Hemorrhoid issues!!!

vchildbeloved
vchildbeloved Member Posts: 133
edited March 2014 in Colorectal Cancer #1
Hi Valerie, stage 3 colon cancer. I don't want to gross anyone out, but have you had constant trouble with bleeding hemorrhoids and what did you do for them. I'm not constipated, but can't seem to get them under control. My Dr. prescribed some prescription suppositories, but it's not going away. Have any other remedies out there?

Thanks.

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  • Moesimo
    Moesimo Member Posts: 1,072 Member
    #2
    sitz baths, tub baths and pain pills helped me.

    Maureen
  • dixchi
    dixchi Member Posts: 431
    #3
    I have H problem also. I am finding that if I
    increase water intake and eat more fibre foods
    I get a softer passage. I eat blueberries every
    day and also cranberries and sliced slmonds and
    whole wheat bread, etc. You can find a list of
    foods with fibre on the internet and pick and
    choose which ones to eat but the key is to always
    drink a lot of water....at least 48 ozs. I also
    use Prep H. DIXCHI
  • fedester
    fedester Member Posts: 753 Member
    #4
    i suffer from them as well. you could do diet,etc or the finally thing is surgery. i have to say that the bleeding has stopped since my colon surgery. i was looking into getting them removed if needed,
    hope this helps, hot towels help to shrink them
    be well
    never,ever give up!!
    bruce
  • cjf2006
    cjf2006 Member Posts: 83
    #5
    I use witch hazel cleansing wipes and preparation H. My dr said the chemo causes them. Maybe so.
  • pamysue
    pamysue Member Posts: 105
    #6
    I've had hemmeroid problems since giving birth 21 yrs ago. This Feb they became what the dr called an "acute hemmeroidal crisis". Had a double hemmeroidectomy. See a proctologist. They know that part the best.

    And yes, with the cancer I ended up with rectal surgery twice in one year. But, if not for the hemmeroids, the dr never would have ordered a colonoscopy at my age. I have no symptoms. So in the oddest of ways, hemmeroids were a blessing? :-)
  • winediva
    winediva Member Posts: 26
    #7
    Oh honey, I hear ya. My doc prescribed some creams and an internal vaseline/nitro combo to deal with ...gulp...anal fissures. What a nightmare. I find soaking in a hot tub with epsom salts eases pain and relaxes muscles to make trips to the bathroom a bit easier.
  • tootsie1
    tootsie1 Member Posts: 5,044 Member
    #8
    Miralax will make your stools very soft.

    Gail
  • msccolon
    msccolon Member Posts: 1,917 Member
    #9
    I don't think many semi-colons with chemo are able to avoid hemorrhoid trouble. I didn't have anything more than that horrible burning until my 3rd treatment regimen, then the bleeding started. Since I NEVER have stool that is too firm (more likely trying to figure out how to get it to be firm enough not to have to run to the bathroom, but that's for another thread!), i knew the bleeding had to be from the burning affect of the chemo. I find the pain is easily handled with neosporin with pain relief ointment. If the burning lasts more than a few days i switch to hemorrhoidal ointment. Cleaning with wipes that don't contain alcohol and aloe helps as well. Luckily, every time chemo ends, about a month passes and i have no more hemorrhoid issues!

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