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No disease is a cause for shame, but in our culture, the parts of the body related to bowel movements are considered embarrassing, so diseases affecting them are embarrassing as well. These include hemorrhoids. The ailment, if it is not too advanced, can be treated with ointments.
Everyone has hemorrhoids
Everyone has hemorrhoids. How is that? Well, this name does not yet mean disease. A hemorrhoidal disease is a hemorrhoidal disease. On the other hand, hemorrhoids are hemorrhoids, i.e. blood vessels in the anus that seal the anus, providing us with control over stool excretion. We don’t feel their presence until they come out. Then we are talking about inflammation of the hemorrhoids. Every second person suffers from this ailment.
Why do we suffer from hemorrhoids?
Inflammation of the hemorrhoids is favored by a sedentary lifestyle and an improper diet (low fiber and little fluid), causing constipation. The risk of developing the disease is increased by obesity, frequent diarrhea, circulatory failure, perineal and anus surgeries, as well as multiple births and advanced age. Pregnant women who experience this complication as a result of hormonal changes and childbirth are particularly vulnerable.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids
The first symptoms are itching of the anus, mucosa irritation and oozing discharge.
Blood may also appear. When the lump falls out, you can feel it by touch. Besides, the ailment begins to be painful. Often the nodules will heal on their own, but in some people they do require treatment.
- FOR HEMORRHOIDS – you can buy herbal and fruit tea at Medonet Market.
The best ointments for hemorrhoids
First you can help yourself home methodse.g. applying cold compresses to the painful area, baths with chamomile, calendula or oak bark, warm baths. When the ailment is serious, it is worthwhile to seek treatment from a proctologist (a referral is required). Before that, however, it is worth using ointment for external hemorrhoids. They should be applied in a thin layer 2 times a day. You will feel the lumps shrink and pain relief, and over time the lumps will be absorbed.
Over-the-counter hemorrhoids ointment is available in pharmacies and online.
The best ointments for hemorrhoids contain two ingredients: tribenoside and lidocaine. Tribenoside has anti-inflammatory, anti-itching and analgesic properties. Lidocaine has an anesthetic effect.
Horse chestnut bark extract (Aesculan ointment) is also useful in the treatment of hemorrhoids, because it seals and strengthens blood vessels, improving circulation. Another effective ingredient is adrenalia (Avenoc ointment), which constricts blood vessels. There are many good ointments. Read the composition of the drug or ask the pharmacist for information.
The ointment for hemorrhoids in pregnancy should contain information that it is safe for the fetus and the woman.
As part of the treatment of hemorrhoids, it is also worth using the Hemorella ointment for hemorrhoids, HEMOpran – a cream for hemorrhoids or Mixes of herbs for hemorrhoids for suits. They have astringent and analgesic properties. You can buy them at Medonet Market.