There are several methods for treating
anal hemorrhoids:
1. Diet-consuming food with plenty of
cellulose (fruit and vegetables);
2. Hygenic measures-you can wash your anus
before you use toilet paper;
3. Local balsams or suppositories that
contain antiseptics, anesthetics and
anti-inflammatory drug(s);
4. Coagulation with infra-red light;
5. Sclerotisation -sclerotizant substance
is injected in the hemorrhoids;
6. Ligature of the hemorrhoids, and
7. Surgical removal of the
hemorrhoids-hemorrhoidectomy.
Hemorrhoids can be complicated with
profuse bleeding, strangulation,
thrombosis, ulceration, fibrosis, and
infection.
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