How to treat external hemorrhoids

Among all hemorrhoid patients, nearly 40% have external hemorrhoids, which shows the high incidence of external hemorrhoids. Compared with internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids are easier to treat, and the care in the later recovery process is also relatively simple. Therefore, for patients with external hemorrhoids, if you do not want to continue to be troubled by hemorrhoids, it is recommended that you treat the external hemorrhoids in time.

Although external hemorrhoids are easier to treat, the harm of this disease is much higher than internal hemorrhoids, because the skin around the anus caused by external hemorrhoids is easily rubbed. If it is not treated in time, it will cause damage and infection in the perianal area. So, how to treat external hemorrhoids?

The harm of external hemorrhoids is very serious. Friction increases intertissue exudation, and even small blood vessels rupture, causing blood to overflow into the subcutaneous space between tissues, resulting in local small hematomas or edema, which become thrombotic or inflammatory external hemorrhoids. Therefore, the treatment of external hemorrhoids is very important, but people often think that external hemorrhoids are a minor illness that will not threaten their lives and therefore ignore them.

The treatments for external hemorrhoids generally include:

1. Thrombosed external hemorrhoids. It is named because of its small size, damaged blood vessels, and blood clots that form thrombi. The patient has severe pain in the anus. 7 to 10 days after the onset of the disease, the pain will be relieved after treatment, but if the local lump is hard and persists, surgery is required to remove the blood clot. For some patients who are not suitable for surgery or do not want surgery, non-surgical treatment will continue to be used.

2. Varicose external hemorrhoids. Varicose external hemorrhoids can be treated with both surgical and non-surgical methods. Generally, surgical methods are used to dissect the external hemorrhoidal venous plexus, while non-surgical treatments use methods of clearing away heat and dampness, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis to enable patients to maintain smooth bowel movements, avoid straining when going to the toilet, gently press the anus several times after defecation, and contract the anus 20 times.

3. Connective tissue external hemorrhoids. No special treatment is required, only general care is needed. Patients are required to adjust their bowel habits, avoid squatting on the toilet for too long; take a warm water sitz bath after defecation or before going to bed; and keep the anal skin dry. When inflammatory swelling and pain occur, fumigation and sitting baths can be used, and hemorrhoid ointment, golden ointment, etc. can be applied externally. Antibiotics can also be given appropriately.

4. Inflammatory external hemorrhoids. You only need to adjust your bowel habits to prevent constipation, avoid drinking alcohol and eating hot and irritating foods, take a potassium permanganate sitz bath after defecation, or use spectrum irradiation treatment. If necessary, apply hemorrhoid ointment once a day. Or take metronidazole (Flagyl) 0.4 grams orally, twice a day. For patients with long-term inflammatory edema, surgical resection can be performed.

After knowing how to treat external hemorrhoids, I hope that all hemorrhoid patients can treat their diseases in a timely manner. In addition to causing infection, external hemorrhoids will also cause great trouble to the patient's bowel movements. Many patients are even afraid of defecation due to the appearance of external hemorrhoids, leading to a vicious circle. If this continues for a long time, their bodies will only be harmed by more diseases.