Ask Lemmy

Sometimes you can tear your tract, I don't mean with sex etc., but with forcing a large stool etc.

You should go to the doctor and get it checked out. It's embarrassing but:

Sometimes it's a sign of bowel cancer.

It honestly sounds like a hemorrhoid. Try the preparation h cream, and if that doesn't work the suppositories. If it's hemorrhoids that should help with only a dose.

Long term, you should try to reduce the amount of red meats and other fatty meat. Add more fiber to your diet. Beans and other things like brown rice and lentils.

If you are not ready for that kind of adjustment, fiber powders can help to supplement the fiber in your diet.

Also, I'm not a doctor. If you continue to experience these problems please talk to your doctor.

My brother/sister/non-binary sibling in Christ!

Asking the Internet for medical advice is never, I repeat: never a good option. The best advice possible that you can get here is go see a doctor. I say that, because there is no way anyone here can do a proper assessment of your situation, so that is the only safe advice. of course, statistically speaking, it’s not likely to be something that will kill you, but we simply cannot tell from here.

My advice: don’t be alarmed too much by all the horror stories you can find, but take it seriously enough to let a qualified health professional take a look at it.