Friday, December 30, 2011

This article has 3 effective hemorrhoid treatments.

By Dr Graeme Teague


Sometimes it can be tough when you have hemorrhoids, and you're doing your best to control the condition. It's normal to feel frustration and possibly anger as you try your best to find something that will have a positive effect. You may or may not know that hemorrhoids can be treated in numerous ways, but you need to find the method that not only works but is according to your personal tastes. How to select an effective hemorrhoids treatment is the subject of our conversation, today, so please continue reading.

Several times per day you should sit in a warm bath. Warm water is the best for hemorrhoid treatment. Hemorrhoid flare ups, like any other inflammation can be soothed with the effects of warm water. Staying in the bath longer than ten or fifteen minutes will not help your hemorrhoids. Learn to control you symptoms and take frequent baths to keep the area clean are important. The pharmacy sells effective treatments for hemorrhoids. The wide variety of treatments include medicinal, herbal and homeopathic. The soothing effects of petroleum jelly is possiby the simplest remedy. Several medications may have to be tried before you find one that works for you. There are advantages to using OTC remedies. Don't expect the OTC medications to work instantly.

While you do this, you apply herbal or over the counter ointments to the region externally. The pharmacy sells effective treatments for hemorrhoids. Some are medicinal, and others are herbal or homeopathic. Possibly the simplest hemorrhoid remedy of all is petroleum jelly, which has a very soothing effect on the anal region when used regularly. You may have to try several medications before you find one that works well for you. Inexpensive over the counter remedies may work well for you. If the OTC medications do not work with in a day or two you should see your doctor.

Hemorrhoidectomies are done for this reason, but one good thing about them is they do not require a hospital stay - yay! When nothing else will work at all, then the doctor will begin to consider a hemorrhoidectomy. For the majority of cases, hemorrhoids can be successfully treated with natural remedies or medication.

As far as hemorrhoid treatments; you have natural/alternative methods, traditional medications, and also surgery. When you begin treating your hemorrhoids, you may want to think about progressing from the mildest and easiest types of treatment to the more involved methods. We highly recommend that you take a good close look at how you live your life, and then try to eliminate anything that could possibly contribute to your hemorrhoids.




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