What's causing the pain in the right buttock?

The most common cause of pain in the buttocks is hemorrhoids. Common symptoms of hemorrhoids include bloody stools, pain, and itching. Most people have hemorrhoids. If you have hemorrhoids, you must treat them in time and take good care of yourself in daily life. Don't smoke or drink, and avoid spicy food.

1. Common symptoms of hemorrhoids

(I) Blood in the stool

It is characterized by painlessness, intermittentness, and the presence of bright red blood after defecation, which is also a common symptom of internal hemorrhoids or mixed hemorrhoids in the early stages. Blood in the stool is mostly caused by feces abrading the mucosa or excessive force during defecation, causing dilated blood vessels to rupture and bleed. In mild cases, there is blood in the stool or on toilet paper, followed by dripping blood. In severe cases, there is spurting bleeding, which often stops on its own after a few days. This has important implications for diagnosis. Constipation, hard and dry stools, drinking alcohol and eating spicy foods are all causes of bleeding. If bleeding occurs repeatedly over a long period of time, anemia may occur, which is not uncommon in clinical practice and should be differentiated from hemorrhagic diseases.

(ii) Hemorrhoid prolapse

It is often a late symptom, with blood in the stool first and then prolapse. In the late stage, the hemorrhoids enlarge and gradually separate from the muscle layer, and are pushed out of the anus during defecation. In mild cases, the hemorrhoids will only prolapse during defecation and will return to their original position on their own after defecation. In severe cases, they need to be pushed back in by hand. In more serious cases, they will prolapse out of the anus when the abdominal pressure is slightly increased, such as when coughing or walking, and the hemorrhoids will prolapse, making it difficult to return and making it impossible to participate in labor. A few patients report prolapse as the first symptom.

(III) Pain

Simple internal hemorrhoids are painless, and a few may cause a feeling of heaviness and distension. When internal hemorrhoids or mixed hemorrhoids prolapse and become incarcerated, and edema, infection, and necrosis occur, there will be varying degrees of pain.

(IV) Itching

In late-stage internal hemorrhoids, prolapsed hemorrhoids and relaxation of the anal sphincter, secretions often flow out. Due to the irritation of the secretions, there is often itching and discomfort around the anus, and even skin eczema, which makes the patient extremely uncomfortable.

2. Hemorrhoid Care

1. Avoid drinking alcohol. Drinking alcohol can cause congestion and dilation of hemorrhoidal veins and swelling of hemorrhoids.

2. Avoid spicy food. If patients with hemorrhoids are fond of eating spicy food, such as chili peppers, garlic, ginger, etc., it can cause hemorrhoids to become congested, thereby aggravating the pain.

3. Avoid overeating and overeating, as it will increase the severity of hemorrhoids.

4. Avoid sitting for a long time. Sitting for a long time without exercise will hinder the blood circulation in the waist and buttocks, and aggravate the condition of hemorrhoids.

5. Avoid tightening your waist. Binding the waist too tightly will hinder blood return to the abdominal cavity and anus, affect the normal peristalsis of the intestines, and cause pain during defecation.

6. Avoid holding back stool. If stool stays in the intestines for too long, excessive water will be absorbed and the stool will become dry and hard, causing difficulty in defecation, increased abdominal pressure, and hemorrhoidal bleeding.

7. Taboos: Hemorrhoid patients should not be embarrassed to seek medical treatment due to the special location of the disease, or they should not think it is a minor problem and ignore it, which will lead to a serious condition and make it difficult to cure it as soon as possible.