Hemmoroids Treatments

Hemmoroid treatments can give quick and effective relief from discomfort and other problems associated with hemmoroid when acted as early as its symptoms appear. There are now various prescription drugs as well as over-the-counter medicines available currently for hemmoroid treatments. There are also alternative therapies for hemmoroid treatments that can give you safe and long lasting results which includes homoeopathic and herbal medicines, dietary supplements and home made remedies . So there is no reason why you cannot treat your hemmoroid before it becomes worst.

But what is hemmoroid by the way? Hemmoroids are the network of veins around the anus area. The condition known as hemmoroids occurs when these veins enlarge and distend usually caused by straining or pressure. The two types of hemmoroids are internal and external. Internal hemmoroids usually do not cause much pain and rarely itch while external hemmoroids are the type of hemmoroid that tends to cause burning, itching, and/or pain. Symptoms of hemmoroid usually include blood in the stool, in the toilet, or on bath tissue after using the bathroom, or a vague pain in the anus after defecating. Also, itching, burning, or pain in the region may indicate a case of hemmoroids.

Because of this irritating symptoms brought by hemmoroid, appropriate hemmoroid treatments are necessary. But most commonly, hemmoroid treatments may require nothing more than home treatment and lifestyle changes, which mainly involves establishing healthy bowel habits and simple changes to healthy diet. But if you need instant relief from pain, itching and swelling brought by your hemmoroid, try the following:

• • Apply a hemmoroidal cream or suppository to the affected area as directed.
• • Use ice packs, which can reduce swelling from painful hemmoroid.
• • Soak in a warm bath or "sitz" bath (sitting in three inches of water) for 10 minutes a few times a day.
  

You can talk to your doctor about your hemmoroids and ask for any hemmoroid treatment during your next visit. And to encourage better bowel movements, your doctor may suggest some initial lifestyle changes, such as increasing your fiber and fluid intake and exercise. If these changes do not help; your doctor may suggest one of the following types of hemmoroid treatments:

• • A fiber laxative.
• • A stool softener.
  

Fiber is the part of a plant that can't be digested. It adds bulk to keep other foods moving through the digestive system and it holds water which, in turn, softens the stool for easy elimination. Fiber laxative and stool softeners should be used only as directed. And take note that different hemmoroid treatments work in different ways so let your doctor choose the best one for you.

Although in many cases hemmoroid treatments involves steps that you can take on your own but sometimes medications or surgical procedures are necessary as your best way as your hemmoroid treatment. These includes:

Medications CReams

If your hemmoroids are producing only mild discomfort, your doctor may suggest over-the-counter hemmoroid creams, ointments or pads containing witch hazel or a topical anti-inflammatory agent containing hydrocortisone. This local hemmoroid treatment, in combination with daily warm baths, may relieve your hemmoroid symptoms.

Surgical or other procedures

If a blood clot has formed within an external hemmoroid, your doctor can easily remove the clot with a simple incision, which may provide prompt relief. But for persistent bleeding or painful hemmoroids, your doctor may recommend these following hemmoroid treatments:

• • Rubber band ligation. Your doctor places one or two tiny rubber bands around the base of an internal hemmoroid to cut off its blood circulation and the hemmoroid falls off. This simple procedure - called rubber band ligation - is done in the doctor's office and is effective hemmoroid treatment for many people. To remove a hemmoroid using rubber band ligation, your doctor inserts the ligator through a scope in the anal canal, grasping the hemmoroid with forceps. Sliding the ligator's cylinder upward releases rubber bands around the base of the hemmoroid. Rubber bands cut off the hemmoroid's blood supply, causing it to wither and drop off.
  

• • Sclerotherapy. In this procedure, your doctor injects a chemical solution around the blood vessel to shrink the hemmoroid.

• • Infrared light. A one- or two-second burst of infrared light cuts off circulation to small, bleeding, internal hemmoroids.

