Hemorrhoids Treatment

Do you really have hemorrhoids? Or do you only have an aching ass because someone kicked you so hard? There are a lot of things to consider figuring out if you really have hemorrhoids. The most important thing though is that once you suspect you have hemorrhoids, do not have any doubts to immediately go to a doctor.

 It is best to have it checked out no matter how embarrassing it could be. To keep your confidence up, consider those people laughing at you will have karma. When they grow up they have a chance that they will develop hemorrhoids as well.

Here is a list of tips and pointers that may help you and the doctor figure out if you really do have hemorrhoids.

Pus or Mucus:

Sexually transmitted diseases, cancer, inflammatory bowel diseases, parasite infection or abscess or bowel inflammation causes a watery or bloody discharge is pus. Pus is not usually associated with hemorrhoids.

If you are experiencing pus or mucus, tell your doctor:
• Mucus discharge type. Is it watery or bloody?
• The pus present in your stool.
• Do you have diarrhea that contains mucus?
• Where the discharge originated from? Is it just outside of the anal canal, etc?
• Do you experience pain, aching or tenderness during discharge?

Bowel habit changes:

Emotional stress, diet changes, trauma and tension may cause chronic or alternating constipation or diarrhea. When things do get back to normal the bowel function may also return to normal. Beware though; it may also be from gastrointestinal diseases or a tumor.

Here are the things you should talk about bowel movement habits with your doctor:
• Do you have alternating or chronic diarrhea or constipation?
• Does gas only pass when you crap and not stool?
• Do you fail to get the stool out when you have the feeling of wanting to crap?
• How frequent do you crap? Do you seem to have observed that is more or less than the usual?

Change of the stool’s characteristics or shape:

This is not a matter that a normal person would likely observe. I mean who observes their stool? How can he or she know if it did change? A healthy stool should be well-formed and colored brown or yellow. If the color or shape changes it might be a symptom of cancer or other kind of disease. Cancer or intestinal bleeding can be indicated by black-tar stool. Hepatitis or gall stones are indicated by pale stools. 

Here are some details that you should describe to your doctor about your stool:
• The stool’s shape – does it look like a pencil now?
• Is there blood or mucus?
• Is it too black that it looks like tar?
• Is fatigue or cramps present?
• When the change was first noticed?

These are only some of the things that you should observe and be prepared when you are worried if you think you have hemorrhoids. Having the doctor diagnose you base on your symptoms may give you a more comfortable feeling that this is not as serious as you think it is.

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