Do you know about hemorrhoids?
Thursday, August 26th, 2010 at
7:34 am
I’m going crazy with the effects of external hemorrhoids right now and I could use some advice. I’m not able to sleep more than a hour or two and I can’t take it anymore.
What are you doing to ease the discomfort? Or what did you do when you had them? How long have you had them or how long did you have them?
Thanks for any advice.
What do you mean by using witch hazel? I’ve seen it in a clear bottle at the drug store. How do I apply it and is there only one kind of witch hazel?
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Try making a compress of Witch Hazel and applying it to the affected area. Take a stool softener to ease the strain when using the toilet. Use only non-perfumed toilet paper and do not scratch the area no matter how itchy it is. Try sitting in a hot bath as much as possible as well. They will eventually go away, especially if you are using the WH (plus it takes away a lot of the itchiness).
Witches Hazel works wonders. Also a sitz bath will help!!
Preparation H, use that.
Sit on an islighty inflated inter tube, the kind that you use for kids in the pool when you need to sit. Hole is where the sore end is suspended from when you sit.
When I went to the doctor for treatment he told me not to eat bananas, chocolate and something else.
He also gave me an inserter/enlarger, which is like a wand with one end smaller and it slowly goes up to about 1 and 1/2 inches on the other end. What you do with it is use lubrication like Vaseline and rubs that one the small end. As you lie down, you slowly insert it in the anus till resistance is relaxed. You let it stay there for about 10 to 15 minutes. This helps relieve the pressure. Mine was made out of glass but plasitc would be safer.
If you go to a doctor he can also give you shots to help ease the veins to where they need to be. Once the swelling is gone you can have the skin tags removed.