I know the obvious answer is keep my finger out of there, but I was curios about the seriousness of this. I don’t feel any pain or discomfort yet I recently had blood on my finger from my rectum. I haven’t seen any on toilet paper or in the toilet and I think I may have irritated a internal hemorrhoid or something. At this point I am going to take a break and let my rectum heal. If anyone has experienced this or knows about it please comment.

I have internal hemorrhoids and am due for my exam. According to doctor this is what they do:

"Your doctor can tell if you have hemorrhoids by asking about your past health and doing a physical exam.

You may not need many tests at first, especially if you are younger than 50 and your doctor thinks that your rectal bleeding is caused by hemorrhoids. Your doctor may just examine your rectum with a gloved finger. Or your doctor may use a short, lighted scope to look inside the rectum.

Rectal bleeding can be a sign of a more serious problem, such as colon, rectal, or anal cancer. So if the first exam does not show a clear cause of your problems, your doctor may use a lighted scope (sigmoidoscope) to look at the lower third of your colon. Or your doctor may use another kind of scope (colonoscope) to look at the entire colon to check for other causes of bleeding."

OMG, this all sounds painful! I’m only 23. I am 5’6" and weigh 140 which is mostly muscle as I’m very active. I’m a healthy eater…fruits, veggies, whole grains…I even cook and grow my own produce instead of buying processed foods. What could be the root of my problem? I’m terrified. Help.
I don’t over work myself by lifting weights or anything strenous like that…I do bike riding, hiking, soccer, badminton, tennis and yoga.

I just found two little bumps around my rectum. They’re a ligher pink color, doesn’t hurt but I’ve experienced bleeding while pooping in the recent past. Could it be hemorrhoids? Are there any over the counter treatments I could try?

I was diagnosed with internal hemorrhoids about 3 days ago, but they went untreated for 1.5 weeks before that, as they just itched and I thought I might have an anal yeast infection after taking Cipro. I have been using prescription cortisone cream suppositories for about 3 days now. I have also been using witch hazel wipes.

Unfortunately, I’ve also been constipated for about 4-5 days as well. Been taking fiber (Metamucil), stool softener (Colace), and finally took Milk of Magnesia (Phillip’s, 3 tbsp) tonight.

The doctor said the hemorrhoids were internal, but there is no blood, and now there are just slight lumps on the rim of my rectum, so I’m thinking they’re possibly thrombosed now?

I definitely have to go to the bathroom. I have the urge, and I know I need to go, but right before it comes out, there is an INTENSE pain in my rectum that radiates through my body, makes me lightheaded, etc. It burns a lot and there is also sharp pain. My mom says to push through it, but I just can’t. It hurts too much.

But I know I have to go sometime. Does anyone have any advice for either numbing the rectum, or (and I know how weird this sounds) is there another alternative to actually pushing the poop out?! Should I look into going to a doctor to get the poop removed?

Any help would be greatly appreciated. This is SO frustrating and painful!

what do enemas do? i see them advertised…can they help with internal hemorrhoids/clearing all the poo from the rectum or not? is it a capsule u swallow or what? ty.