I am 37 and have been suffering from hemerroids for about 4 months, I have used every treatment I can buy over the counter and that I can get on perscription, nothing I use seems to work, I am in considerable pain every time I have a bowel movement and also for a considerable length of time afterwards. The pain usually subsides after a good length of time (4-6hrs), its usually a burning sensation and stinging, when I have had a bm, I usually end up with a lot of blood in the pan and when I wipe myself clean I find these empty looking grape sacks with a vein like attachment to them, I m assuming that these are the internal hemmerroids that have burst, am I right in thinking this and can anyone recommend any other over the counter treatment I can purchase and also is it safe to be using hemerroid treatment creams for a long length of time????? can they cause any more problems for me?????