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A member asked:

I have bleeding hemorrhoids. is there an at home remedy i can use until i can get something at the store?

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Dr. Bradley Butkovich answered

Specializes in Orthopedic Surgery

Baby WIPES!!: Help as well as a feminine napkin or tampon delicately placed in the area to tamponade the blood. If you can tolerate a cold compress or ice pack will also help constrict the blood vessels and decrease the bleeding.

Answered 10/4/2016

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