What should I do if hemorrhoids get worse after moxibustion?

Although hemorrhoids are not a life-threatening disease, this chronic disease brings great pain to people and seriously affects their normal life. In response to this, more and more folk remedies for treating hemorrhoids have emerged, among which moxibustion for hemorrhoids is one of them. Many people are keen on using moxibustion to treat hemorrhoids, but people who have not used it also have many doubts. Can moxibustion cure hemorrhoids? What should we do if it gets worse?

1. Moxibustion for hemorrhoids

Some experts have suggested that the local veins of hemorrhoid patients are severely varicose, and there is a great risk of bleeding. If the hemorrhoids are in the acute stage or the condition is more serious, with severe edema and thin mucosa, it is a contraindication to moxibustion. Under the high temperature stimulation of moxibustion, the mucosa is damaged and the local varicose veins of the hemorrhoids are prone to rupture and bleed. Therefore, you must be cautious when using moxibustion to treat hemorrhoids, otherwise it will make the condition worse.

2. Prevention of hemorrhoids

First: Avoid sitting for long periods of time

Obstruction of rectal venous return is one of the causes of hemorrhoids. Due to the upright posture of humans, blood is very likely to accumulate in the anorectal area. Sitting for a long time can easily cause blood stasis and varicose veins. The rectal veins with blood reflux obstruction will eventually become congested and varicose over time, forming hemorrhoids.

It is recommended that people who engage in sedentary work should stand up and do some exercise from time to time. Strengthening exercise can help promote blood circulation, improve pelvic and anorectal blood flow, and prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids. In addition, doing anal contraction exercises on your own when sitting for a long time is also very helpful in preventing the formation of hemorrhoids.

Second: Science “In and Out”

Chronic constipation is another common cause of hemorrhoids, so it is particularly important to develop good bowel and eating habits. Normally, if you feel the urge to defecate, you should go to the toilet immediately to avoid the habit of "not being able to defecate without playing with your phone". If the stool stays in the intestines for too long, it will become dry and hard due to the reabsorption of water. It will take more effort to defecate. In the long run, it is easy to cause the anal cushions to move downward, and hemorrhoids will form over time.

You should drink plenty of water to keep enough water in the intestinal cavity to soften the stool. Otherwise, the stool will be too dry, making defecation more strenuous, making anal fissures, constipation and hemorrhoids more likely to occur. It is recommended to eat more fresh fruits and vegetables and high-fiber foods, which can promote stool formation and soften stools. At the same time, hemorrhoid patients should avoid or eat less irritating foods, avoid staying up late and drinking a lot of alcohol.

Third: Don’t seek medical treatment blindly

Hemorrhoids are located in a special area, and many people are ashamed to seek medical treatment and hope to be cured quickly. Many small clinics have seized on this psychological characteristic of patients and have been vigorously promoting various "painless" and "minimally invasive" treatment methods. In fact, there are many ways to treat hemorrhoids, including medication and surgery. It is not necessary to undergo surgery as soon as the disease occurs as many small clinics and the Internet promote. Hemorrhoidectomy is suitable for symptomatic mixed hemorrhoids or grade III or IV internal hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids without symptoms usually do not require treatment.

3. Quick self-check of hemorrhoid symptoms

Grade I: blood in the stool, dripping blood or spurting bleeding, no prolapse of internal hemorrhoids, and the bleeding stops on its own after defecation;

Grade II: blood in the stool, dripping blood or spurting bleeding, accompanied by prolapse of internal hemorrhoids, which can retract spontaneously after defecation;

Grade III: blood in the stool, spotting of blood, accompanied by prolapse of internal hemorrhoids or prolapse of internal hemorrhoids when standing for a long time, coughing, or bearing weight, which needs to be retracted manually;

Grade IV: Internal hemorrhoids prolapse and cannot be retracted, causing severe pain.