Hemorrhoid Health Care

There are many causes of haemorrhoids, such as straining during bowel movement, weak vein walls and varicose veins. Hypertension, obesity, rectal cancer, long hours of sitting, pregnancy or sedentary lifestyles may also contributes to the formation of haemorrhoids. The haemorrhoid that sticks out far from the anus can be extremely painful and is hard to remove without the help of surgery.

There are different types of haemorrhoid surgery that can remove haemorrhoids effectively. For example the laser surgery, schlerotherapy, cryosurgery, haemorrhoidectomy, or rubber band ligation. These surgery procedures are normally suggested when there is severe bleeding due to external or internal haemorrhoids.

The procedure is commonly performed in the hospital by doctor, using either general or local anaesthesia to keep the person unaware of the pain during the treatment. As soon as the surgery is done, the patient is then taken to haemorrhoids surgery recovery room. Depend on the condition, analgesia may be given and fluids may also be offered as well. Surgical site is the place where you conduct a test for any kind of bleeding. If you are in top condition after the bowels have been moved, you can discharge and go home for resting since no further treatment is necessary. There might be some common complications such as infection or bleeding after surgery but it can be minimize with proper post haemorrhoid surgery care.

An important part of haemorrhoids surgery recovery is taking proper precautions at home. You would want to avoid any activity that involves the action such as lifting, pulling, pushing, and straining for the first few days or even week. If necessary, you can take suitable amount of analgesia. It is also helpful to sit in warm water 2-3 times daily.

It goes without saying that drinking enough water and consuming more fruits and vegetables that contain high fiber can avoid constipation thus prevent the condition to become worsen. You can take stool softener or laxative to help prevent from constipation if required.

It does not take long for haemorrhoids surgery recovery if you have taken all the necessary precautions. There are many things that you can do to avoid the recurrence of haemorrhoids such as having a regular exercise, not delaying the bowel movement when possible, try not to read in the toilet and avoid laxatives if possible.

Sitz bath is a method that can help you with fast haemorrhoids surgery recovery. It is also a good idea to clean your anus gently with a moist toilet paper, moistened pads or baby wipes that are not scented after each bowel movement. During haemorrhoids surgery recovery, apply the cream containing witch hazel or use numbing ointment. Take a small amount of aspirin or ibuprofen if you feel acute pain.

If you suspect that you have haemorrhoids, take a detail examination and get necessary treatment as earlier as possible. If the sizes of haemorrhoids are bigger than normal, it is advisable that you go for external haemorrhoid surgery if all other less invasive treatments do not work as well and if you suffered from lots of bleeding. The only drawback is surgery can often quite painful (but only for short time period) and the risk of post surgery infection.