Has anyone here dealt with hemmoroids yet? My husb used to get them & deal with them himself (at least 3 years ago since he has had any as best I can tell)...today he was struggling to have a bowel mvmt & then complaining about it hurting...cleaned him up & inserted Prep H...also giving him Metamucil 2x's a day to keep him regular. Again, "he" used to keep up with this daily & it was always a "nighttime" thing he would give himself...I try not to give him liquids @ night because of his incontinence...one thing leads to another! UGH! Any advice is greatly appreciated!!
Natsmom, i sympathize! :) we dont have the 'H" problems as yet, but i do occasionally use the glycerin suppository at times when DH is on the potty to help him out. these work quite well -and or AD ointment- can you try Miralax instead of metamucil? our dr gave us that and said its milder and gentler on the system than some of the others, and can use everyday -if you can keep him 'regular' i think the "H" issues should be ok. maybe call his dr and ask about getting him on another medication to help out. . divvi
My DH also used to do the hemmoroid thing himself. I didn't know what was wrong when he was crying out that it was burning and he kept trying to go to the bathroom. Somehow, it finally struck me that it must be the hemmoroids. So I gave him the suppositories a few days in a row and used the cream. Luckily, we haven't had any more problems with it. One more thing that I never thought I would be doing!