Should I be concerned about internal hemorrhoids?
I think I have an internal hemorrhoid. 2 months ago, I started seeing small traces of blood on the TP when I wiped. I thought it was just dry and irritated from wiping with the dry paper, so I started using moist baby wipes. It’s been nicer with the baby wipes (feel cleaner), but I still see traces of blood on TP and wipes. I recently had a scare where I saw A LOT of of bright red blood in the toilet, and on the tissue. I didn’t feel pain, and I wasn’t leaking blood or anything serious. I waited it out, and next session was fine….no traces of blood whatsoever. Still concerned, so I started doing research, and internal hemorrhoids seems to fit the bill (no external hemorrhoids). I started taking a lot of Benefiber and drinking lots of fluids, and ever since I haven’t had a horrific bloody episode, but I still find traces of blood here and there when wiping, nothing serious. I also haven’t had any abdominal or rectal pain…..at all!
My question is….If I maintain a high fiber diet, consume lots of water, not strain and not have long sessions on the toilet; should I be concerned that internal hemorrhoids will get any worse? Will they ever go away on their own?
If your answer is "go see a doctor", then don’t bother answering my question!
I have a high deductible insurance policy, so I like to save the visits for more serious things, and from my research, it sounds like internal hemorrhoids aren’t serious, especially with my mild symptoms. Like I said, I’ve improved my diet and habits, and it’s been good. I’m just concerned about the long run.
I’d like to point out that within the last 4 years, I’ve had about 5 moments of proctalgia fugax….a middle of the night anal charlie horse.
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angie (68)
It certainly sounds like an internal hemorrhoid. The increase fibre/water will certainly help and often the blood vessels will shrink back on their own – hemorrhoids are basically strained blood vessels around the anus, a bit like varicose veins but in the ass.
The key thing is to change your lifestyle to make sure you don’t strain; increased fibre, increased water, never hang on if you feel the need to go, take some exercise to get your intestine working, if you have a job that involves sitting try to take a standing break for about 5 minutes every hour.
There are also fairly simple treatments you can do at home to relieve the itching/pain and also to promote healing and reduce the swelling more rapidly.
You can apply aloe vera directly to relieve the symptoms
Warm baths with added lavender oil and/or tea tree oil. Lavender and tea tree ar both antiseptic and promote healing. Tea tree is the stronger of the two.
Hope some of this helps. i have put together a website with some more tips and advice that you may find helpful
Exactly you can never really can tell if your instinct was been the exact thing that was happening inside your anus. Definitely have a series test that will determine if it’s really an internal hemorrhoids or not. It’s hard to tell if you what was it and as well as the treatment for it.
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