I was just wondering, in cases where bowel cancer is not hereditary, is it caused mainly by the things people consume or is it just luck of the draw? It seems to me that this type of disease and ones similar to it have only recently become huge issues in western society and my only guess is that it’s because people are consuming more and more unnatural foods every day. Like, all the people I know who have bowel cancer or something like it belong to families who are obese or do not eat properly. Call me a bitch, but is there not a point where they should take responsibility and realise that they have contributed greatly to their situation?

My standard short haired chihuahua has what I think is hemorrhoids. What makes me think this is the fact that when I looked him over his anus was protruding out and looked swollen. I am no expert with hemorrhoids but this was my first guess. He has been having straining bowel movements. At first he had diarrhea all the time now he has solid fecal-matter which he struggles to push out. The pieces are broken apart and seem to be connected to a stand of hair every time. I am really sorry if this is TMI but my fiance and I have zip, zero, and zilch money to take him to the vet. So if this sounds like hemorrhoids what should I do to treat it? Are there any at home remedies? If not will he die because of no treatment? Any of you who have experience with your dogs and hemorrhoids I am looking for your answers. Thanks.
I’m dead serious. Neither my fiance and I work. We have no savings. We just hit a crisis not that long ago. I am not an evil person. I love my baby Dinky and I would totally take him to the vet if I had any kind of money. But seriously though. I literally have 0 money between my fiance and I. I feel really bad for my baby but there is nothing I can do for him right now.

I think I have a hemorrhoid, but I’ve never had one before so I don’t know. Not to get gross, but it hurts when I make a bowel movement, but only right as it is exiting. It’s like a stinging sensation like there’s a cut or something. My bowel movements have been drier and harder than usual- guess b/c I haven’t had time to cook good meals, always eating on the go. Then when I wipe there is a small amount of bright red blood. Sometimes I’m a little itchy there too. There are no bumps or anything that I can see, so I guess it’s on the inside. Will prep H cure this and how long will it take? I’ve had symptoms for about a week now and just started using prep H yesterday.