I was recently diagnosed with hemorrhoids and I’ve been wondering, Are they curable as in you can do something and they will never comeback or is it something that has to be maintained? I know if I eat more fiber it will help but is there any way to completely get rid of them? and what exactly is it? is it like a tear in my colon or what?

So, I have had hemorrhoids for a few months now, off and on, mostly external. It started about 3 months ago, and they went away on their own. Then a few weeks after, they came back and did not subside. I purchased some prep-h cream, which helped considerably and they went away for awhile. When they came back, I used the prep-h cream, but it did little to help this time. I really only used it in the mornings and at night, other than the "up to 4 times daily" on the box, since during the day isn’t really practical for me. I purchased the ointment, I figured that it would work better because of the consistency, but they came back after its use like the cream. I tried to use the attachment and place the ointment further inside, but no luck. They are back now with some bleeding off and on. What should I do? I know that a doctors visit would be logical, but I don’t want any type of surgery done.

Does anyone reccommend a treatment that worked for them?

Any help would be greatly appreciated! : )

high fiber diet- two fiber pills a day, several fruits, lots of bread
sauna visits 4 times a week
jogging 4 times a week

I am supposed to be participating in a golf tournament this weekend but I’m concerned that it wouldn’t be good for my swollen external hemorrhoid. It hasn’t swollen up in about 4 years and for some reason it did just the other day. It doesn’t hurt to sit, stand, walk, just uncomfortable. I was wondering if the swinging motion, the little bit of walking on each hole and the repetitive sitting/standing in and out of the golf cart would make it worse.

Also, I don’t recall it being this big last time, then again, it was 4 years ago and I nearly forgot about it. I have been taking tylenol and applying prep H. Is there anything else I can do to help reduce the size of it? There just something creepy about feeling a marble sized lump every time I wipe.

Is she just playing hard to get?