I don’t know if I have a flare up of my hemorrhoids. I looked at some pictures online and it seems to be in the general area, but it’s hard to tell, mine’s not that bad.
Here’s the story: about maybe a week ago, I noticed that my ass was getting a lot more sensitive when wiping after going to the bathroom. At first I thought it was simply me wiping too hard. Occasionally I do that and things get sensitive for a couple of days, then it subsides.
Fast forward to this week. I noticed that my actual anus doesn’t hurt when I wipe, it’s the area around it and towards my penis. I’ll try to draw a picture:
…OO…/
…/.
…/…
…/…
…*…
Ok, think of the * as the anus, and the OO as balls. The two lines on the either side is the crease where the legs/inner thighs begin. The pain is mostly along the crease, close to the anus, and towards the inside.
I also notice that it seems to stink there, a lot. When I use a tissue to try and wipe along that area, I get a little blood, and brown stuff. I don’t think its shit, but it smells like it. Probably a mixture of both
Now I have to confess, I’ve never ever had issues with hemorrhoids before. I only know about them through jokes. I’m not even sure where they are or what they look like (tonsils too). So I don’t know if this is what it is. But damn, it’s just like all the jokes say! It hurts when I sit down and when I move. There’s blood. It’s in that general area.
When I saw the blood a few days ago, I thought maybe I had broken some skin wiping. I bought some Neosporin, which is supposed to help cuts and small wounds heal faster, and use it. If it is hemorrhoids, I’m going to get some Preparation H, assuming they still sell that stuff.
I’m NOT going to the doctor, let’s just get that out right now. There’s no way I’m doing that, not until it hurts so much I can’t walk. Right now, I’m debating between trying Prep H (can’t hurt, right?) and waiting it out and reevaluating next week.