Posts by Dennis Johnson79

So, I went in for a colonoscopy less than a year ago. The results were what I’d call "neatly messy." Basically, everything looks fine—no signs of tumors, no polyps, no damage, not even hemorrhoids... yet there are traces of blood showing up and nobody can tell me where the hell it's coming from. I went for follow-up tests on my small intestine, and those came back perfectly clean too. Everything is consistently "normal" on paper, yet the problems just won't quit. Then, I decided to pivot to a much lighter diet—I cut out EVERYTHING carbonated, spicy, or heavily roasted, and started chugging water, about two liters a day, and since then, things have improved drastically. No more issues. Well, up until now.

The only real change is that my stools aren't narrow anymore, and the pain has dialed down just a tiny bit. It might be the food, since I switched to a bland, mostly liquid-based diet. Honestly, I don't see myself going back to the doctor anytime soon because, frankly, the whole medical system feels like pure EVIL after being bounced between four different doctors for the exact same issue. My trust is completely shot. That’s why I’m hanging out here on this forum, trying to figure everything out on my own... I read up on symptoms on medical sites, but this forum is where you go for real-world experience. There isn't a single person in this world who is the ONLY one suffering from something, so you can always find help here through people's lived experiences, which is ten times better than some doctor who hasn't got a clue—especially in my city, not to mention where I'm from.

So, the symptoms I'm dealing with right now are still pretty much the same—pain deep inside the large intestine area, especially when I'm straining or trying to go. I don't get cramps. No blood. No nausea. The stool is soft, though passing it is still pretty difficult, but at least it’s not thin like it was at the beginning. It doesn't burn. It’s just this dull ache, like I took a hit to the gut, though I definitely didn't.

I’ve been scrolling through this thread for ages, trying to find someone who actually describes what I’m going through, but honestly, nothing seems to fit quite right. It leaves me wondering if I’m even dealing with hemorrhoids at all, but I’m desperate for some insight here.

Here’s the deal: about two days ago, out of nowhere, this pain started up just above my tailbone—but it’s not surface-level, it feels deep inside. And I’m not talking about that typical "scraping" sensation or that burning feeling everyone else seems to talk about; it’s more of this heavy, dull ache, almost like I took a blunt hit there or something, even though nothing actually happened. The pain isn't constant, though; it flares up depending on how I’m sitting or standing, and it gets absolutely brutal when I’m straining or trying to handle business in the bathroom. And let me tell you, "handling business" is being generous—it’s exactly like someone else said, it feels like you’re trying to pass a whole pineapple. It’s not the actual movement of things passing through that hurts, but rather that deep, thudding ache whenever I have to push or strain. This might sound ridiculous, but if I get into a specific position—kind of like a yoga kama sutra pose, haha—the pain eases up enough that I can actually manage to finish.

There’s no blood in my stool. And thankfully, everything is soft, because if it weren't, I don't think I’d stand a chance of getting anything out. But the passage feels narrowed, so I’m starting to worry there might be some kind of obstruction happening.

So, does this sound like an internal hemorrhoid to you guys, or could it be something else entirely?

I read somewhere that hemorrhoids usually settle down overnight, but that hasn't been my experience at all. I barely slept a wink last night because every time I shifted into a certain position in bed, the pain would spike so hard it jolted me wide awake.