Pain With Hemorrhoids? We Can Help

Hemorrhoid Pain

Nearly three out of four adults will have hemorrhoids from time to time. While they typically are not dangerous and usually clear up in a couple of weeks, hemorrhoids can often be the result of an underlying pelvic health condition.

Understanding Painful Hemorrhoids

What is a Hemorrhoid?

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in your anus and lower rectum, similar to varicose veins. Hemorrhoids may be located inside the rectum and are called internal hemorrhoids, or they may develop under the skin around the anus which are called external hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids & Pain Are Not Normal

Symptoms of Hemorrhoids

While many people may have hemorrhoids and not experience any symptoms, some people with more severe cases will experience pain and discomfort during a bowel movement, and sometimes not.

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    Itching

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    Pain and irritation around the anus

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    Swelling around anus

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    Rectal bleeding with or without pain

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    Bright red blood in stool

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    Pain with sitting

Treatment Options for Hemorrhoid Pain

Once a proper diagnosis has been given, we offer a proprietary office-based procedure to treat the underlying causes of hemorrhoids. This treatment consists of a series of pelvic nerve and muscle treatments to directly target the spastic pelvic floor muscles, inflammation in the pelvis, and nerve pain. Depending on the symptoms or condition causing your hemorrhoids, other modalities may be needed in addition to our treatment. Since the cause of hemorrhoids can be multifactorial, the most effective treatment option is a multimodal approach that targets many different contributing factors.

Frequently Asked Questions: Hemorrhoid Pain

Experiencing hemorrhoid pain can be difficult, but our team of pelvic pain specialists will listen to you, validate your experiences and symptoms, and partner with you on your rehabilitation journey.

Hemorrhoids are likely the cause of an underlying pelvic health condition that should be addressed. Hemorrhoids may also become more severe and require surgery for removal.

Hemorrhoids can go away on their own, but if you are experiencing an underlying condition that is causing your hemorrhoids, they may continue to occur and potentially get worse.

Because hemorrhoids are likely the result of an underlying pelvic health condition, seeing a pelvic pain specialist who understands your symptoms will allow you to receive the proper treatment for your condition sooner.

First, our providers will ask questions about your medical history and listen to your symptoms to get a full picture of what is going on with you.

Next, an external exam of your hips, abdomen, and posterior sacrum.

Next, your pelvic nerves are evaluated externally with a soft cotton tip.

Next, with your consent, gel is placed on a gloved finger and an internal exam is performed to allow us to evaluate the nerves and muscles within the pelvis.
There is no speculum required as we are evaluating the pelvic floor muscles and nerves, not the organs.

Sometimes patients will need Imaging to help us understand if there is an associated cause of the pelvic nerve and muscle pain and dysfunction found on the exam.

Oftentimes, treatment can be started the same day as there is no downtime. Our patients have been suffering with pelvic pain symptoms for 6+ months. We like to get them on the road to feeling better as soon as we can as the longer the symptoms are present the harder it is for us to resolve them.

We Provide Hemorrhoid Pain Treatment

Our pelvic pain specialists are experts in recognizing the symptoms of and diagnosing pelvic pain conditions. With The PRM Protocol, we go further than addressing the symptoms on the surface – we treat the underlying causes of pelvic pain.