Question 1

how can u treat hemorrhoids at home?

Accepted Answer

Time works but...: Depends on what you have already tried.  The first things are conservative including increasing fluid and fiber in diet to ensure that you bms are soft, losing weight, limiting the time sitting on the toilet.  Flare ups are then treated with creams, ointments.  If still a problem you could try banding and finally excision/ligation.  Surgery is the last, definitive treatment for this.

Question 2

could a thrombosed hemorrhoid be treated at home?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Warm sitz baths, sitting in a warm tub for 20 minutes, two or three times a day may be helpful. Over-the-counter medications may be helpful such as stool softeners, otc creams or suppositories. If this doesn't help see your doctor for rx creams or suppositories, injections to scar the hemorrhoid, banding to shrivel it up, or surgery.

Question 3

are there effective home remedies to treat hemorrhoids?

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Yes: High fiber diet, 20-25 grams of fiber per day, 80-100 ounces of non caffeniated, non alcoholic fluids per day, more if you have a very physical job or excercise or travel by plane frequently. Also some med may require additional fluid intake as well.

Question 4

what home remedies can i try for persistent hemorrhoids?

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Sitz bath: This is warm water and epsom salts in a bath.It does work.

Question 5

i have painless external thrombosed hemorrhoid. how can i treat it at home?

Accepted Answer

Avoid constipation: Constipation and pushing hard to have a bowel movement can cause hemorrhoids. Avoid constipation by increasing fiber in your diet or adding a fiber supplement. A stool softener can also help. Once you stop pushing hard the hemorrhoid sometimes shrinks. Make sure a physician like a colorectal surgeon or gastroenterologist looks at it to make sure it is not cancer or warts (not likely to be cancer).

Question 6

how can i help my husband deal with his hemorrhoids on a daily basis at home?

Accepted Answer

Exam: I suggest a formal examination and rectal exam, after which, the proper medicine can be prescribed.

Question 7

could you tell me what are good available hemorrhoids what are good home remedies?

Accepted Answer

Care of hemorrhoids: Home therapy for hemorrhoids: bowel regimen (fiber, stool softeners, water, juice probiotics, laxatives to achieve two soft bowel movements daily), salves (prep h, desitin, (zinc oxide diaper cream) anti fungals), and hygiene (shower, hair dryer area daily).  If this therapy fails to control hemorrhoids, then go see your doc. There are more medical therapies and safe surgical procedures.

Question 8

what are potential complications of painful external hemorrhoid if it doesnt go away with home remedies after 10 days?

Accepted Answer

: It could rupture and cause bleeding. It could get clotted and also could infected and form an abscess.

Question 9

docs, could a thrombosed hemorrhoid be treated at home?

Accepted Answer

It can, but painful.: The key in a thrombosed hemorrhoid is the pain, and the reason to treat is basically to relieve it.

Question 10

what are some home remedies for an internal hemorrhoid?

Accepted Answer

Shrink it.: Hemorrhoids are basically veins around the anal canal which can become dilated from constipation, diarrhea, irritation from spicy foods or even change in diet.  There are several simple ways to try to shrink these-stool softeners such as colace, (docusate sodium) fiber such as metamucil, sits baths(epsom salt in warm water), hemorrhoidal suppositories such as preparation h or over the counter hemorrhoidal supp.

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