External hemorrhoids can be someone's worst nightmare. A socially unacceptable health problem, external hemorrhoids itch, burn, hurt, and generally cause misery to over ten million people per year. A rather simple health problem, their medical description does not begin to describe the pain and embarrassment they can inflict, but external hemorrhoids are one of the few cases where home remedies are usually the best ones.
External hemorrhoids are caused by vein enlargement on the outside of the anal canal. In other words, they start outside the body, right on a sensitive nerve band that controls the anal sphincter. This location is what makes them such a miserable problem. They are frequently caused by internal abdominal pressure that places the large anal veins under too much force to bear. This abdominal pressure can usually be traced back to pregnancy, constipation, heavy lifting or extensive periods of sitting, so the first thing to do after getting pain relief is to find out exactly which of these exists in your life and how to eliminate them.
Of course, first you have to get the pain down to the point of being able to think beyond the unhelpful expression of "ow." Fortunately, there are many easily available ways to do that. Towel-wrapped icepacks and ibuprofen are generally good places to start, as most people have those in their homes. Taking a warm, plain water sitzbath for twenty minutes at a time three times a day is another easy and cheap home remedy. Once you can get to a pharmacy, all of the hemorrhoid creams in existence were made with you in mind, so look for one that has lidocaine or benzocaine on the label. These are topical anesthetics, which start their numbing action as soon as they come into contact with your skin. There are multiple other ingredients that can be used to treat external hemorrhoids, so feel free to ask your pharmacist which would be best for your particular situation and problem.
To cure external hemorrhoids, usually changes in lifestyle are the first place to start. If you sit for extended periods of time, establish a routine by which you get up and walk around for a few minutes every two hours or so. If heavy lifting is a problem, try learning better methods by which to lift and remember to use a weight belt. If pregnancy is the issue at hand, well, there's not much that can be done about that as it will fix itself in the fullness of time, so distract yourself by decorating the nursery and focus on eliminating any other factors from your life. In all of the above cases, eliminating any possibility of constipation is important, so add fiber rich foods like whole grains, beans, and fresh fruits and vegetables to your diet while increasing your water consumption to the recommended eight glasses per day. Adding light exercise to your regime can be quite helpful as well.
Hopefully you have found this introduction to treating external hemorrhoids helpful, but don't hesitate to look further on the Internet, or to take advantage of the services of your family doctor or pharmacist. If your hemorrhoids start bleeding or start to get worse, you need to see your family doctor immediately to rule out other, more serious causes of hemorrhoids or anal bleeding. Implementing these remedies and lifestyle changes, you should see improvement shortly, and soon you should be completely free of them.
External hemorrhoid is one of the two types of hemorrhoids. The other one is internal hemorrhoid. Unlike internal hemorrhoids that have grown inside the anal canal, external hemorrhoids occur outside of the anal verge. This sac-like protrusion found outside the anus is often characterized by itchiness (pruritus ani), pain, irritation and swelling. Usually, all tissue bulges or swellings outside the anal canal are called external hemorrhoids; however, there are some instances wherein internal hemorrhoids, due to its worst state, have grown terribly to the point that it protrudes until outside the anal canal (this is also known as prolapsed internal hemorrhoids). There are various external hemorrhoids treatment. Some people are still more comfortable doing the "natural" method in treating hemorrhoids, while there are others who rely on the latest sophisticated equipment that the society has now in treating hemorrhoids. One of the best treatment for external hemorrhoids is surgery or what is known as hemorrhoidectomy. In this surgical procedure, the swollen tissue is being scraped off using a scalpel. Patient who undergo this kind of treatment is being given an anesthesia (local or general - depending on the state of the victim). Based on testimonies of people who have undergone this kind of treatment, hemorrhoidectomy has a longer-effect despite the intense pain that was felt after the operation. Surgery is always being recommended to large-sized hemorrhoids that have already complicated to the point that it already causes so much discomfort and pain to the patient. Laser beam is also another treatment option for external hemorrhoids. Laser is also deemed by many as the fastest treatment among other treatments for hemorrhoids in terms of conducting the treatment procedure. Laser treatment is applicable to small and medium sizes of hemorrhoids. Another procedure is the rubber hand ligation. This is the most famous non-surgical external hemorrhoids treatment since this can be applicable to both small and medium sizes of hemorrhoids. In rubber band ligation procedure, a rubber band is being wrapped around the sac-like protrusion. The rubber band will serve as an instrument that will restrict the flow of blood circulation in the affected area. Lack of blood flow in the hemorrhoids will help in its shrinking, and then, to its eventual healing. External hemorrhoids can also be treated through injection called sclerotheraphy. A certain chemical solution is being injected to the affected area which help in the shrinking of the hemorrhoids. There are also non-medical treatments for external hemorrhoids. Natural means of healing and prevention can also be applied which includes: - introducing fiber-enriched foods into the diet that can soften stools and prevent constipation. A change in the diet also includes avoidance from meaty and processed foods. It also entails the inclusion of water intake. At least eight glasses of water per day should be consumed in order to sustain the smooth flow of digestion and easy defecation. - the wearing of comfortable underwears. Avoid wearing tight-fitting under wears because this will give no room for your external hemorrhoids and might increase pressure towards it, causing more pain. - taking lukewarm baths several times a day. Sitting on a tub half-filled with warm water will help reduces swelling and gives relief from pain and itchiness.
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