Author Archives: Nathan Picard

The Causes and Symptoms of Hemorrhoids People Should Know

Swollen hemorrhoids can be a painful and embarrassing experience. Most people won’t bother discussing about it that’s why they wouldn’t know what actually caused them to appear. A huge number of people also don’t know what its symptoms are. They may already be experiencing it or had encountered it before but still wouldn’t know what… Read More »

Surgical Procedures for Bleeding Hemorrhoids – Part I

In cases of bleeding hemorrhoids, doctors preliminarily advise their patients to undergo high dietary fiber diets, take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and doing sitz baths. But if such measures brought only no results, doctors will then perform certain surgical procedures in order for these patients to recover from such abnormalities. Cauterization is primarily done on patients… Read More »

Surgical Procedure for Hemorrhoids: Open and Closed Hemorrhoidectomy

Hemorrhoids, also called “piles”, are usually treated non-surgically. Simple sitz bath and high fiber diet can ease the discomfort brought by these piles. That’s because piles do not usually cause severe pain and intolerable discomfort to the patients. However, when the condition gets worse and complications such as persistent bleeding, severe pain, and prolapsed hemorrhoids… Read More »

Surgical Management for Hemorrhoids: Injection Sclerotherapy

When patients experience pain and severe discomfort from small hemorrhoids, injection sclerotherapy is the hemorrhoid management that’s most likely to be prescribed by physicians. In this procedure, a chemical is injected into the vein in the hemorrhoid which will make the hemorrhoidal tissues harden and then scar. The scarred tissues of the hemorrhoid will be… Read More »