I am 20 years old, I got costipated a month and a half ago. After that, it was very painful to pass stool. So I called for nurse advice at my university clinic, and was told that most likely I had hemorrhoids. I bought over the counter medication such as preparation H and tuck's. I thought it would help alleviate the pain and discomfort when passing stool, but it did not help too much. These past few days, I've been having pain as if I had pins and needles in my anal canal closer to my rectum. Today was the worst pain I've experienced. I thought of going to the E.R but knew the wait would be long. What is wrong with me?