A member asked:

How do i tell if the pain coming from my butt is sciatica or an internal thrombosed (blood clot) hemorrhoid?

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Dr. Eric Kaplan answered

Specializes in Colon and Rectal Surgery

Easy: Hemorrhoidal pain is local at your anus usually, sciatica usually radiates down your thigh to your calf/shin. Also thrombosed internal hemorrhoids are very unusual and otherwise internal hemorrhoids rarely cause pain. External thrombose often and do cause pain. You should be able to tell the difference.

Answered 7/5/2015

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Location: Hemmoroid pain will stay rectal. Sciatica pain generally starts in the back and then travels down the buttock to the toes, someimes associated with leg numbness and weakness.

Answered 8/8/2013

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Dr. Qamar Khan answered

Specializes in Pain Management

If Rectal pain: then hemorrhoids likely. If in buttock area then likely spine related, only way to know about spine issues is get lumbar spine MRI.

Answered 4/6/2018

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