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olly_whinnett · 17th April 2006, 05:51 PM

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Originally Posted by docel

It could be simple piles/ Haemorhoids and it is splitting occassionally, mostly due to constipation. Also aggravated during severe cough, sneezing etc.,
The veins in the rectum get tortuous(cf Varicose Veins), inflammed and burst due to external pressure of defeacation (about 20PSI average, 5psi normal and upto 40PSI in constipation( equal to a mini truck tyre pressure

) ).
Best see a doctor and be done with the examination. The Finger up is quite painlessas they do with local anaesthetic paste. (Proctoscopy) Will also be done visually via an interesting Fiber-optic proctoscope, which is electronics and may be on-topic!
If the inflammed veins burst , fresh blood will be voided in the stools. The complication is more unpleasant than the examination. The cure , too, is fairly simple, so please see a surgeon.

This makes sense. I have been on a massive dose of methadone for a considerable length of time (I'm not a junkie - don't ask) and as a result have been very constipated. Constipation is the only side effect I have been getting from the methadone and I guess this must have given me piles in my rectum!

Hero999 · 18th April 2006, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by olly_whinnett

I don't think Barium is opaque - it's radioactive, so why would it be opaque?

Barium sulphate isn't radioactive, it's opaque to x-rays, meaning it doesn't allow them to pass, this is why it's used to take x-rays of the GI tract which is transparent to x-rays.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barium_sulfate

docel · 18th April 2006, 06:27 PM

well, the point was thrashed, filtered and digested, I think and accepted.

Whats left is the academic interest; will he or wont he visit his surgeon :?: :?: :!:

Right Olly?

...and the next posts should be, specifically, in that direction.

spuffock · 21st April 2006, 10:18 AM

Its opaque, not radioactive, and its got to be tasteless, its insoluble.

olly_whinnett · 29th April 2006, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by spuffock

Its opaque, not radioactive, and its got to be tasteless, its insoluble.

It's definitely not tasteless!

In the end I decided that I don't want to visit the doctor. I would not want to have the knowledge that I have cancer and so I am not going to bother as I most likely have piles.

docel · 29th April 2006, 09:18 PM

....which,I say as a doctor, is downright stupid of you!
You have no right to neglect or let yourself down.....
You have a duty: for the betterment of yourself.

I do have a right to point this out to you.

Please see your doctor, asap :!:

30th April 2006, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by olly_whinnett

...In the end I decided that I don't want to visit the doctor.

The phrase "In the end" is appropriate for more than one reason. Go visit the doctor; who knows, you may even enjoy the exam. It takes just a few moments, and isnt ass uncomfortable ass it sounds. Your piece of mind will be worth it. At least do a couple of toe touchers in front of the mirror and sneak a peak. Hemorrhoids that bad are probably visually obvious. ugh....

blasto · 7th May 2006, 02:23 AM

Man, I seriously have problems believing you wouldn't put up with the (emabrrasment? is that it), or taste of Barium to find out whether you have 6 months, or 25+ years left, or whether they can prevent the 6 month option from occuring. They wouldn't even "stick a finger in your butt", it would almost certainly be a referral to a specialist, and they would generally use a proctoscope. If you live to an old age, it's a standard checkup item, so if old age is what your'e after, give it a go.

The doctor is there to help you, but you need to ask for the help first.....

Hero999 · 10th May 2006, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by olly_whinnett

It's definitely not tasteless!

In the end I decided that I don't want to visit the doctor. I would not want to have the knowledge that I have cancer and so I am not going to bother as I most likely have piles.

Wow you really do have a problem, if you don't like your current doctor then see another, have you tried any of the off the shelf treatments for piles?

If they haven't worked then see the doctor.

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18th April 2006, 06:27 PM	(permalink)
docel	opaque well, the point was thrashed, filtered and digested, I think and accepted. Whats left is the academic interest; will he or wont he visit his surgeon :?: :?: :!: Right Olly? ...and the next posts should be, specifically, in that direction.

21st April 2006, 10:18 AM	(permalink)
spuffock	Its opaque, not radioactive, and its got to be tasteless, its insoluble.

29th April 2006, 09:18 PM	(permalink)
docel	....which,I say as a doctor, is downright stupid of you! You have no right to neglect or let yourself down..... You have a duty: for the betterment of yourself. I do have a right to point this out to you. Please see your doctor, asap :!:

7th May 2006, 02:23 AM	(permalink)
blasto	Man, I seriously have problems believing you wouldn't put up with the (emabrrasment? is that it), or taste of Barium to find out whether you have 6 months, or 25+ years left, or whether they can prevent the 6 month option from occuring. They wouldn't even "stick a finger in your butt", it would almost certainly be a referral to a specialist, and they would generally use a proctoscope. If you live to an old age, it's a standard checkup item, so if old age is what your'e after, give it a go. The doctor is there to help you, but you need to ask for the help first.....