My boyfriend claims with extreme confidence that there is a muscle there (about 6-8in inside) and that pornstars are able to let things through (in reverse) during anal intercourse. I took an anatomy course though and don’t recall any such muscle….all that I know about are the internal and external anal sphincters, but those are both near the anus, not deep inside. Who’s correct, me or him?

What do I have to do to make it go away as soon as possible, without my family or boyfriend knowing that I have it? Is medication required?
I think it is external and the cause was anal intercourse (once) and/or holding in.

So I’m a 20 year old male and I have a 21 year old boyfriend. Long story short, we have been dating for almost 3 months and want to take it to the next step, i.e. having anal intercourse. Well I found out that I have internal hemorrhoids a little over a year ago. Basically I would bleed when I poop. Well now I take stool softeners and laxatives to help me go to the bathroom a lot easier. I drank only water, and don’t eat beef at all. I have on occasion not taken the stool softeners, and discovered that my poop hardens when I don’t, so I take them daily. How long r hemorrhoids supposed to last? Is it ok for me and my boyfriend to have sex even with my hemorrhoids? Will these hemorrhoids effect us having sex? Much help is appreciated, oh and yes my boyfriend knows about my hemorrhoids.

By close I mean near the entrance (or should I say exit?) of my rectum. There is no bleeding and I haven’t participated in anal intercourse.
Oh and I can’t see a doctor unless I absolutely have to because I have no health insurance nor a job.

The bleeding starts anywhere from a half hour to a day and it is as if an internal hemorrhoid has burst. (That is what I always assumed it was, but never really understood why it could be related.) I also don’t know if this info is useful, but I have never had anal intercourse.

- and please don’t give me one of those go to the doctor and stop asking on the internet answers that some people seem to obsessively offer. I have an appointment already. -