Is this an internal hemeroid?

39 male 5'8" 157lb. I find I only have a BM around 3 to 4 days & then I have to strain. Until I started googling the below problem I assumed straining was normal. Thinking back there has been some times when I have really had to strain. I think this may of caused the following problem?

For a good long while now I have noticed bright red blood on the toilet paper after having a bowl movement. I have what looks to be a skin tag so I assumed it was that. Also after I had a bowl movement I had a weird feeling for 10 or so minutes after. It felt like something was still near my anus and then I would feel like a suction feeling and what ever was there would feel as if it's gone back inside. I thought nothing of it until I decided to take a look last week after a bowel movement and I was shocked to see a mass like purple sack right on the side of my anus. I would say it's pretty big around an inch. I waited a few mins and looked again and it either shrunk or went back inside my bottom. I have no pain it just feels weird and gross. I'm scared it's going to burst. It's also putting me off going to the toilet.


Any advice? Thanks

straydog said...
It could very well be one. A trip to the dr is in order. Straining to have a BM is not good. You need to drink a lot water, get on an OTC stool softner, something like Miralax, Colace, to name a couple. Stool softeners are much safer than a laxative. Laxatives used long term can become habit forming, meaning that is the only way to have a BM, plus they remove too much water from the intestines.

Thanks for your reply. I have a box of Fybogel which I think is a fibre supplement. Is this any good?