Sunlover
01-11-2005, 06:17 PM
This never made any sense to me - if I am constipated and the stool is very hard and I strain to pass it, I get NO hemmorhoids, I'm fine, as SOON as it gets soft again (or heaven forbid I get a diarrhea), the hemmorhoid gets so big and painful for a day until it shrinks and then I go again and it's huge and painful!! (if I go hard, it's fine!) Everywhere I read it says to keep stool soft to prevent hemmhoroids, but that aggravates mine!
The same with my mom! Is anyone else backwards like that??
The same with my mom! Is anyone else backwards like that??
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hayley0610
01-11-2005, 06:21 PM
i am the EXACT same way!!! its amazing that we can never find info on things like that!!! if i have frequent bm or diarhea then i get hemmoroids but if i get a bit constipated i dont!! go firgure!!i just sit in hot water a lot and use otc cream and it goes away after a while.
FireWoman
01-11-2005, 07:30 PM
Ok so I'm not crazy. This happens to me as well. If my BMs are nice and soft, my hems burn so badly afterwards and I hurt for hours. Same with Diarrhea. If it happens just ONCE, my hems swell and thrombose and it takes a good 4 weeks or so to heal. I just don't get it. Now I know that diarrhea is just as irritating to them as constipation because the force of the diarrhea coming out of your body causes the hems to swell. I have been constipated for awhile and while it is frustrating, my hemorrhoids have not flared up. Strange.
Sunlover
01-12-2005, 10:59 AM
Thanks for the replies!! Now I know my body isn't being weird just for ME (and my mom!) alone! Sitting in a bath and using Tucks seems to help quite a bit, but I would like to get constipated again! LOL!