Okay, this is sort of embarrassing but I’m tired of just searching Google for answers. So, for the longest time I’ve believed I’ve had hemorrhoids, I’m still pretty sure that’s what they are but I need to make sure. Everything I read, people make it seem like external hemorrhoids protrude out the anus only. Is it possible for hemorrhoids to feel like pimples, or just small bumps not protruding from the anus but in places around it? Like, not really anywhere near it. It’s really hard to explain but when I first started noticing I thought that it was just a pimple because there’s nothing actually sticking out of the anus… Then I realized they were itching. Using Preparation H does work to make the itching go away. So are these for sure hemorrhoids? I’ve also had them for a few MONTHS, and I am going to the doctor soon but I thought I would ask here beforehand just to get some more info. Thanks for any help.

by the way what are the cures for external hemorrhoids in children? thanks.
i’m 12 (13 tomorrow) and when I was in the shower last night i washed my butt and i felt a bump. the night before my butt was really itchy, and i mean my anus. not inside or on the skin. last night it got itchy again after i got out of the shower so i told my mom and she gave me some cortisone cream. i put it on and it helped a little bit. i also have been VERY constipated lately, so constipated that whenever i bend over i can feel gas and poop. i can’t fart at all. the last time i pooped it hurt SO BAD when i was done, i couldn’t walk straight or anything. my mom says it’s hemorrhoids. i have had rectal bleeding and constipation for a long time but it hasn’t been serious and it goes away usually after i take a laxative. but recently it’s been soooo bad. i haven’t tried taking a laxative though. and i really don’t want to go to a doctor because i don’t want anybody poking around down there. my mom told me that she has hemorrhoids and that it is most likely genetic. but i’m reeeeally worried. i feel very slow and when i bend over i can practically feel built-up gas and feces poking me. also, i occasionally get sharp quick pains on my anus. i am really scared that it’s pinworms but i don’t think so because all of my signs point to external hemorrhoids.
what do you think?
(by the way i can still eat and stuff)
also the last time i pooped (about 2 days ago) i wiped and i saw this weird brownish red lump. it MIGHT have been poop with a little blood on it though. i’m kind of scared and i really don’t want to go to the doctor. i will probably have to anyways though, but do you have any advice other than going to the doctor?
james, i’m not a retard.
Melissa, i’m really scared of having a doctor look inside my butt. also, i don’t want them to tie off the hemorrhoids! it sounds like i have external and internal though. i sometimes find streaks of red on the toilet paper. but i’m a virgin so i’m not pregnant and i’m only like 95 lbs (but i have a bit of a beer belly)
i have been slacking off lately…i heard it could be caused by inactivity….i’m kind of scared.

I’ve had hemorrhoid since a was a kid, I had big constipation and thought it was normal.
Now I have 22 years and I didn’t had any problems till about a month ago… I’m almost sure I have an anal fissure cause every time I go to the bathroom it hurts a lot and I bleed sporadically. I go to the bathroom everyday or every two days max, but when I go I have to sit there for at least 15 mins because I have to go but it’s so difficult to just go, I don’t even know how to explain. I’ve tried natural laxatives but it still hurts and it gives me cramps so I try to avoid them. It hurts even when I don’t have constipation and the stools are not hard. I’ve tried hemorrhoidal ointment but even that little tube hurts…
I don’t know what else to do, I’ve been avoiding going to the doctor cause I’m scared that he’ll send me to surgery or something… I would do anything that’s in my hands to avoid a surgery. I’ve been thinking to starve myself till my fissures and hemorrhoids get better. I’m already vegetarian and I try to eat as healthy as I can and drink lots of water.
Is there any other natural treatment that I can try?
Please help.

I have had internal hemorrhoids for about a month now and don’t know what to do. I have no health insurance, so going to the doctor is not an option right now. I exercise regularly, and I eat a balanced diet with lots of fiber every day. I have never had bowel issues in my entire life, so it is very frustrating to have to deal with this. Every time I pass a bowel there is a sharp pain as if I’m re-opening a wound and there is bright red blood in the toilet afterward. I’ve used Preparation H, and it seemed to make it a little better for awhile, but they have not completely gone away. HELP!!!

Ok, so I’ve done a lot of research to figure out what’s wrong and what is exactly going on in that region. I have figured out that I definitely have stage 3 internal prolapsed hemorrhoids.

I’ve had this for several years now, but I’ve only recently actually bothered to do something about it. (Actually, I lie, I went to a doctor once for this a while back, but she was so dismissive about it, and only prescribed a suppository that did NOTHING to alleviate the problem)

Also, recently (partially why I started looking up the information) I think I’ve developed a thrombosed hemorrhoid (stage 4). It was extremely painful at first, but after a few days the pain slowly went away to a dull ache when I touch it. It protrudes out, and unlike stage 3, I can’t push it back in.

Is there anyway, besides going to the doctor, that I can get rid of it? Are there any home remedies? (I’ve done research on it but most remedies seem to only focus mostly on external hemorrhoids)
I really want to get rid of this problem. It’s very painful and a topic that I can’t really explain to most people. Plz help