Topic: Definitely got a small hemroid, but no plans to visit a doctor
First off, thanks for the great site, it has been by far the most useful site I've come across on the internet. Right now, I'm out of work and have no plans to visit a doctor, but I definitely have a hemroid. I am looking for any additional information someone can offer. And also if I am being an idiot not going to the doctor, my initial thoughts are to wait at least a week before I consider a doctor visit.
So I have an external hemroid about the size of a blueberry (looked at it and it looks exactly like pictures I saw online). There has been no bleeding or signs of blood. I am a 32 year old male and in very good shape. On Friday I had a large bowel movement where I strained quite a bit. I felt uncomfortable afterwards but not in pain. On saturday I had another bowel movement that was quite uncomfortable. However it wasn't until I went to the gym and exercised that things became painful. I came home, looked with a mirror and saw the hemroid, like a fleshy blueberry right on the side of my anus. I can sit, cough, walk. I can do all this, but with an accompanying pain (mild pain). The exercising seemed to really push things over the edge, making the problem go from "I feel funny after a bowel movement" to "straight up pain". I plan to wait until next thursday before even thinking of consulting a doctor. I figure a couple of days of taking it real easy should make things go away. I plan on icing it, laying down mostly, eating prunes, only wiping once with wet toilet paper after a bowel movement and then taking a shower, drinking lots of chamomile tea and avoiding alcohol, meat and dairy.
