Thread: Hemorhoid

cant imagine working out w/hemroids, drink metamucel or make sure you get enough fiber in ur diet and stay hydrated, if ur bound up take a laxative instead of bustin a blood vessel.if it happens alot go to a doctor, could be something very serious

Um, over the last 30 yrs of my time in the gym, I have known a LOT of big, fat PL'ers and a whole bunch of big BBs who eat shit and lift heavy stuff off-season and have never heard of any of them getting hemorhoids.

If you think its from 1) lifting heavy & 2) eating junk food, either don't lift heavy or don't eat junk food - or at least be judicious in your use of both.

f you haven't heard it doesn't mean that they don't get. I talked to a gastroentorohepathologist and she tolled me that you get hemorhoids from excercising.

Originally Posted by ovr40

cant imagine working out w/hemroids, drink metamucel or make sure you get enough fiber in ur diet and stay hydrated, if ur bound up take a laxative instead of bustin a blood vessel.if it happens alot go to a doctor, could be something very serious

I take a lot of fiber and I drink lots of water seems that doesn't help a lot. Thanks for your answer anyway.

Originally Posted by Awk

f you haven't heard it doesn't mean that they don't get. I talked to a gastroentorohepathologist and she tolled me that you get hemorhoids from excercising.

I'm not saying you can't, but I'm saying given that I spend about 25% of my life in the gym over the last 30 years I haven't heard it as a common complaint. That said, its probably worth qualifying the statement "from exercising:.

From the Mayo Clinic:

Causes
By Mayo Clinic staff

The veins around your anus tend to stretch under pressure and may bulge or swell. Swollen veins — hemorrhoids — can develop from an increase in pressure in the lower rectum. Factors that might cause increased pressure include:

Straining during bowel movements
Sitting for long periods of time on the toilet
Chronic diarrhea or constipation
Obesity
Pregnancy
Anal intercourse
It's also possible to inherit a tendency to develop hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are more likely as you get older because the tissues that support the veins in your rectum and anus can weaken and stretch with aging.

In fact, this article is saying exercise HELPS in determining your tendency to get hemorrhoids - or equivalently, lack of exercise / sedentary lifestyle (e.g. sitting in front of a desk or the TV all day) promotes them:

Can Exercise Cause Hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoid Causes

LiveStrong.com references "frequent heavy lifting":
Can Exercise Cause Hemorrhoids? | LIVESTRONG.COM

RE: Weightlifing and other forms of exercise:
Weightlifting & Hemorrhoids | LIVESTRONG.COM
http://internal.treatmentforhaemorrh...morrhoids.html

I thought of PL'ing specifically:
http://rawpowerlifting.proboards.com...9&page=1#40717

im 26 and got one when iwas wrestling in school. so they are off and on.some days they are killer. i have found usin wet wipes instead of ruff paper helps with the tear. good luck

I sense

A product name drop that noone's ever heard before as one of your first posts.....
I could be wrong though.

I have never gotten hemorrhoids because I eat a lot of good fiber! But I understand that bodybuilding requires a lot of protein. Dieting sure is hard >.<

Originally Posted by sassy69

I'm not saying you can't, but I'm saying given that I spend about 25% of my life in the gym over the last 30 years I haven't heard it as a common complaint. That said, its probably worth qualifying the statement "from exercising:.

From the Mayo Clinic:

Causes
By Mayo Clinic staff

The veins around your anus tend to stretch under pressure and may bulge or swell. Swollen veins — hemorrhoids — can develop from an increase in pressure in the lower rectum. Factors that might cause increased pressure include:

Straining during bowel movements
Sitting for long periods of time on the toilet
Chronic diarrhea or constipation
Obesity
Pregnancy
Anal intercourse
It's also possible to inherit a tendency to develop hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are more likely as you get older because the tissues that support the veins in your rectum and anus can weaken and stretch with aging.

In fact, this article is saying exercise HELPS in determining your tendency to get hemorrhoids - or equivalently, lack of exercise / sedentary lifestyle (e.g. sitting in front of a desk or the TV all day) promotes them:

Can Exercise Cause Hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoid Causes

LiveStrong.com references "frequent heavy lifting":
Can Exercise Cause Hemorrhoids? | LIVESTRONG.COM

RE: Weightlifing and other forms of exercise:
Weightlifting & Hemorrhoids | LIVESTRONG.COM
weightlifting hemorrhoids hemorrhoids vit e

I thought of PL'ing specifically:
100% RAW Forum - Squating, Causing hemorrhoids

I've read that all. I think it's mostly useless because i do that all and still have a hemorhoid. Thanks for the answer and thanks for beeing mature enough to not laugh.

Originally Posted by Merkaba

I sense

A product name drop that noone's ever heard before as one of your first posts.....
I could be wrong though.

You're wrong. BTW you remind me of something the H Miracle it's bulls**t.
The only thing in there is using sitzbath with alum, beeing vegetarian and a chinese cream. Don't buy it, it's a scam if you're still interested download from isohunt. Don't waste your money on that.

Get it cut buddy

Originally Posted by Awk

I've read that all. I think it's mostly useless because i do that all and still have a hemorhoid. Thanks for the answer and thanks for beeing mature enough to not laugh.

To be honest I'd never really heard of this as a major complaint, even amongst all the competitors and meatheads I've known over the years. However, I think within the PL community it is a bigger deal and more common. Also from what you're saying it kinda sounds like developing tendonitis early on - once you get it, never really seems to go away.

Originally Posted by pitbullguy0101

I have found usin wet wipes instead of ruff paper helps with the tear. good luck

Life savers!

Originally Posted by Awk

Hi, all starting this year I got external hemorhoids. The reason I have hemorhoids is I believe beacuse
I used to exercise with big weights and I was eating junk food that led me too having hard stool.
After 4 months I got my hemorhoids almost completely gone using Hepathrombin and Bioptron(a weird product from Zepter). Since then I thought my hemorhoids are allready
gone I could start excercising with less intensity and Bam here they are again.

So I wanted to ask you how to excercise and not get hemorhoids?

And how do you handle them when you get them?

I'm 25 and i have been lifting since i was 11 and doing power lifting since i was 14. I have never had hemorrhoids. I have known a few guys that get them and if diet doesn't stop them, then their doctors tell them it is because they are not using proper form. ( for example, keeping their abdomen tight and breathing out on the lift, or not properly arching the back). those type of things can increase abdominal pressure the wrong way (and no matter what lift, abdominal pressure happens) and as a result, the pressure is focused on the bowel instead of the abs. this is simply what I have experienced, I am not a doctor and this stuff was told to me by other guys, but i though it could help.

That is so good.