What you can feel with your hands may be polyps or hemorrhoids. Easily confused with polyps are internal hemorrhoids. Stage II internal hemorrhoids can prolapse out of the anus and be palpable with the hand. Stage II internal hemorrhoids can return on their own, while stages III and IV need to be returned by external force. Internal hemorrhoids usually bleed and are rarely painful. Unless internal hemorrhoids embedded, necrosis, there will be pain manifestation. Internal hemorrhoids are located above the dentate line, round or oval, with a wide base and no tip, and the amount of blood in the stool is large. Colorectal polyps have different clinical manifestations. Because the size and location of the polyps are different. Polyps that are high in location and small in size are usually asymptomatic. Low position, large size polyps will usually have prolapse of the anus, accompanied by bowel movement, urgency and a sense of heaviness. Multiple polyps also have mucus, pus and blood stools, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and weight loss. Polyps usually have a tip. If you have discomfort in the anus, or touch a foreign body or lump, please consult a doctor in time to get a clear diagnosis and standardized treatment as soon as possible to avoid delaying your condition.