Small external hemorrhoid won't seem to go away!!

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Tanya Turner - 02 Feb 2005 20:37 GMT

I'm 22, active, normal weight. I've had this small Q-tip-size external
hemorrhoid for at least 6 months (maybe more). I also still have some
bleeding during a bowel movement even if I am having them reguarly and
usually with ease. I very rarely experience iching, if ever. Otherwise,
no other complaints.

I do increase my fiber intake when possible and try to drink enough water.
Perhaps I am still not getting enough fiber? I don't think I eat enough
FOOD to get as much fiber as they recommend! Is it ever going to go away?

It's simply a aesthetic thing-- it just makes me feel a little self-
conscious (I know this must sound absurd). And the blood is always a
little unnerving.

Should I just continue with increased fiber attempts or look into the
rubber-band removal?

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timcall@sbcglobal.net - 02 Feb 2005 21:20 GMT

> I'm 22, active, normal weight. I've had this small Q-tip-size external
> hemorrhoid for at least 6 months (maybe more). I also still have some
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> Perhaps I am still not getting enough fiber? I don't think I eat enough
> FOOD to get as much fiber as they recommend! Is it ever going to go away?

Hi Tanya,
Though I have never had a hemorrhoid that large I have had trouble with
them. Mine always clear up when I start shifting my diet over to be
more plant centered. Not necessarily vegetarian but fairly close. And
eat as many raw vegetables as you can bring yourself to; broccoli,
carrots, cauliflower, etc.
This clears mine up every time and they stay away until I start
shifting my diet away from vegetables.
Bets, Tim

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Howard McCollister - 03 Feb 2005 00:22 GMT

> I'm 22, active, normal weight. I've had this small Q-tip-size external
> hemorrhoid for at least 6 months (maybe more). I also still have some
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> Should I just continue with increased fiber attempts or look into the
> rubber-band removal?

If it is really an external hemorrhoid, then rubber band ligation is
generally not done because of the rather astonishing amount of pain that
causes. Rubber banding is done almost exclusively for internal hemorrhoids
since they are well above the anal skin and have no pain fibers.

Your only real option, if OTC methods don't work, is to have it surgically
excised. Ouch.

HMc

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Sbharris[atsign]ix.netcom.com - 03 Feb 2005 03:28 GMT

But this woman may be using the wrong "OTC" methods. Hemorrhoids hurt
only when they are thrombosed (clotted up) and in such cases (and all
clots) the body is in a constant tug of war between new clot formation
and clot breakdown. That can go on for months. Even 6 months (though by
then, one side or the other usually wins out).

To see if you can tip the balance toward clot breakdown, try a few
months of several aspirin a day (you never know how many it will take,
and some people are resistant to the standard 81 mg), and some
antiinflammatory treatment which won't increase clotting, such as 10
grams a day of cold water fish oil. Heat is also anti-inflammatory in
the long run, and if you keep the water only up to your waist, you can
stand it a lot hotter of longer than totally submerged. That's the
whole point of so-called "sitz baths". Long and hot.

SBH

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Howard McCollister - 03 Feb 2005 12:55 GMT

> But this woman may be using the wrong "OTC" methods. Hemorrhoids hurt
> only when they are thrombosed (clotted up) and in such cases (and all
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> stand it a lot hotter of longer than totally submerged. That's the
> whole point of so-called "sitz baths". Long and hot.

Good points, and worthwhile recommendations. Hemorrhoids aren't dangerous in
any way and the OP certainly has time to try every possible treatment in an
effort to avoid surgery.

HMc

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