May 29th is World Gut Health Day.
As we all know, among all anorectal diseases, hemorrhoids are the disease with the highest incidence, accounting for 90% of the incidence.
According to incomplete statistics, the incidence of hemorrhoids may reach 500 million. The elderly, sedentary people, drivers, and pregnant women are all high-risk groups of hemorrhoids.
Actually, the disease occurs at any age, and with increasing age, the number of people with the disease gradually increases, and the symptoms worsen.
How painful are hemorrhoids?
As a common anal disease, hemorrhoids refer to the obvious congestion of the anal canal or the venous plexus at the lower end of the rectum, and a phenomenon of congestion and swelling. It is divided into internal hemorrhoids, External and mixed hemorrhoids.
Once suffering from hemorrhoids, patients will experience blood in the stool, pain in the anus, and prolapse every time they defecate. And it is easy to form anemia and anal eczema and other phenomena, which have a great impact on health.
Although hemorrhoids are not a serious disease, they seriously affect daily life. A small hemorrhoid can make Hiroshi Nohara (the father of Crayon Shin-chan), who is 1.8 meters tall, so painful that he cannot get out of bed.
What if I have hemorrhoids?
I. Drug treatment
After suffering from hemorrhoids, patients will experience local pain and itching.
Under the guidance of a doctor, some topical drugs are used for treatment, such as ointments containing lidocaine, which can improve pain. If localized itching occurs, hydrocortisone cream can be used.
In addition, you can also use some Chinese patent medicine hemorrhoid cream or hemorrhoid suppository, such as Mayinglong hemorrhoid suppository.
At the same time, some drugs should also be taken orally, such as Huaijiao Pills, Zhisuning Tablets, etc., which can promote venous return of hemorrhoids and help relieve a A series of uncomfortable symptoms.
Once an infection occurs, it can be treated with erythromycin ointment.
Two, warm water sitz bath
especially During the acute attack stage of hemorrhoids, patients can take a warm water sitz bath 2-3 times a day, which can relieve local inflammation and edema, effectively improve the return of venous blood, and relieve pain, etc. Discomfort.
And after every bowel movement, be sure to wipe the anus area clean, and then wash the anus with warm water. It can not only keep the skin of the anus clean, but also relieve the pain and edema caused by defecation.
Third, adjust the diet
whether it is During the attack period, the treatment period or the recovery period, you must do a good job in dietary conditioning, and you must not eat any irritating food. Eat more warm, easily digestible foods, such as liquid, semi-liquid, or soft foods.
Add some fresh vegetables to your diet and eat more fruit.
In addition, adding some coarse grains to three meals a day can effectively avoid constipation.
Fourth, levator ani exercise
in During the onset of hemorrhoids, as well as during the treatment and recovery period, levator ani exercise can be performed appropriately, which can accelerate local blood circulation and improve a series of uncomfortable symptoms caused by hemorrhoids.
For patients after surgery, proper levator ani exercise can also promote rapid healing of the disease.
V.Surgical treatment
If hemorrhoids If the phenomenon is more serious, such as patients with severe anemia caused by repeated blood in the stool, surgery must be performed under the guidance of a doctor.
For example, you can receive injection sclerotherapy, or you can do rubber band ligation.
If the effect of these treatments is not satisfactory, or the symptoms are particularly obvious, surgical methods such as hemorrhoidectomy should be performed under the guidance of a doctor, which can play a role in rapid healing.
After suffering from hemorrhoids, must receive regular treatment, and do a good job in all aspects of daily care.
Asymptomatic hemorrhoids do not require treatment
Actually, if there are no symptoms, there is no need for treatment. Only when hemorrhoids are complicated by bleeding, prolapse, thrombosis and incarcerated, treatment is needed. And the treatment process is mainly to reduce or eliminate symptoms, rather than cure.
Therefore, in the face of diseases such as hemorrhoids, doctors often choose the appropriate treatment method according to your specific condition.
Of course, you have to choose a regular and qualified doctor.
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