Sunday, September 27, 2009

Thrombosed External Hemorrhoids - How Do I Choose The Correct Treatment?

By Ai Qin

Once you have confirmed the diagnosis of hemorrhoids early treatment can prevent more serious conditions arising like thrombosed external hemorrhoids which developed over time due to lack of sufficient treatment. By going into a pharmacy or health shop you can buy creams and ointments over the counter which will alleviate your symptoms and prevent them from worsening.

Should you feel a hard lump in the area then you have probably developed an external thrombosed hemorrhoid which will be swollen as well as very tender and painful on touch and the colouration is a sort of shiny purple. There could also be a cluster like a bunch of small grapes present that are all thrombosed.

Although cortisone creams do help but only over an extended period of time and this type of hemorrhoid needs immediate attention like having a surgical procedure done. You can prevent this from happening altogether but not allowing constipation to develop producing hard stools which is the main cause of piles.

A diet that is high in fibre such as whole grains, fresh fruit and vegetable, beans as well as plenty of fluids help the symptoms of constipation. There are also many fibre supplements available such as Metamucil, husk as well as Senokot etc which one can buy over the counter at any health or pharmacy outlet. There is also preparation H which contains hydrocortisone helps to shrink hemorrhoids before they develop into external thrombosed hemorrhoids.

If you are already suffering from this type of hemorrhoid and the pain is unbearable then surgery should be performed. This is a relatively quick procedure which involves cutting the hemorrhoid tissue away by making a small incision as well as a few stitches and you need not have a general anaesthetic as most doctors do this procedure in their consulting rooms under local anaesthetic. However one can develop an infection and may have some pain afterwards.

An alternative surgical procedure which is a lot safer and far less painful is laser surgery and carries less risk of infection occurring. One may need repetitive treatments which can become costly. But if you are willing to live with the pain non-surgical treatments are available and will eventually alleviate the external thrombosed hemorrhoids.

One way or the other you need to resolve the thrombosed external hemorrhoids as this condition cannot be left unattended and due to the severe pain most people tend to have surgery done which resolves the pain and discomfort almost instantly as well as improves recurrence. So before you make any rash decisions go online and do some research then you can decide which way to turn making the right choice.

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