Posted 4/23/2012 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
I noticed today that I have a small lump near the opening of my anus. It is a little tender and itchy. It doesn't feel hard. It feels like the inside of it moves around a bit. I do have a hemmie that seems a little swollen today too. I'm not sure if this lump is a hemmie or something else.
I'm still struggling to determine what's going on with my bowels. I'm have 1-2 normal formed stools a day but I have been getting mucous and small amt of blood on and off for a few weeks. I was taking Rowasa enemas but stopped because at my last visit to GI doc, I saw the NP and she felt I had IBS. It does seem like my bowel issues in terms of mucous and gas are related to what I eat. Cutting dairy and sugar out as much as possible has made a significant improvement.
I applied this cream the GI doc gave to me a while back. (hydrocortisone acetate/Pramoxine HCL) I don't know if that will help it or hurt it. Should I see the GI again and have him check this out or does this sound like a hemmie? BTW, I tried to look at it but it seems to retract back in while I'm contorting my body to have a look see. It does feel smaller than it did early in the day after I had a BM.