Hi, just looking for a quick opinion. I have suffered with on/off rectal bleeding for the past 20yrs which was triggered age 19 by a very large hard stool. I just wondered if the photos below look like a haemorrhoid? The first one is just how it looks normally without straining. The subsequent two photos were taken when straining. The swelling goes down right after a BM. Thanks.
MISTAKE - It's the third photo that is non-straining.
They do look like haemoroids Sue but you could also, like me, be suffering with a fissure (skin tear). Your haemoroids aren't filled with blood so should disappear back in over time. Try over the counter pile treatments but may be worth getting checked to see if you have a fissure which could have been caused by undue straining. Fissures can be painful, as can piles. To be sure, worth getting checked out.
Hi Sue , looks to me like soft internal haemhorrhoids , so close to the opening that they become external for a short period . Might be worth looking at a couple of the less invasive treatments now , rather than wait for them to become an issue requiring more invasive surgery . Might be worth looking at bandings , even though they are not the most succesful , but easy and relatively painless ( for most ) , or a THD procedure . Once those piles start to become harder and fuller , they wont retract as quickly after a BM. Good luck .
hi sue they look like mine ive had piles for years they are soft to the touch and they never go unless you have them banded ive bleed for 5 yrs when i have bm hard my gp sent me to have a colon investergation and found a bleeding polps that was the cause so had it femoved 2 wks ago plles may bleed also im sure mine are as still getting a bit of blood with a hard bm but not like i was get it checked its not a great prosedure but maybe your problem to good luck.
Thanks for your reply Elaine. I first saw this 16yrs ago (not 20 as I put earlier, for some reason) after I felt a very distinct tear when going to the loo. I could not say I have "suffered". I never get pain, etc. I would just get on/off blood on the stool. I did have a very large firm BM a couple of months ago and again felt a very painful tear with lots of blood dripping into the toilet, the following BM was pain free, but I still do get on/off blood on the stool. In fact, I noticed blood prior to the tear. I will get it checked, thanks.
Thank you for your reply. Yes, you can see them (with a mirror and sacrifice of dignity, lol) swell up when I strain. I've never suffered pain, although, just blood on the stool which has recurred for the past 16yrs first triggered by an obviousl fissure. I'm just trying some suppositries at the moment.
Thanks Shirley. I'm kicking myself that I never got a sigmoid done years ago when I was getting bleeding. I supose it's because I know what started it the first time I got it (painful tear when passing a hard stool after being constipated a while) and since then I have seen blood on/off for 16 yrs. Although, I don't get pain. Years ago, I used to often get mild itching & irritation after a BM but that eventually went away. Just blood that has recurred
Don't worry they say anything bad and you would be suffering loss of weight loose stools ect.
Yes, that tends to be when it's advanced. You can go on for a really long time with seemingly harmless bleeding.
I don't know why mine have become so big in just 3 days.it started on the side of the opening but now it's all around and painful.I'm even scared to go to the loo.just used an anusol(first time).I'm waiting to see the result in the morning.(I feel like taking a dump but I have the anusol inside and don't know what to do)
Just today a haemorrhoid appeared, I think I have had internal ones that may have popped out and gone back in again. I have applied some prescription cream to help ease pain/discomfort (hence the wetness look). I think the haemorrhoid appears to have increased in size bit (only been an hour) or the cream is helping it appear larger. I dislike any kind of illness / discomfort and I'm a bit scared. I hope it has gone down a lot or completley disappeared for tomorrow morning as I am likely to empty my bowels again. My doc has said I have anal tears which is why now and again I have bright red blood on my toilet paper.
It's hard to tell I guess, but the vein is very close to anus opening on my left side.
they do look like haemorrhoids.mine had swollen on both sides and were bigger(and painful) but now they are the same size as yours but less painful.i also still have some inside but they aren't painful.I used suppositories and sitz baths(they were recommended).of they are painful do not wipe using a tissue.instead,try a sitz bath after a BM.it lessens the pain.I hope u get well soon
thank you @sue18123. Just an update, went to the docs and saw a trainee/new doc. He did not positively state it was a hemorrhoid, (nor did he say itbwas not), he said did not seem to oroginate from anus and suggests I take some cream. One thing I did say to him though was that occasionally (might even be once/twice every week) when I first wipe I can feel a pea size lump just oustide my anus only on left side, then on the second wipe the lump is gone, maybe back inside anus wall? He got some advice from fellow docs, and hesuggested would be good idea to get a referrel with colon people. I've had a gastroscopy and colonoscopy before serveral years ago and it was awful, so I said I did not want to do that jusy yet. I am going to keep an eye on things, see how often the pea lump appears then go on from there.