Hemorrhoids are the formation of hemorrhoids due to varicose veins in the anus and rectum. It is believed that hemorrhoids are more likely to affect men who do physical work - hemorrhoids from overexertion, or who lead a sedentary lifestyle - drivers and managers. Do women get hemorrhoids?
It turns out that women are no less susceptible to this disease, and sometimes even more, due to the characteristics of their anatomy and physiology.
However, ladies do not like to go to doctors, even though many clinics offer anonymous treatment, preferring to self-medicate, continuing to endure pain, itching, mucous discharge from the intestines, and experiencing nervous tension.
Types and degrees of female hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids occur as often in women as in men.
Depending on the location of hemorrhoids, several types of disease are distinguished:
- Interior. The nodes are located deep in the intestine.
- Outer. Hemorrhoids are located close to the anus.
- Hemorrhoids complicated by anal fissure.
- With accompanying thrombosis. Typically occurs in late stages and after heavy bleeding.
- With prolapse of hemorrhoids.
There are also 4 degrees of severity of the disease:
- Mild - itching and discomfort during bowel movements. There may be a small amount of blood and mucus in the stool.
- Medium - prolapse of venous nodes when going to the toilet is added to bleeding and pain
- Severe - the nodes fall out with any tension in the abdominal wall (sneezing, coughing, laughing) and can no longer be adjusted.
- Complicated - heavy bleeding is observed, the entire anal and perianal area is included in the pathological process. The nodes are felt from the outside, inside under the skin, fall out and can no longer be set.
Garlic milk for hemorrhoids
Garlic has blood-thinning properties, improves blood quality, prevents atherosclerosis and cardiovascular diseases, and prevents the deposition of LDL (low-density lipoproteins that form atherosclerotic plaques) on the walls of blood vessels. These and other beneficial properties of garlic make it an excellent remedy for the treatment and prevention of many diseases, which has long been used in oriental medicine. Among the traditional methods of treating hemorrhoids, garlic milk deserves special attention, the recipes for which are presented below.
- Two heads of garlic are peeled from coarse husks without separating them into cloves. Next, they, along with the peel, are boiled in a saucepan with 200 ml of milk for 30 minutes, until the garlic becomes soft and can be easily pierced with a fork. Cool the garlic milk on the windowsill and take a tablespoon at each meal. The course of treatment is ten days, if necessary it is repeated after a two-week break.
- Peel the head of garlic and divide it into cloves, peel five of them and chop them on a grater or in a garlic press. Add 200 ml of milk to the resulting homogeneous mass and leave for two hours in a cool place. You need to drink garlic-milk infusion three times a day, half a teaspoon, the course of treatment is a week, after three days it is repeated if necessary.
- The easiest way to use garlic with milk to eliminate vascular spasms and improve blood circulation is to eat it in the amount of three cloves a day, one after each meal, with a glass of milk.
Contraindications to the use of garlic
is a stomach ulcer and gastritis in the acute stage, inflammation of the pancreas, epilepsy. During pregnancy, you need to be careful with garlic; a woman is advised to consult a doctor before using it for medicinal purposes.
Find out more:
Useful properties and uses of garlic
Causes of hemorrhoids in women
Hemorrhoids often occur in pregnant women
With minor differences, the causes of the disease are similar to those in men:
- Inactive lifestyle. Office work leaves its mark on the health of almost all organ systems, and even more so the pelvic organs. The accumulation of blood in the intestinal vessels due to the impossibility of its outflow provokes swelling of the veins and the formation of nodules.
- Excessive athletic activity and heavy lifting. In the age of feminism, women have the opportunity, on an equal basis with men, to work physically, compete in sports competitions (for example, weightlifting and wrestling), and also simply train in the gym (and often ineptly and dangerously).
- Unbalanced diet. The abundance of flour, spicy and peppery foods provokes disruptions in the intestines, which can lead to constipation or diarrhea. Both extremes contribute to the appearance of hemorrhoids.
