Magazine Health Books. To send a link and summary of this article to a friend, click here . It's easy enough to see a bulging varicose vein in your leg. But when a vein bulges where the sun doesn't shine, you're more likely to feel it than see it.
Hemorrhoids can bleed when they are scraped by a hard bowel movement.
Your first symptom may be an alarming streak of bright red blood on the feces or drops of blood on the toilet paper. If the doctor says you have hemorrhoids, you probably know what causes them, too. Just as the veins in your temples pop out when you try too hard, for too long, the veins in your anus can pop out when you try too hard, for too long, to have a bowel movement. But here are some ways to ease the discomfort and help heal the hidden annoyance. Clean with care.