Hemorrhoid Treatment

Having severe hemorrhoids can be painful, debilitating, and embarrassing to many people. Having to explain why you don’t want to participate in certain activities, not being able to sit for extended periods, and not being able to walk without feeling pain and itching are some problems caused by hemorrhoids.

Now, there are many options when it comes to hemorrhoid surgery. The need for hemorrhoid surgery is determined by what degree of hemorrhoids you have:

• First Degree: Inside the anal canal with little, if any, bleeding.

• Second Degree: May prolapse (retract) from the anal canal when having a bowel movement, but will go back in on their own.

• Third Degree: May retract from the anal canal, but must be placed back manually.

• Forth Degree: When the tissue retracts from the anal canal, can’t be put back, and is either strangulated or thrombosed.

If changes in diet, using topical medicines and ointments, soaking in warm baths, and using other non-surgical options aren’t fixing the problem, surgery may be recommended.

The surgical options include the Milligan Morgan Technique. With a surgical incision, the main hemorrhoidal vessels are removed. This may be the most popular method, but it isn’t the only one.

There is also the Ferguson Technique, which uses sutures and has a risk of suture breakage when having a bowel movement. This may deter some doctors from wanting to consider it as a viable option.

There is also a procedure called a Hemorrhoidectomy. In this procedure, the hemorrhoids are cut away using a local anesthesia or general anesthesia. It may require that the area have stitches after the procedure, which can cause pain and itching while recovering.

If the hemorrhoids have prolapsed, there is a hemorrhoid treatment called the Procedure for Prolapsed Hemorrhoids (PPH). The hemorrhoid tissue is stapled and repositioned, making the blood supply to them end. This causes the hemorrhoids to shrivel up and dry out, and eventually fall off. Recovery is faster and less painful than the traditional surgical alternatives.

If you are a candidate for hemorrhoid surgery, you may want to do your own research and bring the things that interest you to the attention of your doctor. The relief you will feel once you have gotten rid of them will be worth seeking out the best possible hemorrhoid surgery.