• • Surgery. If other procedures haven't been successful or if you have large hemmoroids, your doctor can remove tissue in a procedure called hemmoroidectomy. The surgery is done with either a local anesthetic combined with sedation, a spinal anesthetic, or a general anesthetic. Hemmoroid surgery can be performed on an outpatient basis or you may require an overnight hospital stay. While you may experience discomfort after the procedure, medications can be used to relieve your pain. Soaking in a warm bath also can ease your discomfort.

• • Stapling. This procedure, which blocks blood flow to hemmoroidal tissue, is a relatively new hemmoroid treatment technique. While some experts point out that this procedure involves less pain than surgery and allows an earlier return to work, there are drawbacks as well. Stapling has been associated with a greater risk of hemmoroidal recurrence and prolapse compared with open surgery. Talk with your doctor about what might be the best hemmoroid treatment option for you.
  

You can also take the following steps to reduce your risk of having hemmoroids thus avoiding unnecessary and time consuming hemmoroid treatments. Try follow these easy steps:

• • Eat more fiber and drink plenty of fluids. This will help soften stools and promote regular elimination, which reduces straining thus avoiding the causes of such hemmoroid.
• • Go when you feel the urge to have a bowel movement. Delaying now can mean straining later.
• • Don't read on the toilet. Sitting and straining too long encourages swelling.
• • Wipe gently with soft, white unperfumed tissue. This helps keep the area clean to avoid irritation.
• • Exercise regularly; which aids digestion and improves circulation.
  

Take note that complications of untreated hemmoroid are - bleeding, infection, prolapse, strangulation, necrosis and gangrene. Painful bleeding usually indicates startup of complications.

So do not delay. Let your hemmoroid be treated as early as its symptoms shows. Don’t be shy if you have that condition. You just don’t know that the number of people who hemmoroid are now increasing due to poor eating habits and changes of lifestyle. If you cant talk with your family regarding your shameful condition, talk directly to your doctor as he can help you. Your doctor can give you right hemmoroid treatments so why worry.

Hemmoroid Removal

Hemmoroid removal is only recommended when nonsurgical treatment such as fiber-rich diet, laxatives, stool softener, suppositories, medications, and warm baths has not provided adequate relief from persistent itching, anal bleeding, pain, blood clots (thrombosis of the hemmoroids) and infection. And take note that hemmoroid removal should always be your last option if other hemmoroid treatment fails.

As we all know there are many people nowadays already suffered from hemmoroids. It is possible to get on top of hemmoroids with good home treatment combined with effective over the counter or natural medicines. But sometimes, hemmoroids are just too painful or they may be severely prolapsed or have persistent bleeding. In such cases, you will be anxious to know how to remove hemmoroids and you will be wise to seek medical advice. Your doctor will give you advice and guidance on hemmoroid removal options. If your severe or chronic hemmoroids are symptomatic, your medical insurance should cover you to remove hemmoroids.

Perhaps you have never considered hemmoroid removal treatment as an urgent, and necessary undertaking. Most people do not because despite the uncomfortable itching, burning, or slight bleeding most people can get by. However, the fact is in some cases neglecting to be treated, hemmoroids can cause more serious problems to occur. The most common result of untreated hemmoroids is the development of one of two more severe varieties of this condition.

These two more serious conditions are known as prolapsed and strangulated hemmoroids. Prolapsed hemmoroids are internal hemmoroids that have swollen up so much that they are pushed outside the anus. Strangulated hemmoroids are a case in which the anal muscle spasms and traps a prolapsed hemmoroid. This causes the blood supply in this area to be cut off. So before it gets worst, treat your hemmoroid.

And so for persistent bleeding or painful hemmoroids, your doctor may recommend the following ways of hemmoroid removal:

• • Banding hemmoroids where your doctor places one or two tiny rubber bands around the base of an internal hemmoroid to cut off its circulation until the hemmoroid falls off. This simple hemmoroids removal procedure – called rubber band ligation – is done in your doctor’s office and is effective for many people.

• • Sclerothapy is where a chemical solution is injected around the blood vessel to shrink and ultimately remove hemmoroids.

• • Infrared light is used to remove internal hemmoroids. The lights bursts cut off the blood supply to the hemmoroids.

