Treatment of hemorrhoids

Prevention of hemorrhoids

Prevention includes several activities that can be performed easily. Some of those include:

    * drinking more fluids
    * eating more dietary fiber
    * exercising
    * practicing better posture
    * Reducing bowel movement strain
    * Laxatives should be avoided
 

Temporary relief

There are several possible treatments that are being developed in order to temporary relieve the symptoms of hemorrhoids or to cure the condition for good.
 
Temporary relief is offered to those patients with mild symptoms and temporary conditions that will probably heal spontaneously. Some of the measures are:

    * Warm sitz baths using a bidet,
    * extendable showerhead,
    * cold compress, or
    * topical analgesic medications

 
It is believed that these measures are sufficient to provide temporary relief and if a person uses them in the early stages of hemorrhoids, further development and irritation should be stopped.

Natural treatments

Many natural treatments have shown to be very effective in treating chronic hemorrhoids. Some of them include:

   1. Usage of herbs and dietary supplements that strengthen the vein walls. Some of those supplements are butcher's broom, horse chestnut, bromelain and Japanese pagoda tree extracts. It is also proven that pure aloe juice can relieve some symptoms of hemorrhoids.
   2. Eating diet rich in fibers can also relieve the symptoms. Food rich in plantain and Psyllium seed can help create soft stool that is easy to pass through the rectum, which will lessen the irritation of existing hemorrhoids.

Medical treatments

There are several surgical and non-surgical procedures, which will relieve the symptoms of chronic hemorrhoids. Some of those are:

   1. Hemorrhoidolysis: desiccation of the hemorrhoid using some electrical instruments. It is painless and highly effective.
   2. Dilation: Relieving the hemorrhoids could be also done by stretching the anal sphincter muscle, but this method has several side effects, which made it very unpopular. 
   3. Rubber band ligation
   4. Sclerotherapy: This treatment is done by injecting some hardening agent into hemorrhoids. 
   5. Cryosurgery:  injection of medications which causes them to fall away
   6. Laser, infrared or BICAP coagulation
   7. Hemorrhoidectomy