Painful swollen rectal quotknotquot hemrrhoid or strain????

Nichols

Ok, I have a tightly swollen knot right outside my rectum (butt hole). It tends to come and go, and the intensity of pain also changes from hour to hour. I first noticed it 3 days ago when I was maxing out on bench press, so I am hoping it is some type of strain from working out. Also, It is not discoloured red or deep blue like hemorrhoids tend to be. Any diagnosis's or treatment suggestions?



Mayfield

Could be herniation due to muscle strain. Might want to knock off the bench presses for awhile. Hemorrhoids can pop in and out of the rectum and don't necessarily bleed. They are simply a small portion of rectal tissue popping out due to stress/strain. Or perhaps it hasn't popped out of the rectum as yet, but remains inside. A truck driver's remedy for treating hemorrhoids is to take a clove of garlic, score it with a fork (draw lines down it on all sides with the fork), dip it in vaseline or lubricant, and insert it at bedtime into the rectum. It causes garlic breath the next day and will pop out on arising. A couple days later, voila....no protrusion/irritation. The garlic does burn on insertion. Good luck......