Hemorrhoids and weightlifting, gonna get gross

Get a squatty potty

i had similar problems for years. once i cut out the vast, vast majority of the alcohol and nearly all processed foods from my diet, it went away. 90% of my diet last 8 years is grass-finished whole-cow beef and farm-raised eggs. i have maybe one alcoholic beverage a month. i havent had blood in my stool in a decade. i really miss having 4-5 drinks with friends over a meal; dont miss the processed foods at all. Every day goes by its a little easier to live without the alcohol

im no doctor. just my 2c. good luck with this

btw im a lifter also. the big compound lifts and kettlebell work. when i had this problem i was not a lifter. mine was a diet and lifestyle problem. hope this helps

Did you still do like body weight exercises and such during your break?

How's your liver health? I ask because I recently re-read your thread on mushrooms and you mentioned how you used to drink pretty heavily, and even if you're a teetotaler now, or just drink less, your liver function may be impaired and the liver is responsible for making what is called "clotting factors" for our blood. If your liver is impaired and not producing sufficient blood clotting factors then you will just bleed easier and if you're actively bleeding it will take longer for that bleeding to stop, if it does at all. It's a pretty serious issue that I see in the ICU quite a bit.

I feel like a dick bringing that up, but I'm not judging you for past or current habits, I know you're trying to be healthier and the liver issue is just something that I know has an impact on blood clotting and I thought it may be relevant to your situation.

Although I can't speak to the efficacy of these things, there are supplements for liver "detoxifying" and health, as well as certain foods that are good for liver support/health. I think that if a person simply stops beating up their liver with too much drugs/alcohol/bad food it will "detoxify" itself because that is it's main function anyway. There's also food/supplements that will aid your blood's ability to clot, green leafy vegetables, for instance. Bottom line, if you have daily evidence of active bleeding, that's a serious issue and you need to get it fixed immediately, sorry to be sounding like it's an emergency, but it kinda is...you never know. I'd hate for it to progress to the point you find yourself in the ED with a hemoglobin of 8 getting transfused with several units of blood.

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Yeah, I still did weights, just lower weights with higher reps and nothing that put increased pressure on my abdomen.

I've mentioned this is other threads about the same topic, but I quit doing deadlifts. Maybe it's just one type of lift that's causing this issue for you.

I still a lot of different lower body workouts, but I just don't do deadlifts.

Hemorrhoids are the worst. I got them really bad in my early 20s had to get them cut out multiple times.

I’ve been lucky to avoid them since. Couldn’t tell you why or how. I seem to have random issues I go through then they go away for no rhyme or reason.

I feel for you boss. I used to do a ton of soaking in the tub. I’d go see proctologist for sure.

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I appreciate the post. Liver enzymes were fine this past January. Last year only issue I had was too much hemoglobin, but it was just barely on the high side. This year all blood work came back good

Metamucil crackers or powder, lots of water, on the pot then standing back up within about 10 seconds. If you have to go again later, so be it but no sitting there.

Some docs give Cortisone cream over the counter for short periods.