Ok my external hemorrhoid is somewhat tiny..probably about the size of the nail on your pinky finger. I’ve had it about 3 days and don’t really feel it at all, it’s just a little sore but nothing serious at all. Today I noticed that it was bleeding though. Does this mean that it’s serious and that I should go to the doctor? I read that most hemorrhoids heal up on their own but now mine is worrying me since it has started bleeding. Should I go to the doctor or just wait and see if it starts getting better. Also, about how long do they take to heal up..a few days, two weeks, longer?

She is on medication now, and Royal Canin High Fiber Diet, (canned food). She will eat really well for a few days and then go off her diet, I don’t know if she needs a change or what?
Her medications are Cisipride ( I hope the spelling is correct) and she is on Lactulose as well. She is 16 yrs of age, and we have had all of her senior bloodwork done, which is all fine.

I am almost 31 weeks pregnant and I have a hemorrhoid. It started a few days ago as a minor annoyance and now it hurts extremely bad. I can barely move or walk. It’s an external hemorrhoid and it’s bigger then a pea but smaller then a grape. It hurts so bad. I used Preperation H because it was on my approved list of medications but it didn’t help at all. Will it go away on it’s own and how long does it normally take? Is it normal for it to be this painful?

I just want to know when does your hemorrhoid usually bleed? I’ve realized theres really no pattern to it. I could go a few days, to as long as a month without bleeding…I just started taking metamucil daily and im starting to work out because I am over weight which I know does not help the fact that I have a hemorrhoid. Which foods should I be trying to eat to reduce the chance I can have a bad bowel movement that will upset my hemorrhoid?
By the way, I had a doctor look examine me, and he did say it was definitely an external one.

PLEASE DON’T BE SCARED OFF BY LENGTH. It seems important for me to give you the proper background info on the problem so that you can answer it as best as possible. Please read through it and help me out if you know anything about anal fissures, hemorrhoids, or other problems that can result in these symptoms. I will greatly appreciate all of your help!

Oh, and if it helps, I am a 21 year-old female.

So this is kind of disgusting, but I’ve been experiencing some pain and bleeding on my anus. This started about a week ago. I had been constipated that weekend, and then on Monday, I was able to make a bowl movement, but I experienced a burning-like pain, and when I wiped, there were drops of bright red blood on the toilet paper. After this, my anus continued to hurt off and on for about 2-3 days (although it did not bleed again). Then, tonight (8 days after initial bleeding), after about 3 days of no pain or bleeding, it happened again. I was a little constipated earlier, but I was careful not to strain myself, as I thought that the initial problem was hemorrhoids, and I know that those can be caused from strain during constipation. So, I waited all day until I could easily go to the bathroom. But, when I went, I again experienced a burning-like pain, and there was again drops of blood on the toilet paper after wiping.

I initially thought that I had hemorrhoids, due to the constipation problem. However, I looked up pictures of external hemorrhoids, and I definitely don’t have anything like that. So then I thought I might just have internal hemorrhoids, but I looked in the mirror (a very difficult task, I might add), and I noticed a bright red scratch-looking thing, about half the size of my pinky nail right at the base of my anus. I looked up pictures of anal fissures, and this seemed to fit that description. However, I have questions for people who know something about anal fissures:

Is it possible to experience a few days of pain relief when you have a fissure? I would have assumed that it would be constant (if not slightly-lessening) pain day after day until the fissure healed.

What could I have done to get this? I have not had anal sex, nor have I had anything up there, lol. So how could a fissure could have occured? To be honest, I do remember scratching myself there on accident about 2 months ago, to where I experienced pain for about a day, but I hadn’t felt anything since then, so the two seem unrelated.

I’m very confused. If you know anything about anal fissures, hemorrhoids, or any other problem that this could be, please let me know.

And yes, I know I should go to the doctor. I am going to try to make an appointment soon, but I’m very busy, so I just wanted some background information if I could find it.