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Second flare up in two months. Is there hope...?

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monkeyboy84
monkeyboy84

Hi folks,

I'm a 34 year old male and I've had a small hemorrhoid for a number of years. It never really gave me much problem until two months ago and now I'm feeling rather depressed about it all.

I was sat down working for most of the day, got up and felt an uncomfortable sensation. For two weeks afterward, I had a small lump that was extremely uncomfortable, somewhat painful, no blood. I tried baths, ointment and found that it eventually just went away by not fussing with it. Not confirmed by the doc but I assume it's a hemorrhoid given the look and symptoms (see picture).

It has now returned a month later, albeit not as bad. No real *pain* as such, more just uncomfortable and irritating. The biggest issue is going to the toilet and feeling tenderness during the wiping process and afterward. Multiple wipes with wet wipes is still an issue as my BMs are quite *messy* and rarely formed like those ideal sausages. Not diarrhea, just more of that softy, fluffy lumps (excuse the description). Plus, I'm always aware of it whenever I'm sat down.

I don't really understand what is prompting the flare ups. I generally eat rather well and I'm very regular (twice every morning before and after breakfast) with no constipation. Over the past year, I'm heavier than before by about 15-20 pounds and much less active, spending most of my time at home working. Hardly any exercise and possibly more stressed having started my own business and now having our first kid on the way.

The only thing I can think that happened around the time of the initial flare up was deciding to start a four week plank daily exercise plan. Could this have any relation?

This second flare up has been going on for a week and a half now. I plan to visit the doctors but want to ask folks that have gone through these issues to find out what they think about my particular situation. And since this is now two flare ups in short succession after years of hardly any issue, is there hope going forward?

Thanks so much for your support and advice.

 

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  • jane16431
    jane16431 monkeyboy84

    Posted

    Sure looks like an external thrombosis hem.  Go see a colorectal specialist.

    I suggest surgery as the last possible option.  There are less intrusive and less painful options out there.

    1. Do nothing and see if it goes away.  It does not look large and it could very well go away on its own.

    2. Use creams.   Different ones work for different people so experimenting is needed.

    3. Get it lanced/drained.  This is far different than a Hemorrhoidectomy.  It’s fast,  pain relief is instant, and only hurts for a short time (1-3 hours).  But recurrence happens often.

    4. Hemorrhoidectomy.  Last resort.  Read all the stories very carefully.

    Good luck!

    • monkeyboy84
      monkeyboy84 jane16431

      Posted

      Thank you for your thoughts and advice. It has been subsiding as of today and other than continued tenderness upon wiping, it seems to be fairly manageable. Hopefully it will be a case of #1 and with some continued lifestyle changes, even more so.

      Still, making an appointment with the doctor today for peace of mind.

      Sorry to hear of your problems @matthew78624. Hope you're recovering well.

  • matthew78624
    matthew78624 monkeyboy84

    Posted

    hget to the doctors  as soon as you can i had simlar to you  i had 2 flare ups in  a week went to the doctors they gave me cream then i had another one the doctor reffered me to a collorectal surgeon i had  bleeding for while and it was getting worse the doctor said i needed to see someone . less than month later was checked   and found to have  7 internal hemmorhoids  i had to have them banded it didnt  work i had sigmoidoscopy and found to have a rectal ulcer i had bioopsy taken and  everything was fine i saw the surgeon in august and in september i was in hospital having halo surgery  .

     

    • sus62307
      sus62307 matthew78624

      Posted

      Can you point me to somewhere to learn the difference between HALO surgery and traditional hemorrhoid surgery? I'm not clear on this. If you don't have time, I will understand. Thank you.

  • thomasrich
    thomasrich monkeyboy84

    Posted

    So I hear what you're going through that's for sure as I have gone through hell with hemorrhoids and was at my wits end and heading for surgery as a last resort. But doing a ton of research on the web looking for an alternative to the surgery I found this information that has helped me tremendously and I think could help you too. It's a program to help you strengthen your blood vessels of all things - but that's what they say the real problem is so I started it and so far so great. I think you should check it out and I hope it helps you. It's www.healthybloodvessels.com. Good luck to you and good healing!

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