I have what I believe to be hemorrhoids. Have had them for 10 years now, since a bit after giving birth to our son. There was never any inflamation that I can recall however, and I don't believe this is an anal fissure. It is normal skin looking, just coming a bit out and smaller area for stools to come through.
Only real problem for me has been the pooping of course. If I am not very careful in my diet, I have a terrible time getting it to come out.
I have been eating 2 fiber bars a day, and this does help, but am concerned if this is the right thing to be eating. Basic fiber bars, like Kellog's Fiber Plus ones. Was eating another brand's bars for a while, but after almost breaking a tooth on a piece of walnut shell I stopped eating those. But am I doing the right thing in eating these fiber bars each day? Can they make my stools larger and harder to pass?
I just ordered a bottle of Miralax from Amazon.com, as it seems to be highly recommended here.