Question: HI....I had a severely thrombosed hemorrhoid 6 weeks ago. After a couple weeks of extreme pain, and just before I went to see my doc, it burst spontaneously. He confirmed the rupture and Rx's proctofoam, sitz baths and diet change. Since then, its been a long healing road. I've changed my eating habits and now, finally, i have normal soft formed stools and no pain during defecation. Afterwards, though, I seem to have severe ano-rectal spasms for a couple of hours following a BM. As the day goes on, things improve and by evening, even the ext hemorrhoid appears to have reduced in swelling. I am doing everything right. I went back to the doc this week and he double checked that I have no clot recurrence. He did say that the residual hemorrhoid looked very raw which he stated would be expected following this ordeal. I am an experienced RN so I imagine all the most horrible things possible. Colonoscopy 4-5 years ago showed great...exc internal hemorrhoids. My question is this: can I expect to feel some rectal pressure following a BM for a while longer? And since this is not a body part you can rest, can I expect the healing to be slow?

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