About Thrombosed Hemorrhoids
The term hemorrhoids refers to the stretching and enlarging of the blood filled sacs that naturally cushion the stool through the anal canal. Thrombosed hemorrhoids are when these sacs develop a blood clot. They can be quite painful so knowing how to treat them is essential.
Common causes of all types of hemorrhoids (including thrombosed) are pregnancy, sitting for extended periods of time, and difficult bowel movements. Hemorrhoids occur in at least 50% of the population, and some people estimate as high as 85%.
When you get a thrombosed hemorrhoid, it will sometimes resolve itself, especially if you take warm baths and apply hemorrhoid creams.
Many doctors however do recommend surgery for this condition. This is not as scary as it sounds, and can often be done on an outpatient basis. For an external thrombosed hemorrhoid many times a small incision is made in the hemorrhoid itself and the clot is removed. Other times the entire hemorrhoid is removed. There is also the option of rubber band ligation especially for internal thrombosed hemorrhoids.
If your hemorrhoid pain is severe and you decide to have surgery, than you will want to take some after care measures to make sure that everything goes well.
One of the most important things is that your bowel movements remain soft after surgery. This will help your incision to heal faster and to be less painful. In order to achieve this you should take an over the counter stool softener along with a fiber supplement.
Other than that you can take warm baths to help keep the site clean and allow it to heal, and you can take Tylenol for any pain.
All in all, thrombosed hemorrhoids are one of the most difficult and painful types to deal with. If you have a hemorrhoid that is interfering with your life, than you should certainly see your doctor.
Other Hemorrhoid Information
- Liberty Tax Analyzes the Tax Impact of New Health Care Reform Measures for Individual Filers
- Liberty Tax Analyzes the Tax Impact of New Health Care Reform Measures for Individual Filers : Short breaking daily news
Other Useful Hemorrhoid Information
Filed under Hemorrhoid Surgery by on Oct 26th, 2009. 
Leave a Comment