Is this hemorrhoids or something else?
after i had a bowel movement i noticed 2 bluish- purple bumps on my anus, and if i’m not careful when i wipe they can bleed. The thing is i’m pretty sure hemorrhoids are supposed be painful all the time and itch, and these don’t. I’ve noticed as time has passed they have sorta went away. And i can’t get into a doctor just yet, so i know about the doctor..
help?
April 5th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
What you describe is a perianal haematoma, or external pile (bumps on your anus). Despite this name, it is not actually a pile at all, but is really like a blood blister such as you get on your thumb if you trap it or hit it with a hammer.
What causes a blood blister in this situation is that when the bowels are opened the anus stretches, and sometimes a tiny blood vessel will rupture and cause a leak of blood just under the skin. It raises a pea-sized swelling right on the margin of the opening of the anus. It is very tender at first, because the skin is stretched over it in this very sensitive region, and when it is further stretched by passing a stool, it is even worse.
Most of these haematomas do not need any treatment. I expect that by the time you read this, yours is already getting more comfortable. In time it will become pain free, and then it will slowly start to shrink in size, but it may be a few weeks before it disappears altogether.
One other thing to mention is that sometimes as it is getting better, the thin skin over the blood blister bursts, and some very dark coloured bits of blood may be seen. If this happens, don’t worry. Just keep the area scrupulously clean and it will soon stop bleeding and heal up.
April 5th, 2010 at 5:28 pm
Sounds like rhoids to me. That or anal warts. Good luck.