I HURT

[ictph]

everytime i go to the bathroom it hurts and i bleed and afterwards i hurt for like a couple hours and it still bleeds what do i have? an anal fissure? and i have a skin tag right outside my anus maybe thats causing it? HELP IM CONFUSED AND UPSET

[LivingInHope]

I really think you need to go to a doctor and get checked out, to make sure you don't have anything serious or even if it isn't that serious, to find out what it is and how to treat it.

[ictph]

Its right in between my breasts but down a lil bit and it feels like a weight is sitting on it and theres a lot of congestion in there idk what to do its hurt for a week

[LivingInHope]

It is always good to make sure your heart isn't the problem if you are having a lot of chest pains.  I recently had chest pains.  I went into the doctor, who thought it was probably esophageal spasms, but ordered an EKG & blood test to make sure my heart was okay.  So, if it's still bothering you at all, you may want to go in, because you don't want to mess around about your heart!  BTW, my heart was fine, thanks be to God!

[ictph]

my stomach pain went away thank god but now my chest hurts not sure if its mt heart,lungs but it hurts

[LivingInHope]

Is your pain in your stomach itself or is it in your lower abdomen, since you took a laxative?  Did you also take simethicone in case of gas, which can cause pain?  If these things don't relieve it, you really need to get into a doctor.

[ictph]

i have been having stomach aches this week and i took a laxitive but its not helping

[LivingInHope]

If you have insurance, they may require a referral, or the GI doctor themselves may require a referral from your primary care doctor/family physician.  You can look in the phonebook under physicians, and then look for gastroenterology under that.  You might go to healthgrades or vitals for more info about the doctor, like where they graduated, etc..  If you have any friends (or your parents), maybe they would be able to recommend one they like.

[ictph]

i am 18 and how do i find one in pa?

[LivingInHope]

You should get to a GI specialist.  They can check for anal fissures, hemorrhoids, and more.  You want to make sure it isn't anything very serious.  I speak as someone who is scheduled for a colonoscopy soon, when I would have rather not have one yet, since it hasn't been ten years since the last one.