What is the safest treatment for hemmorhoids?

Conservative care: Warm soaks in a tub, increased dietary fiber or stool softeners and hemmorhoidal cream or suppositories are a conserative and generally safe initial treatment. Straining on the toilet and heavy lifting should be avoided. Of course, an accurate diagnosis is needed to insure a proper approach as there are other possible causes of rectal pain, itching and bleeding. Bottom line, see your doctor first.

Varies: Most hemorrhoids are minor annoyances that can be treated nonoperatively with stool softeners, sometimes local cream. Thrombosed external hemorrhoids are painful, but may be cured with a minor office procedure. Larger bleeding or prolapsed hemorrhoids may require banding or surgery for selected cases. See a colorectal surgeon or a general surgeon experienced in this area.

Hemmorhoids: Yes there are in office procedures like banding that can be done to manage the disease as well as non surgical behavioral and dietary modifications.