Monday, October 12, 2009

Best Hemorrhoids Treatment - Natural Versus Surgical

By Ai Qin

Best hemorrhoids treatment with medication can be a better option and far less invasive than surgery. Most hemorrhoid medication can be bought over the counter or some need a prescription which you can obtain from your doctor.

Medications that can be bought over the counter are usually hemorrhoidal creams and suppositories as well as ointments and medicated pads. If all of the over the counter medications have failed to relieve the symptoms then prescribed medication should be used. The medications from your doctor mostly contain hydrocortisone which ultimately can have some bad side effects over long periods of use.

A severe case of hemorrhoids needs to be removed surgically and a doctor will have to be consulted in order for this procedure to be done which is not pleasant especially post operative where one will experience a lot of pain especially during a bowl movement causing the stitches to break open is a common problem as well infection setting in.

When there is a case of prolapsed hemorrhoids the veins are then stapled back into place and post op pain is experienced as well as in some cases the internal anal sphincter may be damaged.

There are also other treatments whereby laser therapy is used causing the hemorrhoids to shrink and like all surgery there is complications as well as risk factors involved as one has to have multiple treatments which become very costly. That is why most people suffering from hemorrhoids would rather seek natural hemorrhoid treatments.

There have some reports that patient who have had surgical procedures later became incontinent as well as suffered severe pain after the surgical procedure was done. An enema has also known to help as the water that is flushed into the rectum cleans and flushes out all the faecal material leaving the area clean.

Should your symptoms continue after treatment then you had better see your doctor especially if there is still blood in your stool specimens just to make sure there is not something more serious as blood in the stool may not necessarily be caused by hemorrhoids but by a type of rectal or colon cancer. If it is definitely hemorrhoids then one way or the other you will definitely find the best hemorrhoids treatment that will heal and help your symptoms quickly.

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