Question:
Anyone post-op suffering form hemorrhoids?

   — Joely R. (posted on April 23, 2001)

April 23, 2001
BIG TIME!!! I have developed hemorrhoids the size of, well, let me not get too graphic, lest I offend those with delicate sensibilities. Suffice it to say, I now walk funny. I think it is from two things: the straining at stool from eating too much cheese, something that is high protein and doesn't upset my stomach, but makes my bowels clamp down like a Republican reaching for his wallet. I add a little fiber and that seems to help. The other thing causing them is that I am holding back lotsa gas, which, given my pinch power, inflates my rectum like a birthday balloon. Fortunately, I consider this practice for when I am giving birth and the doctor says, "Now, don't push." I would rather have a few dangling parts hanging from my southern sphincter than carry around the 157 extra pounds I have lost so far. Hope this helps.
   — merri B.

April 23, 2001
I had 'em beforehand...yet another lovely side effect of pregnancy. ;^) But I've noticed recently that, as my weight decreases, so do my hemorrhoids--in size, anyway, if not in number. The point is that it's possible that you might develop some post-op, but it's also possible that they might pull a shrinking act along with the rest of you! Good luck from a fellow sufferer...
   — Suzanne B.

December 7, 2003
*raising my hand* I am suffering terribly from hemorrhoids... they hurt so bad. I know it's from the straining from the vomitting and bowel movements. I was given some cream to shrink the little buggers from my doctor's office... so far, they don't seem to be getting much smaller. I was told that surgery may be the only way to get rid of them... I so do not want to go through that. I hope you find a quick solution that doesn't include surgery. Good luck!
   — Kim T.