Hemorroids really suck.....:(

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Hemorroids really suck.....:(
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Thu, 06-09-2005 - 12:38pm

Hey Board,

I have gotten a hemorroid for the first time. It's an external hemorroid, so most likely I will have to get it removed by a doctor. One problem is I have no health insurance, so I have been using OTC cream to keep the itching etc away until i can figure something out.. Does anybody know if rubbing alcohol can make the swelling go down like it does for some other things?

*J*

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Registered: 06-08-2005
Thu, 06-09-2005 - 5:43pm
Oh GOSH NO do NOT put runbbing alcohol on your umm, bottom area....not good it will burn I bet..You can use KY or hemmeroid stuff OUTSIDE for the itch...Sit in a tub now and then to help the swelling. Hey I am not braniac but know a lot on meds and stuff and do not put stuff thats to be outside INSIDE or up....no way..They call them stitx baths I think ...when you sit in tepid water and let it be there..then use a roid prep or KY...you can try ice but be careful. I had an inside one but never had it taken out and its cool...eat better too..Best of luck
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Thu, 06-09-2005 - 8:29pm

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Thu, 06-09-2005 - 8:36pm

Taking

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Registered: 02-26-2004
Fri, 06-10-2005 - 6:00pm

Hey

Thanks for the advice. Mine doesn't bother me too much. I have been wiping with witch hazel which was recommended to me. I don't have a bath...just a shower....but I was as much as I can and I don't strain and relax when i have to go number 2. I am glad that I have just one. I can't push anything inside because it is too much on the outside. I am putting the cream on every day twice or more....and I stopped wearing my fave underwear...thongs....so I should be good.

*J*

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Registered: 10-01-2002
Fri, 06-10-2005 - 6:50pm

Just please take care of them

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Mon, 07-25-2005 - 5:44pm
Hi-can I get in on this one??
I have had a problem for a while, and am having thme again...finally, for the first time, things are regular-I am driniking h2o, eating flax seeds etc, but even thought the bm's are everyday and softerm they still bother me...how to make them really decrease? I don't want to have Dr remove them-I will die of mortification!!
Thanks-this is such a drag!!!
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Registered: 10-14-2003
Mon, 07-25-2005 - 7:06pm

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Mon, 07-25-2005 - 11:19pm
Hi Wren
Thank you-mine are not that bad, in fact, i think it's just one, and after having constipation probs forever, that is how I got here. well, things are better in that department, but, sometimes, it still bugs me.
I have another condition called vulvodynia, which is aggrevated by them, my Dr is aware of them, and we have discussed it, but I just don't know if I can go through with ever having them removed. They/it is not out all the time,and if I keep things soft, it;'s oaky, i just feel burining sometimes, even if all had gone well.
anyways, I guess I will muddle through for now. ugh. what an area to have dicomfort. Thanks for your advice-it helps to know it;'s not a major deal, but not at all sexy!!
kelli
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Registered: 10-14-2003
Tue, 07-26-2005 - 12:01pm

Kelli,

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Tue, 07-26-2005 - 4:04pm
thank you wren!!
i will do that, and try to mellow out about it as well!
have a great day
kelli

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