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Hemroid at 13?
Ok, so, I'm only 13, and I am lactose intolerant. I still eat dairy reulatly. But after I eat any type.of dairy, I have diarrhea. I was worried this would happen, and it did. I am pretty sure I have an external hemroid. It's purplish in color, and somewhat large. It is causing discomfort. I really don't want to tell my parents.. plus I hate going to the doctors. How do I cute these on my own?
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Do NOT try to cure this on your own. Tell your parents as soon as you can and I understand that you don't like doctors but you need to get that checked out.
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I am guessing you think you're too young to have hemorroids by your question mark. It is not something that happens to just older people but to anyone, any age who has severe constipation or you only have the extremes of going from constipation to diarrhea, a sign that your intestinal health is suffering greatly.
The most common reason for hemorroids is having to strain hard for bowel movements which means you are constipated. Long term constipation can cuase hemorroids. However diarrhea can also.
Lactose can contribute to constipation discomfort and pain during hemorrhoid outbreaks. Dairy does contribute to the production of gas, which can contribute to hemorrhoid pain and stomach cramps if you are already constipated.
The best thing to learn is how to prevent this happening in the future. When it is this bad, the only way I know to get rid of it is to be treated by a doctor.
By prevention, I am talking about two things, no lactose and more fiber.
Lactose first. There is milk at the grocers right next to the regular milk that is labeled Lactose free. I haven't seen them in gallon size, just half gallon and quarts sometimes. I would recommend switching to this. There are a few groceries starting to stock lactose free yogurts as well. Ice-cream too can be found in lactose free. But they are generally much smaller containers for the same amount as larger ones or even more expensive. Cheese, well I haven't come across lactose free but there are the vegan types of cheese substitutes made from soybean and such. So it can get quite expensive. It may be better to cut down on dairy products and purchase Lactaid, a chew-able tablet you can purchase at your local pharmacy, made to take just before you eat any dairy, and that way you can get away with eating dairy.
As for more fiber, I am posting a link to a list with an article to read.
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Beans are known for fiber. there are some veggies and fruit on the list. While beans work half the time for me...avocado's work the best so I eat a small one every other day. Every-ones body is a little different than the next person so what works best for one may not for the other. YOu might have to try just one thing at a time to see if there are any significant changes in your ability to poop easily. Generally drier poop without fiber is smaller pieces, even just pebble sized bits. Fiber fill poop is fluffier looking and comes out in much longer pieces.
You can do all the right things to prevent it but I don't know of anything that will get rid of it like a home remedy. Natural supplement stores sometimes sell a product that works great on just starting small hemorroids, but as I said, when its bulging and large, I'd have to say its gone on for quite a while to get so large and its likely lots of the finer blood vessels that are now misplaced and bulging out. When such a hemorroid goes untreated, you rish a chance of it rupturing and bleeding and then getting an infection that can make you quite ill. So tell the parents anyways, no matter how scared you are cus you either see a doctor who determines if a medicine can shrink it or it needs other treatment, or you can continue to go uncomfortable for the rest of your life until the day it somehow becomes infected. Heres another link where you can read about infected hemorroids which will happen at some point of you don't get treatment ever.
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Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lowest part of your rectum and anus. Sometimes the walls of these blood vessels stretch so thin that the veins bulge and get irritated, especially when you poop.
Hemorrhoids are one of the most common causes of rectal bleeding. They're rarely dangerous and usually clear up in a couple of weeks. But you should see your doctor to make sure it's not a more serious condition. He can also remove hemorrhoids that won't go away or are very painful.
Internal and External Hemorrhoids
Internal hemorrhoids are far enough inside the rectum that you can't usually see or feel them. They don't generally hurt because you have few pain-sensing nerves there. Bleeding may be the only sign of them.
External hemorrhoids are under the skin around the anus, where there are many more pain-sensing nerves, so they tend to hurt as well as bleed.
Sometimes hemorrhoids prolapse, or get bigger and bulge outside the anal sphincter. Then you may be able to see them as moist bumps that are pinker than the surrounding area. And they're more likely to hurt, often when you poop.
If the hemorrhoids are bothering you then you need to tell you parents. DO NOT CUT THEM ON YOUR OWN. As stated above these are veins and cutting them can cause uncontrolled bleeding which will cause to require calling 911 and go to the emergency room.
There are very few people who like going to the doctor. We do so to remain healthy. With your problem there are a number of different procedures a doctor who practices gastroenterology can do to relieve your symptom some of which can be done in the office avoiding a trip to a hospital OR.
My advice is to tell your parents, let them take you to your family Doctor or Pediatrician and follow the advice you revive. There is really no home remedy to cure this problem at home.
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