How is a hemorrhoid test performed?
Sometimes theres blood on the toilet paper, so I want to get checked by the doctor. I think I have internal hemo
I’m a 15 year old male. What would the doctor do to me? Would it take long? Is he going to do it the same day we go to his office?
Is he going to do it in front of my parents? Will other nurses be around?
Thanks
November 7th, 2009 at 5:28 am
You are absolutely old enough to ask your mother to have her step out for the actual exam – let her stay for the rest of the consultation though unless you’re too embarrassed talking in front of her too. She might have the legal right to force herself to stay against your will though, so hopefully your mother is nice enough to respect your privacy and won’t go that far.
As for the exam, they will look at the outside of the anus and if he doesn’t see anything he will use lubrication on a gloved finger and examine internally. It’s really not as awful as you’d think, don’t let it turn into a mind trip, the doc’s a professional and you’ll be just fine.
Most of the time they tell you to fix hemorrhoids by changing your diet. Drink the recommended 8 glasses of water (or more) per day religiously, to start. Watch your diet, read labels, and make sure you are eating a minimum of 30 grams of fiber every day. It takes effort for most people to do this! Otherwise, buy a fiber supplement like Metamucil products, etc.
Stool softeners can be used when having a flare up, as can topical creams like Preparation H, or a hydrocortisone cream, or Tucks pads or plain generic witch hazel soaked pads.
It might not be hemorrhoids – it could also be a fissure, which is like a little papercut in the tissue. It is also painful and bleeds.
Good luck.
November 7th, 2009 at 5:28 am
I would try to take some multivitamins first containing B6 at 3mg and eat some bananas they containing vitamin B6 also try this for 3 days they may go away
November 7th, 2009 at 5:28 am
if you tell ur parents to wait outside a minute then the doctor will tell you to lay on bed and he will look at your bottom and (might )poke and see if you have internal piles and if you book an oppioment then hell proberly do on same day good luck and try not to worry the doctor sees this all the timexxxxxxxx
November 7th, 2009 at 5:28 am
He is going to stick his finger you know where.
He’ll want someone there as a witness to his good behaviour.
Expect him to ask your mother to be there.
Of course, there will be nurses around too, it’s a doctors surgery.