"Lenny" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:I've been all over the internet researching hemorrhoids and see very little about stress. Does any
have any info on this. Seems very relevant to me. When I did a google I got 249k results. Any
suggestions on good sites or how to separate the wheat from the chaff?
What are the latest treatments for hemorrhoids? Years ago my husband heard a NPR (National Public
Radio) show that talked about using antibiotics but I find nothing mentioned about that. Has
anyone had luck with acupuncture.
Hemorrhoids are enlarged, engorged veins in the perianal area. They can occur in either in either
the internal or external hemorrhoidal veins, or both. Internal hemorrhoids can protrude (prolapse)
and if severe the can ulcerate. External hemorrhoids can bleed, or can thrombose (a blood clot forms
inside the hemorrhoid), which tends to be rather painful. In both cases the hemorrhoids can cause
bleeding, pain, itching and problematic anal hygeine.
The only way one can get rid of hemorrhoids is to have them surgically removed. They are not life
threatening, and they don't have to be removed if the symptoms can be managed to the patient's
satisfaction. Antibiotics won't help the symptoms at all, acupuncture is unlikely to help, but it
won't cause any harm if the patient wants to try that route. Symptom management is primarily stool
softeners and perianal astringents such as Preparation H or other such over-the-counter
ointments/suppositories.
Hemorrhoidectomy (surgically removing the hemorrhoids) when done conventionally, leads to a very
painful and rather prolonged recovery. You (or whomever it is that has the hemorrhoids) needs to
see a general surgeon or a colorectal surgeon since these are the specialists that deal with
hemorrhoids. In some cases, prolapsing internal hemorrhoids (where they keep protruding) can be
ligated in the office and successfully control the problem. If the hemorrhoids are external, or if
there is too much prolapse, then hemorrhoidectomy is necessary if the patient feels that it is
worth the pain.
There is a less invasive and less painful solution to prolapsing internal hemorrhoids, if rubber
band ligation of fails, called PPH (Procedure for Prolapsing Hemorrhoids). This procedure works very
well but does require a trip to the operating room. It's a rather specialized technique using
specialized tools and not all surgeons are trained to do it. For more information on PPH, look at
pphinfo.compphinfo.comOpen ↗ .
Good luck.
HMc
