I’m wondering if there is a set way to tell the difference between the two.

They’re symptoms are very common: bleeding, itching, discharge, pain in/around anus.

The only difference I really noticed is that with anal cancer back pain and fatigue is also common.

I’ve had an internal hemorrhoid (or so I thought) for at least a year now, but for the past 4 days it has been aching, and itching constantly and is bigger than its usual size.

I’m a college student so with my hectic schedule and study cram sessions my sleep schedule is way off, so I’ll go weeks without getting more than 5 hours a sleep each night. And as for the back pain, I work part time at a job where I’m constantly lifting and pulling. So, yes, I’m usually pretty tired, but for the most part my back only hurts when I’ve been laying, or sitting a certain way for a prolonged period of time.

I’ve read many things online that supposedly "calm" a hemorrhoid. I have taken warm baths and that helped alot, but only for a limited time. And I’ve applied ointments, but they only soothe the pain, not the itching.

Also, I should mention I haven’t had any bleeding in a little over a day.

I am Female, 21 years of age. With no history of anal cancer in the family.

Help! I really don’t want to go to the doctor. :/

A few months ago i had blood in my stools, stomach pains, diarrhea and constipation. They did some checks at the surgery but didn’t know what it was so sent off a stool sample. A week later i rang up and they told me that i had a gut infection and if the symptoms didn’t clear, then go back to the GP.

The infection went and so did everything else. Apart from the blood, which did go for a short period of time but recently it has come back. The colour is a red/pink colour and sometimes its not even there.
So i have been to the doctors again but they couldn’t find the cause so have told me to book an appointment for an endoscopy.

I have had a couple of hemorrhoids during these months and told the doctor about.
This is what i thought might be causing the blood but he didn’t mention aything.

Today i went to the toilet and there was no red/pink colour in the stool what so ever, and sometimes theres no blood at all, but it was very dark today, most of the time it is normal in colour but today it seemed darker than normal. Now i’m worrying myself even more and can’t stop thinking of the worst. I ago away in a month for 3 weeks so i need to get seen asap, however i kept ringing the treatment unit all day but there was no answer so i will ring again tomorow – which is making me even more worried.

I can’t stop panicing now and im scared of telling my mum as i really don’t want her to worry because i know for a fact that she will. Which will make me feel even more worse. She would be so understanding and helpful but i really don’t want her to panic which is making it really hard for me to tell her.

Has anybody had similar symptoms and found out what the cause was? As always im fearing the worst I am 20 years old, male. Somebody please help me i really don’t know what to do, and the thought of waiting to actually get seen in really scaring me in what results they might find

please no jokes this isnt funny, thanks for your time
p.s – this is embarrassing but i dont care anymore. I have a habbit of tensing as if i was trying to push out stools. Don’t know why i do it i just do. Could this be causing strain on my bowels?

I’ve also heard that if someone sits on concrete for a long enough period of time, they could get hemorrhoids! What could cause any of these things to happen?
I’m pretty sure the concrete doesn’t ground or discharge car batteries more than any other surface, so what does that leave?

and dose drinking water stop the hemorrhoids from expanding, Because every time that I stop drinking water for a period of time the spasms in my tummy return even low my bowls are empty.

Ok. I’m 18 and I think I may have hemorrhoids. It feels very uncomfortable very often, especially right before I have a bowel movement. But then after I go it feels completely fine. I know that it is not external hemorrhoids but could I have internal ones? I have felt this way before and it has lasted for maybe a month or so. It almost feels like I don’t completely empty when I go number 2. But then the feeling goes away for a month or so. Then comes back. Blood does not come out when I go and it seems like it may last longer than the average hemorrhoids. Could it be something more serious like cancer? I eat fairly well but not great, and I exercise quite a bit. It is not painful, I just want to be sure it’s not too serious. I also seem to be constipated sometimes. But not always.
How long can hemorrhoids last? Could I possibly be having them for a long period of time and then they go away for a while?
Any other thoughts are much appreciated. Thanks!