I have internal hemorrhoids and am due for my exam. According to doctor this is what they do:

"Your doctor can tell if you have hemorrhoids by asking about your past health and doing a physical exam.

You may not need many tests at first, especially if you are younger than 50 and your doctor thinks that your rectal bleeding is caused by hemorrhoids. Your doctor may just examine your rectum with a gloved finger. Or your doctor may use a short, lighted scope to look inside the rectum.

Rectal bleeding can be a sign of a more serious problem, such as colon, rectal, or anal cancer. So if the first exam does not show a clear cause of your problems, your doctor may use a lighted scope (sigmoidoscope) to look at the lower third of your colon. Or your doctor may use another kind of scope (colonoscope) to look at the entire colon to check for other causes of bleeding."

OMG, this all sounds painful! I’m only 23. I am 5′6" and weigh 140 which is mostly muscle as I’m very active. I’m a healthy eater…fruits, veggies, whole grains…I even cook and grow my own produce instead of buying processed foods. What could be the root of my problem? I’m terrified. Help.
I don’t over work myself by lifting weights or anything strenous like that…I do bike riding, hiking, soccer, badminton, tennis and yoga.

I’ve been suffering from painful bleeding hemorrhoids for over 2 years now, since the birth of my daughter. I recently saw a colon and rectal specialist and he told me I had one external hemorrhoid. He didn’t want to remove it because he said it may not be necessary and opted to give me a prescription hemorrhoid cream instead called Analpram. I’ve used it all up already, a 2 months supply but it didn’t help any. I still have pain and bleeding. I recently moved and the specialist is too far from me now and there are no specialist near me, only family practitioners and ob-gyns. Can an ob-gyn treat hemorrhoids? I’m miserable.

It is about 3 inches to the left of my belly button. I looked at a chart of the anatomy of the body and the only thing I see is my colon and small intestines there. It is like someone sticking a knife in me, but it doesn’t happen all the time it come and goes. It has been doing it for 6 days now. Any ideas on what it might be? If it continues I will go see my doctor.

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?

i have been suffering from hemorrhoids for years now (i’m 24 years old). when i started getting them, i would apply a topical cream like preparation h, and all would be fine days later.

lately, though, the hemorrhoids persist. it seems as if they shrink less easily, and they’re incredibly uncomfortable.

i’ve been concurrently dealing with genital warts. i recently had a procedure to remove some internal and external warts - my doctor did not tell me there was any correlation between the 2 issues, and when i do go for checkups, he is clear to tell me that the problem spots are indeed hemorrhoids and not new symptoms of hpv.

i’m starting to get frustrated. i’m using preparation h wipes off and on, and i’m also using a topical hemorrhoid cream, nupercanal. my colon/rectal specialist told me to avoid hemorrhoid creams with hydrocortizone, as cream containing this can actually promote the growth of more warts.

maybe my colon/rectal specialist sucks. he’s been focused on the hpv, and not the hemorrhoids, and i want to rid myself of both. another doctor told me i should talk to a specialist about rubber banding, but i’m not sure what that entails.

i’m looking for some useful advice from someone who knows what they’re talking about.