One day you may discover a feeling of itchiness and pain while sitting down or standing for too long. You may find blood on the toilet paper after a bowel movement. The reason for these is likely to be bleeding hemorrhoids. A quick online search might have revealed home treatments and medications, but there are times when those are not enough in order to provide you with relief. A quick call to your doctor and he might mention there are several nonsurgical measures that can be taken in order to alleviate you of your problem. But what are these options and how do they work?
A nonsurgical bleeding hemorrhoid treatment is more common than the more invasive surgery in which the hemorrhoids are actually removed, usually because there are too many or they are too large. But you aren’t likely to be at that point yet. Instead, procedures called fixative procedures are your best bet. They counteract the problem in several different ways, depending upon what your physician suggests.
In normal cases, problems develop when people strain too much while trying to pass stool, are constipated, have diarrhea, or for women who are pregnant. Blood veins in the anal area cannot do their job properly because of an increased amount of pressure. Instead of returning through the body, the blood becomes trapped where it is, leading to an engorged vein, sometimes more, which occasionally bleed and are the cause of the itching and pain. Fixative measures aim to reduce the blood flow in the area. When the blood flow is reduced, the swelling can go down, the vessel can return to its normal state, and you no longer experience any discomfort. The best part? There is often scar tissue left in the area which can then help to prevent future occurrences. The tissue in or around the anus is better supported and able to handle pressure better than before.
There are several different fixative procedures. Most of them are surprisingly simple. Rubber band ligation is one bleeding hemorrhoid treatment. The doctor uses rubber bands in order to tie off the hemorrhoid and prevent blood flow. If a doctor decides rubber band ligation is not an option, he or she may inject the problem areas with chemicals that work in the same way. This is called injection sclerotherapy. Another method is using heat, lasers, or sometimes electric current. These also work to form scar tissue from the affected areas. These three methods are all a version of coagulation therapy.
No matter which option your doctor provides you with, all are viable ways to eliminate your problem so you can walk away pain free and better warded for the future. Ask your doctor about each for more information and discuss which one you think might be best.