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If i was straining hard & pushing to go to the bathroom & got a hemorrhoid wouldn't i feel sudden pain?

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Dr. Howard Hack answered

Specializes in Gastroenterology

Not necessarily: Hemorrhoids can be with no symptoms, itching, pain or bleeding.

Answered 12/4/2011

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They shouldnt hurt: Generally speaking, hemorrhoids should "hurt." they can obviously bleed and cause itching and discomfort but if there is pain when you have a bowel movement it may be a fissure instead. You also wont "get" a hemorrhoid all of the sudden with straining but you may burst a hemorrhoid and it could bleed. Hemorrhoids may get bigger with straining, but everyone has some degree of internal hemorrhoids.

Answered 11/27/2017

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