what are the symptoms to know you have hemorroids

I understand what you mean when you say you wouldn’t want anyone mess around your bum. I have them once messing around and it wasn’t fun. Luckily, the doc “only” had one of his fingers inside and he didn’t perform any other ‘’pushing’’ tests, otherwise I would probably break the thing. Anyway, he suggested rubberband ligation to get rid of the hemorrhoid. I could also feel it with my fingers and I did have some discomfort during bowel movements.

My mom advised me to avoid this procedure and try with washing the hemorrhoid every time after bowel movement and see if it goes away. If not, to have a rubberband ligation then.
So, I wash my anal area with plain warm water and mild soap every time after wiping first and they did go away. Amazing! If you don’t have any discomfort, you may try the same or just go and have a luck to be certain it is not something else. It could be annoying, the pulling part, but there is no other way to know. However, if the know is external, you may even avoid the….you know what!