I'm in pain!

[angeleyes-05.livejournal.com]

Okay, this really has nothing to do with my vagina so don't get mad at me...but I didn't know wherelse to post and I'm quite uncomfortable. I'm having trouble with hemmoroids. Now. I'm 16 years old and should not be having these troubles. The thing that worries me is that my father just had an opperation for his hemorroids and I'm afraid I'm going to have to get the same thing and by all means I do NOT want that to happen because It was the worst thing in the world to watch..he was in so much pain.

It mainly hurts when I poop...to the point where I don't want to anymore. My butt bleeds-not too much, but it does. My mom said that the hemmoroids are probably internal and that's why I'm having these pains. I started using a hemmoroidal cream and hopefully things will start getting better.

If anybody could tell me of any similar experiences or tips that I could use to make these things go away, then PLEASE tell me. It would be greatly appreciated.

Comments

[gazelem.livejournal.com]

There are also medicated pads that you can use as well.

[alitaorg.livejournal.com]

fiber fiber fiber fiber fiber!!

my brother had serious problems and actually had so be sent to the hospital, where the flushed out his system. i think some people are genetically predispositioned to harder stools, which can cause hemmoroids.

can one HAVE internal hemmoroids? i thought a hemmoroid was when a vein/artery was actually outside the rectum. shows how little i know. =(

[simian.livejournal.com]

yes, there are actually 2 *kinds* of hemorrhoids - internal & external. The ones you are thinking of are usually called "thrombosed" hemorrhoids, where a vein gets cut off, forms a clot, and ends up on the outside. Others can be on the inside, and those are ones that people notice when there is blood when they wipe, or discomfort during bowel movements.

Of course, the internal ones can also become external, making them "protruding hemorrhoids".

More here: http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemorrhoids/ (http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hemorrhoids/)

[alitaorg.livejournal.com]

a hah. thank you for the education. =)

[katlynel.livejournal.com]

Frankly I think you need to consult a doctor about this. The thing is, surgery is a last resort, so they aren't going to tell you to have it if it can be fixed another way (like diet or medicated pads). If you need the surgery then you need the surgery and waiting and putting it off is just going to make things worse: you'll suffer while you put it off and then the surgery may be worse if the condition has deteriorated further. So, see a doctor and see what they tell you about what to do.

Agreed!

[bheansidhe.livejournal.com]

You need to go to a doctor. You may need a prescription-only medicated cream or foam to heal the fissures; it might even be something other than hemorrhoids.

Re: Agreed!

[of-wings.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes. A doctor's visit sounds like a must.

The way I see it, the sooner you go, the sooner it'll be fixed.

It'd be horrible to wait until you couldn't take the pain anymore and then have them tell you that if you had only come in a couple of months sooner, it would've been a quick fit but NOW you only have surgical options.

[harikari.livejournal.com]

Getting enough fiber and lots of water every day will help keep your stools softer, which will help decrease the irrigation in your rectum/colon. You don't want to get diarrhea, but you don't want those putty-consistency, stiff stools either. That should help the hemorrhoids from getting worse (it helped me - it's a bummer to take the fiber every day, but well worth it in the long run).

[mactavish.livejournal.com]

When I had them, it was because I was on complete bed rest for a back injury. Lack of exercise combined with taking codeine-related drugs stopped me up, and the damage in my back made bearing down hurt, so it hurt to poop, I resisted pooping, and developed hemmorhoids.

The doctor prescribed Metamucil, basically, so that I *had* to go. She also told me not to sit on the toilet for more than five minutes at a time, but to go do something else (I had very light back exercises that I could do while lying down) to shift things around); gravity and pushing down on fecal material that doesn't wanna come out can make them worse.

I used to have to drink the Metamucil in water or juice, but it's available as cookies now.

And as others have said, you should probably check with your doctor for this, as for any medical condition that's new to you. S/he can teach you how to deal with them on your own as they occur later.

[angeleyes-05.livejournal.com]

Thanks for all the tips guys. The thing is, my poop isn't hard..it's actually a normal consistency. I don't know why I have the hemmoroids, but hopefully this cream will help (I want to stay as far away from the doctor as possible because he'll wind up probing me or something.)Hemmoroids seem to run in the family. My aunt had them when she wa my age--the same as me or perhaps even worse. She has no trouble with them now..my dad on the other hand had to have an operation to get rid of them but he's also a police officer who rides a horse all day. So I figured maybe that made them somewhat worse to to the point where he HAD to have the operation. Hopefully with time, they will go away and I won't have to worry about them anymore.

My mother also said that because my body is changing and my hormones are out of whack, that the hemmoroids can be associated with that. I don't know what to think, but I'd like to thank you all for your advice. It was wonderful to talk to somebody about it.

[thevargasgirl.livejournal.com]

listen, you asked for advice, i suggest you take it. the women and men here took the time to reply and many agree you should consult a doctor, and you just throw that time and advice back in their faces.
you need to see a doctor. you can get all sorts of nasty infections and things can get a lot more complicated than they are now.
seriously, dont look a gift horse in the mouth. take our advice and make an appointment. its a doctor, not your death bed. being proded only lasts for a few seconds but could very well mean your life in some cases.
-=t