn’t mean it isn’t a hemorrhoid. It very well could get bigger, and feel worse. It also could disappear and then come back. If the ointment and band-aid don’t help at all then i would go see your doctor-there might be a prescription that he can give you. Preparation H also will help with the not being able to sit. You could’ve gotten it from sitting too much, although you don’t sit too much. It also could be from straining yourself when you use the bathroom (#2) if that is the case(if its hard to go sometimes) i would get a fiber pill or a laxative and that should help out a lot.
Why don’t you see a doctor or a health care practitioner ?
Sounds like a hemorrhoid. It just hasn’t bled. You need to see your Dr. He\She can get rid of it quickly for you.
It sounds as though you’ve got an external hemorrhoid. They don’t necessarily bleed, but the pain and the symptoms you’re describing definitely seem to match up. However, seeing as it’s your first time with a potential hemorrhoid, you need to take it to a doctor to make sure. There are a bunch of different conditions that can affect that area, and none of them are a lot of fun.
If you suddenly develop a high fever, chills or other signs of a severe infection, get to an ER immediately! In addition, if the lump seems to ripple or hurt more when you turn from one side to another, get to a doc fast. Those are the crisis signals of an anal abscess.