• • Surgery. If other procedures have not been successful or if you have large hemmoroids, your doctor may remove hemmoroids in a procedure called hemmoroidectomy. The surgery is done with either a local anesthetic combined with sedation, a spinal anesthetic or a general anesthetic. It can be done as an outpatient or during an overnight hospital stay. Although you may experience some discomfort and pain after this hemmoroid surgery, your doctor will prescribe pain killers and there are other home care hints you can follow to effect a speedy recovery.

• • Stapling is a hemmoroid removal treatment which is also used to cut off the blood supply from the hemmoroid. Once the blood supply is interrupted, the hemmoroid will shrink and at times fall off. This procedure can be less painful than surgical removal but there is a higher risk of prolapse or recurrence.
  

Hemmoroids can be removed surgically while the patient is sedated and pain-free (local or spinal anesthesia) or deep asleep and pain-free (general anesthesia). The enlarged vein (hemmoroid) is removed and a gauze packing is inserted to reduce bleeding.

With the help and guidance of your doctor, you will be able to choose a hemmoroid removal procedure stated above that suits your condition. And to prevent the return of hemmoroids after your hemmoroids removal procedure you may follow this simple ways:

• Eat high fiber foods such as fruits, vegetables and grains. This will soften the stools and increase their bulk so that you lessen the straining that can cause hemmoroids in the first place.
• Drink plenty of liquids and this should be 6-8 glasses of water for the average adult.
• Make sure you get regular exercise as this reduces pressure on the veins which can occur when you stand or sit for long periods.
• Don’t strain or hold your breath when on the toilet as this puts greater pressure on the veins in the lower rectum. Go to the toilet as soon as you feel the urge and don’t wait. Try to develop a regular habit of going to the toilet for a bowel movement at the same time every day.
• Try applying ice on your hemmoroids, this will numb your hemmoroid thus giving you relief.
• Don't lift too heavy objects, as this is considered to be one cause of hemmoroid formation.
  

Take note that if hemmoroid condition remains untreated for too long it may be impossible to cure the condition. Therefore, it is best to take action and find hemmoroid removal treatment as soon as possible. And as long as you keep up a healthy diet and lifestyle following such a procedure, the success rate for your hemmoroid removal should be high.

Hemmoroid Relief

Hemmoroid relief is aimed mainly to reduce the pain experienced by people who are affected by hemmoroids. Although majority of hemmoroid cases does not require any hemmoroid treatment unless they become very painful and starts bleeding. Normally, consumption of any laxative or stool softeners may give hemmoroid relief from the strained bowel movements. However severe and bleeding hemmoroids requires intensive hemmoroid treatments to avoid further discomfort and pain

When talking about how to deal with your hemmoroid flareups, there are several basic options which can give you good hemmoroid relief. You can either choose to go with more conventional methods of hemmoroid treatment, which would include prescription medications and medicines, or you can go the opposite route, and opt to use all natural or herbal products for hemmoroid relief.

Although most hemmoroids heal on their own without high level hemmoroid treatments, there are some things you can do to speed up the healing process and spare yourself from long hemmoroid suffering. For chronic hemmoroid sufferers, the following may help you reduce the symptoms of hemmoroids and offers you hemmoroid relief.

• Apply hemmoroid creams. There are various over-the-counter hemmoroid creams containing witch hazel, hydrocortisone or other anti-inflammatory agents that can help reduce swelling and offers hemmoroid relief to those who are badly suffering from hemmoroids. Hemmoroid cream usually contains active ingredients that go directly to the main problem thus providing immediate soothing hemmoroids relief.
• Moist wipes. Wiping with moist wipes or moist toilet pads can also reduce and prevent continued irritation of the rectal area thus gives hemmoroids relief.
• Applying petroleum jelly or aloe vera gel to the anal area also gives hemmoroid relief.
• Sitz bath. Soaking in a tub of warm water regularly for about 10 minutes to 15 minutes can help reduce swelling and decrease pain and discomfort.
• Apply Ice on it. Apply a cold compress or an icepack to the affected area can cause hemmoroid tissue to numb thus can help reduce the swelling and offers you hemmoroids relief.
• Keep the anal area clean. Bathe or shower daily to cleanse the skin around your anus gently with warm water. Soap isn't necessary because it may aggravate the hemmoroids problem. Gently drying the area with a hair dryer after bathing can minimize moisture, which can cause irritation.
• Zinc oxide lotion. Many people find kind of lotion such as that in diaper rash medicines, to be very relieving and offers effective hemmoroids relief. They’ll help reduce the pain and swelling very quickly.
• Aerosol treatments are also good with their numbing properties.
• Take oral medications. You can use acetaminophen, aspirin or ibuprofen for temporary hemmoroids relief.
• You will also want to make sure you’re patting down the rectal area instead of wiping and rubbing it after going to the toilet. Unscented baby wipes are highly recommended because they are mild and easy on your skin.
  

