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Posted by NikkiT2 on July 6, 2004, at 16:02:12
ok.. I seriously don't know where else to go for advice on this!!
I think I've got hemorrhoids.. a strange kind of pain, bleeding slightly after using the toilet and a wierd kind if sensation that I really can't describe.. like insects crawling up there.. (sorry, sorry.. I'm dying of embarrasment here)
I've been using suppositries (is that the right word?!) but nothing seems to be helping..So.. girlies.. Racer.. Shar.. someone.. what can i do?? Going and bending over for the doc is not something I wanna do what so ever!!!
heyalp!
nikki x
Posted by Racer on July 6, 2004, at 16:35:35
In reply to help and advice and very embarrassed, posted by NikkiT2 on July 6, 2004, at 16:02:12
Unfortunately for me, at least...
Nikki, you have no idea how embarrassing this is for me to write about, so give me full marks for offering this to you, 'K?
Hemoroids (can't spell it) are basically like aneurisms, kinda -- blood vessels get weakened and bulge. So, the best way to avoid them in the first place is not to stress the vessels involved. That means, don't forget to breathe while you're going potty. Don't hold your breath and strain, in other words. And, once you've got'em, it's especially important to BREATHE while you go. (That's why constipation can bring'em on, you tend to strain more...) Anyway, I've had some good results with the OTC stuff like PrepH cream when I've used it, and it's got a built in applicator, so it's not too gross to use. That's the only thing I can think of to suggest for reducing the discomfort. (And, yes, it does feel like bugs crawling around -- YECH!)
The good news is that, after a few months of total misery (think: suicide was starting to look like the best solution, even though I wasn't all that depressed before this started for me), with very careful behavior on my part about remembering to breathe during exertion, I haven't had any trouble since. In other words, mind went away and haven't come back.
So, use the cream or the suppositories, and remember to breathe. Avoid getting constipated if you can, and don't strain too much if you do (always breathing), and keep breathing any time you exert yourself -- like picking things up, exercising, etc. Another thing that helps me, or that I think helps me, is doing tummy crunches, especially the lower-ab crunches. I read somewhere when I was having trouble that the abdominal muscles help with the potty troubles, so I try to do something to give 'em some extra force.
No question -- that was a dreadful thing to go through. I'm sorry you're experiencing it -- NOT the proper affliction to hit a SuperHeroine! We just won't tell anyone, shall we?
Posted by NikkiT2 on July 7, 2004, at 13:53:30
In reply to Unfortunately, I *can* advise you on this... » NikkiT2, posted by Racer on July 6, 2004, at 16:35:35
"Nikki, you have no idea how embarrassing this is for me to write about,"
oooh, hvaing posted the first one in this thread.. i think I have an idea.. Ive been trying to write this for weeks and weeks *lol*
I do do the no breathing thing.. I've never been very good in being regular.. but the last couple of months things have really, um, loosened up..
I'll try the cream.. been using anusol but will change brands!!Thanks for putting my mind at rest though about the bug crawling *l* That part was worrying me!
What on earth would I do without you guys here??!!
Nikki xx
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