Dealing with hemorrhoids
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Timothy Morgan38 said:Factu ointment is really meant for internal hemorrhoids that aren't causing much trouble in the first place...
I dealt with hemorrhoids once, and they were absolutely brutal... I have no clue what triggered it... maybe spicy food, sitting too much, who knows... it had never happened before and hasn't since... I always wash up after every bathroom trip, so it was probably just a bad combo of sitting around and dealing with hard stools from eating too much hot sauce...
But since I went down a rabbit hole researching this stuff, I know a decent amount about how they work...
Anyway, after every single "movement," you SHOULD rinse off—and use very little soap and COLD water, not warm... warm water actually dilates the blood vessels, which basically "feeds" the hemorrhoids and makes them swell more...
The cream I swear by is Dolokain... you can grab it over the counter at any pharmacy... my doctor recommended it to me after Factu failed to do a damn thing...
I was doubled over in pain for about three weeks... couldn't lie down, sit, or even walk... felt like a complete invalid... I had massive inflammation and about 6 to 8 large, swollen hemorrhoids right at the opening...
Once I started using Dolokain, the hemorrhoids actually started BURSTING... I was bleeding like someone had driven a knife into me... the biggest, most inflamed ones popped, while the smaller ones calmed down and shrank, and the swelling finally died down... it all cleared up in about 4 or 5 days...
Since then, if I feel a little sting or itch after washing, I just dab on some Dolokain and call it a day... I haven't dealt with any more pain or bleeding since...
If things are already pretty far along, look for a cleanser called ANSOO... if you use that alongside Dolokain, it works incredibly fast...
So here’s the game plan:
- Clean up with cold water and minimal soap after every bathroom trip (Ansoo is a good option)
- The second you feel any sign of trouble (stinging, itching, swelling), apply a little Dolokain
- Cut out anything super spicy, salty, or sugary... nothing extreme is worth it
- Ditch TOMATOES (fresh or canned) at least until this passes
- Skip the wine, hard liquor, and Coke
- Move around more and sit less... if your job forces you to sit, make sure to get up and walk around the office at least every half hour...
Sticking to these rules is huge because if you catch it in the early stages, you can stop it in its tracks... once you hit that level of heavy inflammation, there's a good chance it'll haunt you for life...
A buddy of mine has a hell of a time with this... he's tried everything under the sun and even looked into cauterization, but nothing helps... when they flare up, he's basically bedridden for two weeks...
Hope this helps...
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Since you've been through this, I'm hoping you can help me out. I've had this little bump for a while that comes and goes and hurts just a bit. I heard it was an external hemorrhoid and used some cream a friend suggested, which made it bearable. But for the last three weeks—specifically since I got back from vacation—it started bleeding. At first, it was just a tiny bit, but then it picked up. I started using Factu, and it was fine for the first few days, but for the last two days, it's been bleeding like crazy, almost like open wounds. Since you mentioned yours bled too, I'm wondering if this is just the reaction to the ointment where they burst or something. Doctors are telling me they're internal now, since the external ones don't usually bleed like this. Do you know anything about that, or can you give me some advice? Should I keep using the Factu?
Seeing all that blood really freaked me out. Is it actually dangerous? I read somewhere that it could lead to anemia
Thanks in advance