A Brief Introduction of the varied Haemorrhoids Treatments

Haemorrhoids, commonly known as piles are the most ordinary anal disease. Haemorrhoids are certain regions in the anal canal where tissue abundant with blood vessels has become stretched or swollen. This can occur due to increased pressure in the veins of the anus, as a result of childbirth, chronic constipation, obesity, flux, heavy lifting, hereditary causes or for no obvious reason at all.

Common signs of piles

Pain, bleeding, itching, anal soreness and blood on the toilet paper after you have been on the toilet are the most common symptoms of piles. In addition to that you may get a lumpy sensation inside your back passage or protruding from your backside.
Thorough investigations are needed to establish the right diagnosis and rule out other conditions, for example anal fissures, fistulas, polyps or rectal cancer.

Types of haemorrhoidsr
There are two kinds of piles, exte
al and internal: whereas exte
al hemorrhoids are painful, internal hemorrhoids often go unnoticed.

Exte
al haemorrhoids are varicosities of the veins draining the area of the inferior rectal arteries, therefore they may in fact be concealed from sight, while internal piles are only visible if they become prolapsed. As the place where internal haemorrhoids are formed lacks pain receptors, these kinds of piles are generally not painful.

Piles treatment options

Depending on the results of your examinations, internal and exte
al piles can be cured in a variety of specialised methods. While haemorrhoids can often be managed in an effective way by simple local medication and dietary and lifestyle changes, sometimes specialist medical care is to be undertaken at a specialised clinic, or in hospital.

Conventional piles surgery

Haemorrhoids operation used to be a painful procedure with long recovery, but today the old-fashion type surgery rarely indicated, the non-operative piles cures ó such as rubber band litigation or sclerotherapy ó provide usually exact results with much less pain or distress.

Rubber band ligatio

This is a more uncomplicated office or roomís treatment for haemorrhoids as opposed to surgery, which needs hospitalisation. This is a procedure in which elastic bands are placed onto an internal haemorrhoid to obstruct its blood supply, therefore the dried up haemorrhoid is going to fall off within a few days.

Sclerotherapy

Sclerotherapy means the injection of a sclerosing agent, such as phenol, into the haemorrhoid. This causes the blood vessel's walls to shrink up and the haemorrhoids to shrivel up. This is generally a very safe and painless procedure: the injection is mainly carried out in the Doctorís office.

Skin tags

Skin tags are a condition that might be recognised falsely as an exte
al haemorrhoid. Several people have an anal skin tag, an inconvenient extra skin at the back passage. This usually results in hygienic difficulties, and a few people become embarrassed about the appearance of this area. The removal of this condition often carried out using local anaesthesia, and the aftermath is usually outstanding, as this place has a very good blood supply and the wound heals up quickly.

Anal fissure

Other condition that mimic haemorrhoids is anal fissure. In the past surgery was suggested, which unfortunately leads to partial anal incontinence, but these days this condition is often treated with anal biofeedback, which is a non-operative alte
ative to re-train the co-ordination of the abdominal, rectal and anal sphincter muscles in order to achieve a normal and full evacuation.

About non-operative treatments in general

The first step when going to a specialist clinic is a detailed discussion about your condition, and the following step is an examination. You will be informed about the diagnosis before any treatment. The procedures needed are usually carried out right after the diagnosis. As pain is very rarely an issue, the patients can go home (by car or public transportation) after the treatment.