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?
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?