- Hereditary predisposition.
- Bearing a child and giving birth. Anatomically, the uterus is located close to the large intestine, which contributes to compression of the latter. This leads to two consequences - accumulation and slow outflow of blood from the intestines and a banal mechanical obstacle to the passage of feces. Therefore, you have to push a lot during bowel movements, provoking the occurrence of hemorrhoids. The process of childbirth occupies a special place. The colossal tension that is created during the expulsion of the fetus often leads to the pathology mentioned above.
- Menses. Increased blood flow, uterine contractions and decreased motor activity contribute to the overflow of venous collections. This is especially true for a girl’s first cycle in her life.
- Intensive use of laxatives for weight loss.
- Increased body weight (accumulation of adipose tissue in the upper body due to hormonal obesity).
- Age-related changes associated with loss of elasticity of vascular and intestinal muscles, and increased body weight.
- Passion for anal sex.
- Psycho-emotional stress.
Other folk remedies for hemorrhoids
- Nettle decoction.
It is known that people who have sedentary work most often suffer from hemorrhoids; the following nettle recipe can help them very well. You need to take half a glass of dry nettle, pour boiling water over it, cover with a lid and leave until it cools down, remembering to stir. Then you need to strain it all. The result will be green water. Drink this water in the morning, at lunch and in the evening and hemorrhoids will go away.
- Dogwood berries.
Take three glasses of dogwood berries and eat them in the morning - one tablespoon before meals, thirty minutes. And at lunch, two teaspoons, at night also one spoon. You need to eat slowly, while chewing well. But during the course of treatment you should not drink alcohol, smoke, eat meat dishes or spicy seasonings. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. If your disease is advanced, then take four glasses per course.
Clinical signs of hemorrhoids
At the first symptoms you should consult a doctor
Symptoms directly correlate with the stage of development of the disease, and also depend on the individual characteristics of the body, for example, the ability to clot blood.
In any case, the disease does not occur suddenly, but develops over several days, initially manifesting itself as burning and pain during bowel movements, itching, mucus secretion, sensation of a foreign object in the intestine and swelling of the rectal area.
Fantastic home remedy for hemorrhoids
If you are reading this recipe, then most likely you suffer from hemorrhoids, as I suffered for over a year, and you have most likely already tried different hemorrhoid treatments that only worked to a certain extent or did not work at all.
All the recipes I tried did not help me get rid of the problem. And some did even worse, for example, using apple cider vinegar.
Finally, after months of research and trying various natural remedies that didn't work, I came across a comment on a blog that piqued my curiosity.
The person who wrote the comment suggested a home treatment consisting of only 3 components. I already had all the ingredients, so I tried it, and after 3 days I received significant relief, and after a week I was completely cured!
I'm surprised that no one knows about this extremely simple and effective hemorrhoid treatment that anyone can do at home. That's why I decided to tell everyone how you can get rid of this problem quickly and naturally without going to the doctor or buying any pharmaceutical drugs.
What I am now describing is the single most effective home treatment. I have tried countless other so-called "medicines" but none have been as effective as this one.
In a word, these are suppositories made of garlic, coconut oil and witch hazel (an ointment containing witch hazel, which can be bought at the pharmacy).
To prepare suppositories you need::
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup coconut oil.
- 10 drops of witch hazel ointment (sold in a pharmacy for about 100 rubles). Or, you can take it in the form of suppositories and melt them.
- Garlic crusher
- Baking paper
Cooking steps:
- Crush 3 cloves of garlic into a cup and mix it with coconut oil in a ratio of 1:5 (that is, you need to take 5 times more coconut oil than garlic). Please note that if your hemorrhoids are bleeding, then you can take garlic in a ratio of 1:10, and after a few days increase its proportion
- Add 10 drops of witch hazel ointment and mix everything
- Place on baking paper in the form of small candles. Place them in the refrigerator for 30 minutes (until they are quite firm)
- Insert ready-made candles before bed for a week
Please note that there may be a burning sensation for the first 20 minutes, but it will gradually decrease. If for some reason the burning sensation is strong and does not go away, it means you have added too much garlic, it needs to be reduced.
