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Suggest Treatment For Haemorrhoids

Posted on Fri, 30 Sep 2016

Question: I went to the doctor today and he said he believes these are just hemmorhoids, but I think that it looks like herpes. Your thoughts?

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (2 minutes later)

There is a big difference in appearance between the two. Herpes is generally a very red with small bumps, where as hemorrhoids are very large and usually not red. Hemorrhoids usually bleed, where as herpes do not.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (13 hours later)

Thanks. Does this look like hemmorhoids? The doctor did an internal and said he felt internal and external hemmorhoids. He said there are things that look like skin tags on the outside of my rectum. All I know is that they werent there on Wednesday and then all of the sudden they were there Thursday. I have a tingling sensation on my left thigh, like nerve pain which led me to think herpes. I do not have any lymph node swelling that I can feel.

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (9 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Hello. These are not hemorrhoids

Detailed Answer:
Hello.

These don't look anything like hemorrhoids or skin tags, but they do look like a herpes eruption.

You need to be screened for both Herpes 1 and 2 and I would also scrape the area and sent that to the lab for cultures.

Please let me know if you need any more information

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (30 minutes later)

That's what I thought. You can get herpes on the rectum without having anal sex?

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (1 minute later)

Brief Answer:
Yes you can.

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back,

Yes that's still possible. A herpes eruption can occur anywhere there's been any skin-to-skin contact and not from anal sex.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee

Follow up: Dr. Ralph Chambers (3 minutes later)

So now I will always have herpes. XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Ralph Chambers (2 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You need the proper diagnosis

Detailed Answer:
Welcome back,

Well, first off, it needs to be established that this is a herpetic eruption. Since I can't examine you, I can only go by your photo.

Secondly, after the clinical examination (by preferably a proctologist), once it's confirmed, anti-herpetic medications can be started which work pretty well, so don't worry.

Regards

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Arnab Banerjee