Tips in Treating Hemorrhoids

There are various ways in treating hemorrhoids in this digital world.  There are treatments that do not require an attending physician to regularly check the patient who has hemorrhoids; instead,  they just let hemorrhoids heal through natural remedies.  There are also other treatments that need doctor’s participation in getting rid of the hemorrhoids.  This is usually applicable to hemorrhoids that have enlarged already and have severe inflammations.  But treating hemorrhoids should not only end to the treatment procedures, one should always continue taking preventive measures to avoid recurrence of the hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids Treatments

Treating hemorrhoids can be categorized into two types – the home-based treatment and the hospital-based treatment.

Home-based treatments are those that involve natural remedies for treating hemorrhoids.

-  warm tub baths a day for ten to twenty minutes
-  application of hemorrhoids cream or ointment
-  drinking plenty of water daily (at least eight glasses a day)
-  healthy diet (taking more of fiber foods which can help aid digestion and soften stool)
-  regular physical exercise
-  avoid long-hour of sitting down or standing in just one position
-  proper hygiene

Hospital-based treatments

This kind of treatment involves the participation of an attending physician.  It does not follow that one has to undergo surgery if being treated inside the hospital.  It is still the doctor’s call what to do about your hemorrhoids. Hospital-based treatments include:

-  Rubber Band Litigation: A rubber band is tied around the affected area to block blood circulation in the area.  This causes the hemorrhoids to shrink and to vanish a few days after.

-  Infrared Coagulation:  Affected tissues are being removed through a special device use in burning hemorrhoids tissues (laser or scalpel)

-  Scleotheraphy:  Certain chemical solution is injected around the affected area for it to shrink.

-  Hemorrhoidectomy:  This method is the removal of hemorrhoids through surgery.

Treating hemorrhoids, though, through those aforementioned treatment procedures are not that easy to apply.  It still boils down to how receptive the system of the patient during the treatment.  Also, it is expected that after undergoing treatments (such as those mentioned under hospital-based), there are some minor complications that might lead to discomfort and pain.  Like for example, under Rubber Band Litigation, it is expected that patients can feel intense pain after the procedure.  There are some instances of temporary difficulty in urinating due to the pain. 

Likewise, those who have undergone hemorroidectomy (or surgery) can also feel discomfort and pain after the operation.  It is more likely to be more painful than other procedures.  Its side effects include: intense pain which can last longer, difficulty in urinating and removing of bowel due to the pain, profuse bleeding, and some infections.

It should be taken into consideration, however, that despite all the available treatments for hemorrhoids, one should take medical advice early on.  At the first sight of initial symptoms of hemorrhoids, it is advisable that you should let it be checked by a doctor so that proper medications and preventions will be given.