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What Causes Anal Discomfort While Passing Stool?
I m having some discomfort when I have a bowel movement. Im not sure if it is hemorrhoids because I ve never had them. When I m having a bowel movement it feels like something is in my rectum. After I m done sitting is uncomfortable. What could this be?
Fri, 31 Jan 2020
Hi,
It looks to me like hemorrhoids which are located in the anal canal and may protrude outside. Hemorrhoids are protrusions of veins in rectal wall and there are several stages of hemorrhoidal disease and the right treatment depends on type and stage of the disease.
Initially, it can be treated with dietary changes by having a high fiber diet with a lot of fluids and make your stool soft.
There are few procedures that can be used but surgery should be avoided unless there is no improvement in conservative measures.
In the early phase, this is initially treated with dietary changes by having high fiber diet with lot of fluids and make your stool soft. Also take fruit, vegetables, avoid chocolate, refined meat, overeating and food that causes.
There are supplements such as Psyllium and Detralex which may help as well. Also, you should use sitz baths and have hemorrhoidal cream such as Procten ointment.
Also, you should use sitz baths by sitting in warm water for 20minutes daily.
Second, it can be treated with rubber ligation or sclerosation and in severe stages and this can be done in ambulatory settings.
On the other hand, open the surgery is recommended only in resistant cases but for this, you should consult proctologists about these options.
Other causes include abscess and anal polyps but for this differentiation, you should do the proctological examination.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
It looks to me like hemorrhoids which are located in the anal canal and may protrude outside. Hemorrhoids are protrusions of veins in rectal wall and there are several stages of hemorrhoidal disease and the right treatment depends on type and stage of the disease.
Initially, it can be treated with dietary changes by having a high fiber diet with a lot of fluids and make your stool soft.
There are few procedures that can be used but surgery should be avoided unless there is no improvement in conservative measures.
In the early phase, this is initially treated with dietary changes by having high fiber diet with lot of fluids and make your stool soft. Also take fruit, vegetables, avoid chocolate, refined meat, overeating and food that causes.
There are supplements such as Psyllium and Detralex which may help as well. Also, you should use sitz baths and have hemorrhoidal cream such as Procten ointment.
Also, you should use sitz baths by sitting in warm water for 20minutes daily.
Second, it can be treated with rubber ligation or sclerosation and in severe stages and this can be done in ambulatory settings.
On the other hand, open the surgery is recommended only in resistant cases but for this, you should consult proctologists about these options.
Other causes include abscess and anal polyps but for this differentiation, you should do the proctological examination.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Iven Romic Rommstein, General Surgeon
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