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Rockyview Health Centre – Building 1, Calgary
Not sure what your symptoms may be?
Hemorrhoids self-check? Answer a few simple questions about bleeding, prolapse, pain, swelling and how your symptoms affect daily life. Your answers can help you understand which symptom pattern may fit your experience and which treatment pathways may be worth discussing.
This hemorrhoids self-check is for general education purposes only. It does not provide a diagnosis or determine which treatments are suitable for you. A clinical assessment by a qualified healthcare provider is needed to confirm the diagnosis and recommend appropriate treatment.
Choose the answer that most closely matches what you are experiencing. This tool is educational and does not make a diagnosis.
Answer a few questions about your symptoms to better understand your symptom pattern and what may be worth discussing at a clinical assessment.
Select all that apply.
One or more of the symptoms you selected should be medically assessed before assuming hemorrhoids are the cause.
This Self-Check cannot determine the cause of these symptoms or whether hemorrhoid treatment is appropriate.
If symptoms are severe, rapidly worsening, or you feel faint or unwell, seek prompt medical care.
Possible contributing factors may include hemorrhoids, prolapsing internal tissue, external skin tags, anal fissure, moisture, irritation, leakage, or other anorectal conditions.
A clinical assessment may be helpful when symptoms are persistent, recurrent, or associated with bleeding, pain, discharge, prolapse, or an external lump.
Your answers are a starting point for a clinical discussion. They do not establish a diagnosis or determine which treatment is suitable for you.
Medical & Symptom Review of bleeding, prolapse, pressure, irritation, bowel habits, symptom duration, previous treatments, and medical history.
Depending on your symptoms, an anorectal assessment may include: External examination, Digital rectal examination (DRE), and Anoscopy.
Based on your Self-Check answers, the treatment pathway most likely to be discussed may include:
The appropriate treatment depends on examination findings, the location and extent of the hemorrhoids or external tissue, symptoms, and other clinical factors.
Your Self-Check result does not establish eligibility for any procedure.
This Self-Check is for educational purposes only and does not provide a diagnosis.
A qualified healthcare provider must confirm the cause of your symptoms and recommend appropriate treatment. Even if none of the warning signs are present, this tool cannot rule out a serious condition.
Your answers remain only on this page and are cleared when you restart or reload the Self-Check. This tool does not send your answers to AC Hemorrhoids & Anorectal Centre.
Different anorectal conditions can feel similar. These are common symptom patterns, not diagnoses.
Often associated with bright-red bleeding, pressure, irritation, or prolapse, sometimes with little pain.
Tissue may come out during bowel movements and return by itself, require manual reduction, or remain outside.
Bright red blood on toilet paper, in the bowl, or after a bowel movement may fit a bleeding hemorrhoid pattern. Other conditions can also cause bleeding.
A sudden, very tender lump with significant pain may fit a thrombosed external hemorrhoid pattern.
Swelling, external tissue, hygiene difficulty or a combination of internal and external symptoms can occur.
Sharp pain during or after bowel movements with a small amount of bright-red blood can occur with an anal fissure.
Treatment depends on the type, grade and clinical findings of your hemorrhoids.
A minimally invasive option for Grade 2 and 3 internal or prolapsing hemorrhoids.
For external, mixed, thrombosed or more advanced hemorrhoidal conditions.
A non-surgical option for Grade 2 internal hemorrhoids.
Our hemorrhoid self-check helps you describe your symptoms and explore next steps before a clinical assessment.
No. Hemorrhoids and other anorectal conditions can cause similar symptoms. A qualified healthcare provider must confirm the diagnosis.
No. Treatment suitability depends on an examination and clinical findings. Your assessment may include a discussion of Rafaelo® radiofrequency treatment, rubber band ligation, or clinic-based minor procedures.
No. This tool does not submit your answers to the clinic. Answers are cleared when you restart the self-check or reload the page.
Yes. The self-check is optional. You can book an appointment directly with AC Hemorrhoids & Anorectal Centre.
AC Hemorrhoids & Anorectal Centre provides focused assessment and treatment planning for hemorrhoids and other common anorectal conditions.