Internal Hemorrhoids Common Among Lifters?

Mike NCR

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So after seeing what looked like miscarriage in my toilet bowl last November, I got a diagnosis of internal hemorrhoids. These occur when veins up your butt get choked off and swell, eventually bursting with a bowel movement and bleeding everywhere. The specialist I saw told me that this condition is pretty common with serious lifters, as the intra-abdominal pressure from heavy compound lifts can cause the condition.

So how true is this anecdotally? I've been lifting pretty consistently and intensely for 22 years now, and never had a bleed or any other issue down there. Has anyone else had an issue with this?
 
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Oh and in case anyone is wondering how this condition is dealt with, a surgeon goes in and clamps small latex bands around the base of the bulging veins. The tissue then dies and falls off within 10 days with no pain or further complications. In my case the surgeon found 3 and banded them yesterday in under 10 minutes.
 
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sounds like you got it taken care of.

Ive had blood in my stool, and went away. Most of the time its an anal fissure or hemorrhoids
 
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Considering this band surgery myself. Did insurance cover it? What was the cost?
 
Mike NCR

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I'm Canadian and didn't have to pay out of pocket, so I'm not sure about cost in the US. I can't imagine that it would be that pricey though, as the procedure is relatively simple in medical terms.

Just be warned though that when you get it done, make no other plans for that day. With the pressure from the elastics you'll literally feel like you need to rush to the crapper for about 6-7 hours afterwards. I had to go for walks outside and watch tv on the treadmill frequently to mitigate the feeling. I was also told to avoid training for 48 hours to avoid popping the bands.
 

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Ive always been told that when doing squats/deads to keep my abs and back flexed and suck my anus in. Our tendency i think is to push out out anus as we push with our legs, which could potentially cause problems. idk if that helps or not, but there ya go lol
 
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Makes sense, if you tense your core then the pressure would probably go towards the weak link, i.e. pelvic floor and colon. I've heard of people getting a prolapse from pushing too hard on the squat!
 

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