With internal hemorrhoids, hemorrhoidal nodes appear inside the rectum. This greatly complicates the detection of the disease.
In the early stages, when the patient is not disturbed by pain and other symptoms, it is very difficult to diagnose the disease.
There are several stages of this ailment. At the initial stages, internal hemorrhoids may not make themselves felt at all.
If you do not start treatment in time, then the hemorrhoidal nodes will increase, and then - fall out. Cure the disease at this stage becomes much more difficult.
Contents
- Why does the disease appear?
- Features of the clinical picture
- Treatment objectives
- Therapy methods - from "A" to "I"
- Lifestyle changes
- Medications
- Minimally invasive methods
- Extreme measures
- Generation experience
- Special conditions - pregnancy and lactation period
- Possible complications
Why does the disease appear?
The cause of hemorrhoids is the stasis of blood in the veins in the rectum. The following factors can contribute to this:
- heavy physical exertion;
- sedentary and sedentary lifestyle;
- problems with stool( frequent constipation).
Provoking the development of the disease can also increase the internal pressure that appears during pregnancy. In addition, with each subsequent bearing of a child, the risk of hemorrhoids grows. Often the disease manifests itself after childbirth.
Clinical features of
The presence of internal hemorrhoids may be indicated by the following symptoms:
- discomfort in the anus or rectum;
- pain during defecation;
- feces with blood;
- itching or other discomfort in the anus;
- constipation.
In the second and third stages of the disease, hemorrhoidal nodes may fall out when defecating. Back hide themselves. But in the fourth stage they do not clean themselves.
Treatment Objectives
Many people are embarrassed by hemorrhoids and do not go to the doctor for an appointment. But this is fundamentally wrong, since this disease, like others, needs to be treated, otherwise it will continue to develop and become more complicated. Cure the disease in the early stages is much easier.
The main goal of treating internal hemorrhoids is to remove hemorrhoids. Depending on the stage of the disease, treatment, direction for resorption of cones or their removal is performed.
Also in the process of treatment, the patient leaves symptoms, goes through pain and bleeding, and trips to the toilet cease to be painful.
Methods of therapy - from "A" to "I"
The difficulty of treating the internal form of hemorrhoids is that it is diagnosed in most cases not immediately.
The disease can not always be cured with drugs or folk remedies, and it is often necessary to resort to more radical measures.
Lifestyle change
In the early stages of the disease, the doctor usually prescribes conservative treatment of internal hemorrhoids, which includes not only taking medication and local treatment, but also changing lifestyle.
The patient should pay special attention to nutrition. It is important to give up harmful food( fatty, smoked, roasted) and foods that contribute to constipation.
For normal operation of the intestine, you need to consume a lot of vegetables and fiber, and also drink enough water.
The appearance of hemorrhoids is often associated with a sedentary lifestyle. To improve blood circulation in the pelvic area, doctors recommend exercising.
It is necessary to allocate daily time for running, gymnastics or visiting the gym. You can also walk a lot.
Medications
Conservative treatment begins with medication. Depending on the stage of the disease and the symptoms, the doctor can prescribe drugs of the following groups:
- wound-healing agents promote the rapid healing of cracks and other injuries of the rectum;
- venotonics improve the elasticity of the vessel walls;
- analgesics reduce pain;
- anti-inflammatory drugs relieve inflammation;
- hemostatic agents help to reduce bleeding;
- antiseptics prevent the development of an infectious environment in the hemorrhoids;
- thrombolytic drugs prevent the formation of blood clots in the cones.
Most drugs are designed for topical treatment, which is more effective - they are released in the form of candles, gels, ointments and so on.
But often the doctor prescribes complex treatment, which includes the taking of tablets, for example, to strengthen the walls of blood vessels or hemostatic drugs.
Minimally Invasive Methods
In the case when medication does not give the expected result, or when a person wants to quickly get rid of internal hemorrhoids, use minimally invasive methods.
Malotravmatic methods for removing hemorrhoids are popular and understandable why.
Various methods for the treatment of hemorrhoids are currently used:
- Latex ring ligation .This technique involves pulling the nodes at the base with special latex rings. After the cessation of the blood supply, the lump dies and disappears after a few days.
- Sclerotherapy .In the hemorrhoids, a special drug is administered. As a result, its action decreases or completely stops the blood supply of the cones, which leads to its dying and falling off. It is effectively used in the early stages of the disease.
- Infrared coagulation .Termination of the blood supply occurs after the action of infrared waves on the node. It is used in the early and later stages of the disease.
- Desaturization of .The doctor bandages the blood vessel, which supplies the hemorrhoids with blood. Over time, the tissues of the cones die, and it goes along with the feces.
- Cryotherapy .It is rarely used to treat internal hemorrhoids. The method involves freezing the unit with liquid nitrogen.
The main advantage of minimally invasive methods is that they are performed on an outpatient basis. The patient does not need to take a sick leave, because already the next day after the procedure he can go to work. In addition, these methods are painless.
Extreme measures
If conservative methods fail or the patient's condition worsens, surgery is performed. Most often, the operation to remove nodes is carried out in 4 stages, sometimes - at 3.
Now the cones are removed by laser or by means of radio waves with a special apparatus "Surgitron".
Less often resort to the classic method of excision of nodes, because it is considered the most traumatic for the patient.
Generation experience
There are a huge number of traditional medicine recipes for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids, the most effective ones for home use are:
- ointment from propolis, honey, onion and other ingredients;
- tinctures or infusions of medicinal herbs, which are used for lotions or oral administration;
- homemade candles made from garlic, potatoes;
- curative enemas;
- baths from herbal decoctions.
Widespread for the treatment of hemorrhoids use propolis, honey, chamomile, potatoes, wormwood and other medicinal herbs.
Special conditions - pregnancy and lactation
Often, women during pregnancy or after childbirth face hemorrhoids. How to treat internal hemorrhoids in women in such a delicate state?
Drugs in this case, the doctor picks up especially carefully, so that they do not hurt my mother and baby. Now it produces a lot of ointments and suppositories, which can be used during breastfeeding or bearing a child.
You can also resort to the help of traditional medicine, but with the permission of the doctor, since the use of some herbs can have negative consequences for the health of the baby.
Treat hemorrhoids during pregnancy and lactation not only possible, but also necessary. Do not run the disease.
Possible complications of
Internal hemorrhoids in the early stages may not disturb the patient. In most cases, it proceeds chronically - remissions alternate with exacerbations.
Despite the fact that this ailment has a favorable prognosis, especially in the early stages, the complications of this disease can carry a danger to human life:
- Thrombosis .In hemorrhoids, a thrombus can arise, which from a vein of the rectum with a blood stream can move to any organ. This condition is usually accompanied by severe pain and constipation.
- Inflammation of pararectal cells .The inflammatory process can spread to other tissues, and also go into the form of suppuration.
- Infringement of the dropped node .It is accompanied by severe pain, as in the case of thrombosis.
Harmless at first glance, the disease can carry a health hazard, so you can not postpone his treatment.
In addition, remember that in the early stages of hemorrhoids cure is much easier. And even getting rid of the disease, watch your diet and lifestyle in order to avoid relapse.