Advice:
You can also add aloe vera to the recipe, this component will enhance tissue regeneration.
Source:
A Fantastic Home Remedy for Hemorrhoids – Suppository Recipe
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Treatment of female hemorrhoids
First of all, treatment is aimed at eliminating the provoking factor - lifestyle, unhealthy diet, lifting excessive weights, etc. The rest of the treatment depends on the stage of the disease and the tactics chosen by the doctor and the patient. But it should be understood that the last phrase does not call for self-medication and refusal of qualified help.
Modern medicine offers several methods for treating hemorrhoids. This is conservative - the use of ointments, suppositories, baths and diets, minimally invasive intervention - removal of nodes using a laser, cold, etc., and surgical - as the last way to combat pathology.
Conservative method
Effective suppositories for hemorrhoids
Effective in the initial stages (first and occasionally second), suitable for self-medication. Knowing the prevalence of the problem, the pharmacological industry produces a lot of drugs with different methods of use and directions of action.
Suppositories are well suited for treating internal and external hemorrhoids. Suitable for this:
- Rectal suppositories with ichthyol ointment, sea buckthorn, novocaine, with adrenaline (to constrict blood vessels), with belladonna extract;
- Relief (ultra, advance and other types);
- Hepatothrombin G - to dissolve blood clots;
- Procto-glivenol - contains lidocaine to relieve pain and itching, as well as tribenozide - a synthetic decongestant and anti-inflammatory agent.
There are also many ointments produced under the same brands and with the same indications for use. But, unlike suppositories, ointments are also used for compresses and applications on already fallen nodes.
Medicinal baths are good for hemorrhoids. To prepare a bath you need warm boiled water, a container and some medicinal component. This could be potassium permanganate, a herbal mixture, for example, oak bark, chamomile and calendula, or one of the herbal preparations of your choice. It is poured with boiling water, infused, slightly cooled and used for baths. This method is suitable for treatment at home.
Is it possible to cure hemorrhoids without surgery?
In order to avoid unjustified fears about therapy, you should find out how hemorrhoids are treated and how effective each method is. The methods listed below are relevant for both external and internal forms of pathology.
Laser treatment
The technique involves laser destruction of a hemorrhoidal node measuring from a few millimeters to 2-3 cm. The duration of the procedure is 10-45 minutes, in complex cases – up to 1.5 hours. It is painless, most often under local anesthesia. It is most often used as a treatment for external hemorrhoids.
Ultrasound sclerotherapy "Proxon"
The procedure involves injecting a medicinal substance (sclerosant) into the dilated veins. Exposure to low-frequency ultrasound using the Proxon device allows you to distribute the drug evenly. The sclerosant causes adhesion, subsequent bleeding of the veins and death of the hemorrhoid, which falls off during defecation.
The manipulation lasts 5-7 minutes and is almost completely painless. There is no need to use anesthesia. This method is effective at stages 2-3 of the disease.
Latex ligation
A low-traumatic way to remove hemorrhoids. It consists of fixing the nodes with latex rings at the base. This leads to the cessation of blood supply to the vascular bundle. The hemorrhoid dies on its own.
The procedure lasts a maximum of an hour, is absolutely painless and does not require anesthesia. Often used to eliminate stage 2 internal hemorrhoids.
Radio wave surgery "Surgitron"
Radio wave treatment with the Surgitron apparatus is an atraumatic method of treatment performed using high-frequency waves. The incision and coagulation of tissues is carried out non-contactly with an electrode that evaporates the cells. First, the cytoplasm is destroyed, and then the organelles. The duration of the manipulation depends on the degree of the disease and the size of the external hemorrhoids. The treatment is painless and is carried out under local anesthesia.
Sclerotherapy
The procedure involves the introduction of a drug that glues blood vessels. Veins are overgrown with connective tissue. The nutrition of hemorrhoids stops, they decrease in size and die over time.
