Thanks for the update Mat. It is unusual for the colonoscopy to be painful; unless the hemorrhoids were inflamed by the procedure.

Are you on any medication that might be causing your chronic constipation; especially pain meds.? The constipation is most likely the reason for your bleeding hemorrhoids.

I am on Opioid Pain Meds and take Miralax regularly. Otherwise, I will have terrible constipation. In fact, it was the constipation, because of my meds, that caused the impacting and the reason I went to the ER and finally had my first colonoscopy. Had I not waited so long to have a colonoscopy, I might have avoided the cancerous tumor that was found.

Hopefully you will be soon getting some answers on your other issues.


Gerry