There are also various local and alternative treatments to achieve better hemmoroids relief which are available for either external and internal hemmoroids. Examples are specific fiber rich diets, herbal ointments and preparations in addition to acupuncture and homoeopathic treatments for immediate hemmoroid relief.

But failure to prevent hemmoroids from getting worse or give any hemmoroid relief will result in to a need for hemmoroid surgery for most severe hemmoroids cases. Although normally surgical intervention is made only if all other hemmoroid treatments fail to give any relief for those who suffer because surgery causes severe pain, and new techniques are still being investigated for pain free removal. And any occurrence of bleeding may be a sign of something more serious and should be checked by physician as soon as possible for immediate hemmoroid treatment.

Cited below are some of hemmoroid surgery methods may be also used to remove or reduce the size of such hemmoroids and giving you hemmoroids relief. Common practitioners will apply hemmoroids surgery and other form of hemmoroid treatment in such worst cases. These hemmoroid surgery includes:

• Hemmoroidectomy. This kind of hemmoroid surgery is commonly reserved for permanently prolapsed or protruding hemmmeroids, these are anal surgeries that are carried out under anesthesia and may require hospitalization after the process. When the hemmoroid becomes too large and is already protruding out of the anus all the time, it might be a right time and necessarily be cut off through a hemmoroids surgery process called hemmoroidectomy. In some cases it might not mean actual cutting off of pieces of hemmoroids tissue from the anal walls, but just merely dissecting the swollen hemmoroid to remove clotted blood and puss so that the hemmoroid can eventually "dry" up with the help of other medication such as ointments and suppositories. Internal hemmoroids usually can be destroyed by injecting them with a chemical substance, this is necessary if internal hemmoroids are prolapsed or very large.

• Coagulation. This kind of hemmoroid surgery is considered best for hemmoroids that are still in its smaller shape. It involves the process of burning of hemeriods with the help of electric current or infrared light to burn off or shrivel the hemmoroid tissue. Continuous hemmoroid treatment results in shrinkage and disappearance of hemmoroids thus giving you relief.

• Rubber Band Ligation. Any qualified medical practitioner uses a rubber band to tie off the hemmoroids at the root so that they wither off and die. By its very nature, this hemmoroid surgery method of treatment cannot be applied in the early stages of the hemmoroid since the hemmoroids are still tiny. It is best suited for hemmoroids that are already hanging out of the anus, or those that are seen and felt as big lumps outside the anal opening. This procedure is based on the fact that hemmoroid thrive on regular blood supply. Therefore, if the blood supply is cut off, by tying the vessels that carry blood to the lumpy hemmoroids, then this shortage and absence of this blood supply will see to it that the hemmoroid will "starve to death", but it takes a couple of weeks for the area to completely heal. This procedure is usually painful and may cause bleeding and because there are no nerve endings in the rectum, no anesthesia is necessary on this kind of hemmoroid surgery however it still gives you hemmoroids relief after such surgery.

• Sclerotherapy. In sclerotherapy, a chemical solution or substance are injected around the blood vessel to shrink and destroy the hemmoroidal tissue thus giving you hemmoroids relief.

All of these are basically recommended to give hemmoroids relief for those who suffer greatly on hemmoroids. All you need to do is to choose which option of hemmoroid relief is best suited for your condition.