Hemorrhoid flare ups

[mfllood3800]

I feel like we have entered another level as brothers after reading this thread.

 

[idig4au]

That shouldn't be happening eating backpacking meals........quite the opposite......dropping mud.

Bingo, after a few Mt Houses, my turds are like cow patties. Chilli Mac should be banned from backpack trips!

 

[Murdy]

That shouldn't be happening eating backpacking meals........quite the opposite......dropping mud.

OR, if you get the runs and have to dump multiple times, can lead to the same result.

If that's your problem, carry some Imodium tablets, best otc medicine out there, you can take it for days or longer, preventatively (I've been taking it daily for years for another issue without a problem).

 

[misplaced_badger]

Wow, this thread turned far more entertaining than expected.

 

[misplaced_badger]

Wipes are definitely used regularly. Imodium will be a new addition that I will ty this year.

 

[NoWiser]

These literally saved my ass before and during our elk hunt this year.



I always thought the roids were the worst. A few years ago I got home from a Wyoming backpack elk hunt and ended up with an abscess down there that required surgery to drain. THAT was the worst. The nurses were good looking but that isn't much consolation when you have your cheeks taped wide open. The smell coming from the room when they sliced into me were almost enough to make me gag. My then girlfriend, now wife, had the privilege of changing the dressing on the wound, since they left it open to drain.

One of my favorite old timer fishing buddies, who is no longer with us, always preached "Take care of your a-hole and it will take care of you." I'm not entirely sure what he exactly meant by that, but I've tried to head his words. My success has been limited.

 

[5MilesBack]

OR, if you get the runs and have to dump multiple times, can lead to the same result.

Have never had that problem on a hunting trip in 35+ years, however, I still have Imodium in my pack regardless. I'm usually prepared for most anything out there, but thankfully have never had the runs.

But speaking of...........holy cow. The last three days I've been trying a new protein/fruit/veggie smoothie recipe I concocted. Was fine until last night and then it all decided to evacuate at the same time. How do people drink this stuff. Try to go healthy and you pay the price. Back to the pound of bacon a day and fatty ribeyes.

 

[Poser]

Maybe I'm not up to speed on these things (thank goodness I guess), but what the heck does diet have to do with hemorrhoids? So I guess a better question might be........what causes them? You always hear about truck drivers that are sitting all the time getting them. Have no idea.

Lack of fiber content, which most people probably don’t get much of in the Backcountry, can cause you some problems. Inflammatory foods, especially at a higher than normal levels of consumption, can also cause flare ups. Since a lot of people eat more “junk food” than normal in the Backcountry just to get calories, this can be a culprit. Basically, Lots of sugar and no fiber can cause problems.

 

[mtnwrunner]

I get those flare ups every time I see Nancy Pelosi..............
But that's for another entertaining Rokslide thread!

Randy

 

[boom]

That shouldn't be happening eating backpacking meals........quite the opposite......dropping mud.

its the moving about really. best things to stay regular is exercise..i once saw old people in the hospital doing "scissor kicks" i was walking by, dragging my IV dispenser trying to learn how to walk after getting a steel rod installed. being me, i asked the nurse escorting me around, "wtf are they doing?". he said, leg movements encourage bowel movements. basically staying moving, keeps things moving. he said, those folks laying around bed ridden plug up like a cheap toilet in a water drought. (okay, i embellished that part)

when i am hiking..i am always ready..i have an action pack..(call it a GO-bag badabump!) in my pack. paper and wipes..kick a hole.

 

[George]

I get those flare ups every time I see Nancy Pelosi..............
But that's for another entertaining Rokslide thread!

Randy

Her 8 hour speech yesterday would have been a killer for you if you tuned in.

G

 

[V65Magna]

If you get all stoved up and have to grunt and strain out a terd because of your diet, you can agitate a flair up


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Yup. When you're having to force moon rocks out of your brown star due to dehydration or lack of fiber, you are going to run into trouble. You can also end up with anal fissures at the same time, which compliment the burning and itching with the sensation of having a Buck 110 up your keester. I've had good luck with citricell tablets and Tucs wipes. The later can be a bit bulky in the pack, so you can pull a few out of the container and put them in ziplock bags.

 

[misplaced_badger]

Good advice. Funny stories. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Beendare]

Lots of bad visuals in this thread....but I get a mental picture of two Roksliders in the backcountry all liquored up....and the one performs surgery on the other...."hey, I've gutted elk before....how hard can it be?" True.

Afterward the patient questioning his buddy the surgeon, 'Whats this little slice in my sack?"

"I decided to give you a vasectomy while I was in there"

 

[5MilesBack]

This thread kind of reminds me of one of my room mates in college. He would spend 1/2 hour in the bathroom every time he went in. I used to ask him "why on earth do you sit in there for 1/2 an hour every time". I think the bathroom is the last place I want to be sitting for more than 30 seconds at a time, and as infrequently as possible. Like I always say "I crap at least once a week whether I need to or not".

 

[Felix40]

I had one after I got back from a hunt one time. Caused by a combination of freeze dried food, high work load and then trying to hit the gym hard when I got home. It hurt bad enough I couldnt sleep. I went to the dr and he said he could give me stuff to put on it or cut it off. I said cut it off and get me going again. No big deal really. The local anethesia wore off while I was standing in line to get pain pills at walmart. I was barely able to stay concious long enough to get some pain pills down. I was back to normal in a couple days. Been worry free for several years.

 

[Glendon Mullins]

My only question is what staff member is going to do the reviews on all this stuff mentioned, and will preparation h come on as a site sponsor?

 

[boom]

This thread is awesome without pics.

 

[V65Magna]

Wow, this thread turned far more entertaining than expected.

Amazing how this kind of subject matter can dominate our thought processes - obsession with bodily functions and anything remotely related to them. I'm a 51 year old geezer with young kids in that stage where they are totally obsessed with pee and poo. I was riding in the car tonight with my 8 year old daughter and one of her friends, and they were cracking up hysterically all they way home, regaling each other with various pottie stories/mishaps. I guess the stories get a little less funny as you get older, but they seem to resonate just as much or more.

 

[Kevin Dill]

There are 3 kinds of hemorrhoids:

The kind you joke about.
The kind that irritate you a lot.
The kind that make you painfully miserable and can shut you down.

I laugh about them as much as anybody until they strike. Thankfully it's been a lot of years since that happened. The really bad ones are basically a bulging loop of varicose vein which can develop a blood clot. Imagine an external hickory-nut sized swollen, bulging, pulsating, toothache-quality mass that occupies your every conscious moment. You can't sit and standing is worse. There are only two options: suffer with it until it either self-reduces or bursts after several days....or have it surgically repaired. This isn't the little-brother burning/itching giggle-getter. If one of those bad ones ever shows up in your basement, you'll respect them forever and you'll be forever on guard. I would dig up a picture off the web but most of you would probably puke.