Proctologist - how to cure hemorrhoids and why advice from the Internet is dangerous

When a delicate problem appears, many people try to treat hemorrhoids at home on their own: they buy pharmacy ointments or trust folk recipes. Russian proctologist Vyacheslav Bulaev explained why rectal suppositories are powerless against fallen hemorrhoids, what methods solve the problem in half an hour and what is the danger of treatment according to the recommendations of Internet advisers.

Photo Magnific Half-hour treatments: how to treat hemorrhoids in clinics If the disease has not moved to the advanced stage and hemorrhoids do not fall out constantly, you do not need to go to the hospital. Modern medicine allows you to eliminate pathology quickly and without surgery.

- All manipulations take about half an hour, explains the proctologist. A person comes to the clinic, the procedure does not last long, after which he immediately goes home, and the next day calmly goes to work. In such cases, we use three main non-surgical methods that act locally and carefully. The first method - latex rings (ligation) This method is used by doctors to remove internal nodes. The patient does not make incisions, and the essence of the method is to stop the blood supply to the stretched vessel.

- On the base of the node, we put on a tiny ring of soft natural latex, says the specialist. This ring works like a tight gum: it blocks blood flow. Deprived of nutrition, the node gradually dies, is rejected and naturally excreted from the body after a few days. The second method - gluing injection (sclerotherapy) According to the mechanism of implementation, this procedure resembles an injection, only a special solution is delivered directly to the hemorrhoidal node.

- In the cavity of the deformed vessel, we introduce a special drug that causes gluing of the walls of the stretched vein, the doctor notes. After the injection, the vessel ceases to fill with blood, gradually decreases in size and over time is completely replaced by connective tissue. The patient does not feel severe pain after such manipulation. The third method - laser treatment (laser destruction) This method replaces the excision of the nodes with a scalpel, allowing you to preserve a healthy mucous membrane as much as possible.

- Fear the word "moxibustion" is not worth it, traumatic manipulations will not, emphasizes the proctologist. Through a tiny point puncture, the doctor brings a thin laser light guide inside the node. A short pulse of laser light in seconds evaporates the damaged vessels from the inside. Blood ceases to fill the node, manipulation takes moments and does not cause the patient severe discomfort. Not getting quick relief from pharmacy products, many patients make the second serious mistake - turn to traditional medicine from the Internet. The proctologist parsed out popular online recipes that often bring people to the emergency surgery department.

1. Candles of raw potatoes

- This is one of the most harmful misconceptions, the doctor explains. Starch really has a slight astringent property and can slightly reduce the capillary secretion of blood. However, the introduction of a solid object with uneven edges into the inflamed zone inevitably leads to damage to the mucous membrane and cracks.

2. Hot chamomile baths

- Any thermal effect with hemorrhoids is prohibited, the specialist warns. Hot water sharply increases blood flow to the small pelvis, which causes severe swelling, increases the nodes in volume and provokes bleeding. Cool baths we recommend to relieve edema with hemorrhoids, and warm ones to relax the sphincter in acute anal fissure.

3. Ice and cold water

- A cool stream of water really helps to temporarily relieve swelling, notes the proctologist. If a thrombosed node broke through and a blood clot was released, short-term application of ice helps to quickly spasm the vessel and stop blood loss. The main condition is to wrap the ice in pure dense fabric, otherwise severe cold burn and tissue necrosis will occur.

4. Tampons with sea buckthorn oil

- Sea buckthorn has a good regenerative property, - says the doctor. But if you need to heal a crack or relieve irritation, it is much better to use ready-made pharmacy sea buckthorn candles. Homemade gauze structures often injure delicate fabrics.

5. Garlic and toothpaste

- Dangerous ways, warns the specialist. Menthol in toothpaste and the active substances of garlic cause severe irritation. The patient will receive a chemical burn of the mucous membrane, which can lead to tissue necrosis and deep purulent inflammation.

6. Microclysters

- For the treatment of hemorrhoids, they are ineffective, the proctologist specifies. The fluid does not affect the hemorrhoidal plexuses, and a rigid plastic syringe tip can easily damage the thinned tissue. You can soften dense feces during exacerbation with a cleansing enema with room temperature water and petroleum petroleum oil, using a rubber pear.

7. Needle puncture

- Under no circumstances can this be done, the doctor concludes. Such manipulation at home leads to massive, difficult to stop bleeding, is accompanied by unbearable pain and almost always ends in severe purulent inflammation.