Thrombosed hemorrhoid can cause pain

Dear Doctors: Intense pain during a bowel movement sent our son to the ER. He got diagnosed with a blood clot in a hemorrhoid and needed surgery to fix it. I thought hemorrhoids happen when you sit a lot. Our son is a football player, so it’s a big surprise that he even had them.Dear Reader: Your son had a condition known as a thrombosed hemorrhoid. That’s the medical t...

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