re: Anyone here had Hemorrhoid Surgery?

How old is he? Could be something other than hemorrhoids

Does your friend live in plaquemine...

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Have a close friend who has seen some blood on the bowl

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This is a non-emergent reason to schedule an appointment with your (friend's) primary care physician at your (friend's..,just assume this if I say "your" again) earliest convenience. Let me clarify by saying "your earliest convenience" should be sometime within the next 2 weeks if at all possible (no reason to go to ER, but definitely not worth waiting on).

Here's what's going to happen:
Friend gets a small blood draw to test for anemia (will determine chronicity-ishness) and will get a finger in the rectum (trust me, worth it). That finger will either feel a hemorrhoid or not. Either way, it'll probably be swiped against a card to determine whether or not heme (blood) is present). From there, based on the findings (+ answers to a few questions), you'll get something between a recommendation for dietary change (more fiber, i would suggest Quaker instant oatmeal as a great source here) to a scheduled colonoscopy. Hemorrhoid surgery probably won't be the end-all IF this is the first occurrence, stooling (/pooping) isn't hindered (only takes a few drops of blood to turn the bowl pink), and dietary + medication (HTN in particular) changes don't stop the problem WHILE ALSO displaying signs/symptoms of anemia.

Hope this helps. Will try to clear things I said up tonight/tomorrow if you question any of them. Best he/she can do between now and Doc appointment is increase fiber intake. If it goes away, it's still worth a visit. You'll still get a finger in the rectum and a blood draw, but at that point, they may hold off on everything else if s/a go away.