A 17-year-old female asked:
i heard internal hemorrhoids are painless and i have them and mine definately are not painless. how do i treat them if they were caused by diarrhea?
1 doctor answer
Dr. Jason Reich answered
8 years experience Internal Medicine
Rectal suppository: You can try a rectal suppository like preparation H which can be picked up over the counter at a local pharmacy, this contains hydrocortisone cream which will decrease the size and swelling of the hemorrhoids, it is also possible these hemorrhoids are X ternal which may be causing pain. Lastly you may want to see your doctor as they can refer you to a colorectal surgeon to have the hemorrhoids remlastly you may want to see your doctor as they can refer you to a colorectal surgeon to have the hemorrhoids removed
Answered on Jan 18, 2016
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