Articles Showing articles written by: Dr. David Gutman, Advanced Hemorrhoid Specialists
Treating high butt pressure
Pressure from hemorrhoids in your butt can make you feel like you always have to go, even after you’ve just gone. See, the sphincter muscle doesn’t know the difference between hemorrhoids pushing on it or a bowel movement, so that pressure sends the signal that it’s time to go—even when it isn’t. Bending or sitting can exacerbate...
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Ants in your pants
We’ve spent months being cooped up inside and most of us are itching to get out and do things again. But if you’ve been suffering in seclusion with hemorrhoids, the feeling of having ants in your pants likely started long before it was okay to venture out. One of the symptoms of hemorrhoids is often an uncontrollable itch. The reason your...
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Ditching the butt box
I had a patient come to me recently who, like many people, had been secretly living with the agony of hemorrhoids. He kept the pain, itching, bleeding and burning under wraps. In fact, he was so good at hiding his problem his wife didn’t even know. Inside of what he called his “butt box,” this patient kept hemorrhoid cream,...
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Get your rear in gear
If you’re like the rest of the people in the world, chances are good that over the past year your activity level has slowed down—way down. Couple that with the past few months of frigid weather, and time spent sitting has likely escalated. Some people sit for a living—driving or planted stationary in an office chair—so...
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The back burner
A lot of things have been placed on the back burner—and the heat is on. If hemorrhoids are something you’ve decided to let simmer, you’ve probably spent the last several months cooking up a great deal of discomfort in your derriere. Pain, burning, itching, bleeding, and an inability to get clean have likely been part of the recipe...
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