How long should it take for my hemorrhoid to go away?
I had a hemorrhoid develop one night a couple weeks ago and for the first week or so it was super painful. I believe it was thrombosed. I used the normal at home treatments that helped immensely and after that first week the pain has since gone away. It also bled for a little bit during that first week.
I am currently at the two week mark and there is still a tiny amount of blood if I dab it with toilet paper and I think it mixes with sweat and whatnot since I sometimes find streaks on a pad I wear. The pain is gone but the lump is still there and only hurts if I actively irritate it with dry paper. No pain when washing, BM, cleaning with wipes, etc.
I am just wondering how long it could take for the lump itself to go away. There is a very dark area on it where I assume the clot is/was. This area has slowly reduced over time to a more bright pink area, but there is still a little dark part to it.
Posted Nov 1, 2023, 4:10 PM UTC