hemorrhoid help

I suggest you consume plenty of vegetables especially the green ones. I don't know if this will work for you and if you will like it but OKRA or lady finger is great to make my stool soft. I consumed 5-6 pieces each day and my bleeding hemorrhoids has never been a factor lately. Also, I consume Yoghurt once in a while knock on wood!

Hi ange1988,

You didn't say this explicitly in your post, but it sounds like the antibiotic treatment you took upset your stomach and made you use the toilet more than usual. If this happened, it might have irritated your hemorrhoid which is now giving you pain. So, if this is what happened, you probably also need to restore the balance of bacteria in your gut--the easiest and quickest way to do this is to take probiotic capsules which are available over the counter in drug stores and vitamin shops (you can look on the internet for reviews of the different brands).

As for the painful hemorrhoid, you might want to see a gastroenterologist or a proctologist--they can prescribe anti-inflammatory creams which can be very effective.

Good luck.

Actually, the antibiotic didn't noticeably affect my stomach or bowel movements. I didn't strain or anything, but sometimes I get smaller hemorrhoids that typically go away over night. This is the worst and most painful one though. I've been using witch hazel and preparation h but is still very swollen. I'm pretty petite and this is as large as a big grape. My husband wants to take me to the ER but I'm not sure if they can help.

Hi Ange,

I'm not a doctor but I've had hemorrhoids for many years so I know something about them. If your H is as big as a grape it may be the external kind. I've read that a simple incision lets the clot out and relieves pain immediately, but this is usually done when it first happens. I once had one of these but I waited a few days and my doctor prescribed a cortisone cream which helped a lot, and the H eventually disappeared.

I don't think going to the emergency room is a bad idea especially if you don't have a doctor who can help--hemorrhoids are common, especially after giving birth, and they probably know exactly what to do. Just so you know, it shouldn't involve surgery.

Hi Ange,

Just wondering how things turned out.

Bob

Thanks for asking... Still chugging along over here. I've not yet had time to go to the doctor, but using OTC cream has helped some. Sleeping too, without the pressure of sitting/standing, has helped a lot. Doing much better

I am trying to recover from the 4th course of oral antibiotics in about as many years. The first three were "z-packs" and this was Augmentin. After bleeding hemorrhoids appeared the first time and cleared up within a few days of ending the treatment. Probiotics didn't help. Each time there was no straining (in fact, this time my stools became loose early on and were nearly liquid before the hemorrhoids appeared) and I have no history of hemorrhoids outside of these events. The only relief I get is to stop eating almost entirely for a few days to give myself a day or more without a movement.

I'm a 56 year old female who delivered four daughters years ago. With each daughter, my H got bigger. A heat lamp, TUCKS pads, Prep H all help but often the soreness or bright red bleeding comes from something new. New drugs. New foods. I recently had surgery. The pain meds wreaked havoc with my H.

I'm weaning off meds, upping my fiber, and trying to move around a little more each day.

Once the H gets stimulated, it just takes time for it to settle down.

Use what works best and gives you the most comfort.

H surgery is painful and not always successful.

Grin and bear it as well as you can. It's miserable. It it passes. Good ol Tylenol can give relief as well.

Good luck. Hope you are already feeling better.