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Posted 12/17/2009 8:02 PM (GMT 0)
     I am bleeding with my first bowel movement...bright red blood and my rectum is sore.  I believe it is from the internal hemoroids.  Is it safe to use cort enemas?  I have cort suppositories too....maybe just use them?
Posted 12/17/2009 8:48 PM (GMT 0)
Using an enema with internal hemmies can be a bit tricky and may make you sore. Yes I've been there and done that. However, after using the enema for a couple days, it shrinks the hemmies to make it more bearable. The supps though are a bit easier to insert and much more gentle so maybe you can shrink the hemmies by using the supps then switch to the enemas.
Posted 12/17/2009 9:33 PM (GMT 0)
Hello Christine..Go with Reds suggestion. Use the suppositories. If they do the trick I would continue to use same. But I have irritated myself with the suppository after too long of use as well. Good luck...If it's your hemms alittle sitz bathe wouldn't hurt..

RJ
Posted 12/18/2009 12:45 AM (GMT 0)
Try some good ole fashion st baths...I think the mesalamine rectal meds are a better choice for longer term type use for the UC and the corti supps should help the hemmies but as mentioned above cortisone creams/supps/enemas can cause irratation if used too long. Also if your stool is a bit firm or you have C, try dome colace to help soften things up and give those hemmies a break.

Hope you feel better
Posted 12/18/2009 11:25 AM (GMT 0)
     Thanks for the replies.  I inserted a suppository last night, so I will see how things go today.  I see my GI doctor on the 28th.  I am going to mention surgery on the hemmies if they continue to bleed.  I just don't like seeing blood.  My paternal grandmother died from cancer of the rectum and my mother always said it was because she had bleeding hemorroids and never had them taken care of.  Not so sure about that now because nana died in 52 and not much was known about IBD back then.  I often wonder if she had  ulcerative proctitis.
Posted 12/18/2009 1:56 PM (GMT 0)
I would be very careful about removing anything from this area, as I have heard it is excruciating and that the wounds can turn into ulcers that refuse to heal due to the UC.
I have awful trouble with H/skintags yet have recently found that they have a direct link to the colitis as the pain can disapear as fast as it arrives. I am hoping it will disapear for good with my new homeopathic remedy, we can only live in hope....
Posted 12/18/2009 7:57 PM (GMT 0)
Hemmie removal/sx is usually contraindicated for those with ibd
Posted 12/18/2009 8:52 PM (GMT 0)
Christine, call the doc and ask for proctocedyl suppositories and the proctocedyl ointment. They do have a mild steroid but other stuff to help the hemmies themselves.

Different than just the UC meds....

q
Posted 12/18/2009 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
     OK...I believe I asked my doctor several years ago about hemorroid removal and he said there is too much of a risk of infection.  I inserted a cort suppository last night and didn't see any blood this morning.  I also will try the sitz baths.  Thank you all for the responces.  This site is GREAT!
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