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What to do with hemorrhoids?
If you suffer from hemorrhoids, you want to get rid of these painful bulges as soon as possible. In early hemorrhoids, adjusting your eating and bowel habits can already help.
There are also all kinds of remedies that relieve pain and itching. If they are larger, treatment by a specialist is necessary.
You can reduce your symptoms yourself by using the cause of your hemorrhoids. Adjust your feeding and bowel habits to avoid constipation and excessive pressure on the anus. Go to the bathroom right away if you must and try not to strain too hard or for too long. Exercise regularly, eat high fiber and drink enough.
If you still suffer from constipation, you can use a remedy for constipation, such as psyllium fibre, lactulose or bran. Often the problems disappear on their own.
hemorrhoid cream
Against the itching and burning sensation that hemorrhoids give you, various ointments and suppositories are available at the drugstore and pharmacy. You do not need a prescription for this.
Lubricants and suppositories with lidocaine provide local anesthetics and thus make bowel movements less painful. Products with zinc also work against the pain and also relieve the itching. In addition, they would shrink the hemorrhoids a bit. The doctor can also prescribe hydrocortisone cream, which has an anti-inflammatory and soothing effect.
bind off
Help out lifestyle advice and creams do not, the GP can refer you to a specialist who will remove the hemorrhoids.
The most commonly used method is to ligate the hemorrhoid with rubber bands, or a rubber band ligation. The doctor looks at the last part of the intestine through a tube (protoscope) and places a band above the mucous membrane of the hemorrhoid. This cuts off the blood supply, causing the hemorrhoid to shrivel and die after a few days.
This procedure is performed on an outpatient basis. An anesthetic is not necessary. Because the hemorrhoid tissue itself is numb, it is not painful. You may suffer from blood loss and an unpleasant feeling in your abdomen or anus for a few days. You will get rid of the tied hemorrhoid and the band together with the stool.
Other methods
The blood supply to the hemorrhoids can also be stopped by cauterizing the blood vessels using infrared light. Even then the hemorrhoid dies. Another option is for the doctor to inject an irritating liquid into the hemorrhoids, causing them to shrivel.
Only very large hemorrhoids require an operation under anesthesia for which you will be hospitalized. Even if you have hemorrhoids that keep coming back, surgery can offer a solution. This is very effective, but it still hurts for a few days after the treatment.
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