Hemorrhoids have always been a common problem to a lot of people especially these days when there is less and less fiber intake in our diets. Most of the time, there is no need to consult a health care provider for the management of this ailment since it resolves on its own, or with the help of having changes in one’s lifestyle but there are those cases where more aggressive measures are needed to manage this problem.
The first line of treatment for the disease would be aimed at delivering symptom relief and providing comfort. It includes doing a warm tub soak or sitz bath for a number of times in a day so that blood flow is promoted around the anal region causing a soothing sensation in the area; placing ice on the affected area to reduce the amount of swelling, cleaning the anal region every bowel movement; using a slightly moist and soft fabric with gentle patting strokes around the area, and taking over the counter pain relievers.
Despite the person experiencing comfort and has remained free from any symptom of the condition, medical procedures must still be done in some cases of hemorrhoids in order to remove them and avoid other troubles arising from having a prolapsed hemorrhoid.
Nonsurgical procedures are usually advised since they are not invasive and do not pose other risks present in operative procedures. These no surgery procedures are called fixative procedures. They include the use of a rubber band to block the supply of blood to the hemorrhoid causing the lesion to become dry, shriveled and slough off on its own in a matter of days (rubber band ligation). Another method is the injection of chemicals to inflame the surrounding tissues of the hemorrhoid and cutting its blood supply, thereby causing the lesion to shrink (injection sclerotherapy). The last fixative procedure would be coagulation procedures that makes use of infrared light or lasers that shuts down the supply of blood in the hemorrhoid causing it to decrease in size and fall off in about four days.
If worse comes to worse such as the hemorrhoid becoming prolapsed, clotting of blood in the lesion, infected and bleeding lesions – hemorrhoidectomy or the surgical removal of these lesions may be advised. It is very effective in the management of this condition and provides long-term results. However, it costs more, needs a longer recovery period and has a higher possibility of leading to complications.
The treatment regimen for the illness is not the same for everyone and the medical management indeed varies from one person to another. In case you want to have the hemorrhoids treated, it is advised to consult a physician or any professional health care provider.
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