It is often performed to treat the internal form of the disease. The drug is administered using a syringe and controlled by an anoscope. Up to 2 hemorrhoidal cones are treated in one session. The procedure can be repeated after 10-14 days.
Infrared photocoagulation
Method of treatment of 1-2 degree pathology. It is carried out using a powerful beam of infrared rays. In the process, a scar is formed that prevents the flow of blood into the hemorrhoid. This leads to its depletion and death. Only one formation is affected per session. The procedure can be repeated after 2 weeks.
Ozone therapy
Many people are skeptical about this method and are not sure whether hemorrhoids can be treated in this way. The following are used as rectal ozone therapy:
- insufflation: stimulates metabolic processes, tissue regeneration;
- ozonated oil applications: has anti-inflammatory, disinfectant, wound healing and immunomodulatory effects.
Magneto laser therapy
A combination of low-intensity radiation and a magnetic field that enhances the effect of the laser. The procedure helps reduce the inflammatory process, reduce tissue swelling, and promote rapid healing and restoration. Conducted in a course of 7-10 sessions. Well tolerated and painless.
Possible complications
If the pathology is severe or there is a delay in seeking help from a specialist, a number of the following consequences arise:
- Thrombosis of hemorrhoids is one of the most common and severe complications. It manifests itself as severe cutting pain in the anal area, swelling of the nodes, constipation or semi-liquid feces that have an unpleasant odor. Upon examination, the nodes have an irregular shape and are covered with a white coating.
- Heavy bleeding from the rectum.
- Suppuration of inflamed tissues - in medicine this is called paraproctitis. It can occur in both acute and chronic forms.
- The formation of polyps in the large intestine is a consequence of internal hemorrhoids.
- Oncology – the older the patient, the higher the risk of developing rectal cancer.
- Constipation and rectal fissures are not only symptoms, but also complications of the disease.
- Ascending inflammatory process of colon tissue.
- Anemia due to chronic blood loss.
Stone oil for hemorrhoids
Stone oil or braxun is a mineral growth that forms in rock crevices and has long been used in Eastern medicine for the treatment of various diseases, valued primarily for its anti-inflammatory and hemostatic properties. Stone oil dissolves in water, has an astringent, sour taste, and can be used externally and internally. To treat hemorrhoids, it is recommended to combine both methods of use.
After a three-month course of treatment with stone oil in the form of microenemas and a drinking solution, hemorrhoids resolve, the process of defecation is normalized, pain and other unpleasant symptoms of the disease disappear. Brakshun is effective even when other means - suppositories and ointments for topical use - do not produce significant results.
Stone oil for internal use is dissolved in a proportion of 3 grams per two liters of water and drunk a glass three times a day half an hour before meals. For gastritis with high acidity, the solution should be drunk an hour before meals. The course of treatment is two months, it is repeated if necessary, after a break of two weeks.
Microclysters with a solution of stone oil are done daily after cleansing the intestines, the course of treatment lasts from two weeks to a month, after which they take a break. To prepare a solution, take 3 grams of rock oil and a tablespoon of honey per half liter of warm water. The volume of the microenema is 100 ml, it is kept inside until the solution is absorbed.
Find out more:
Properties and uses of rock oil
Treatment at the Mama Papa Ya clinic
The network of family clinics “Mama Papa Ya” invites patients who have manifestations of hemorrhoids to be examined and treated by a surgeon or proctologist. Our advantages:
- a large network of branches located not only in Moscow, but also in other cities;
- affordable prices for medical services;
- the possibility of low-traumatic treatment of hemorrhoids;
- comprehensive doctor's recommendations for preventing the disease in pregnant women and people at risk.
Make an appointment with the clinic by phone at a convenient time or leave a request on our website. The earlier treatment for hemorrhoids is started, the less traumatic and more effective it will be.
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Symptoms of external hemorrhoids
The first symptoms of external hemorrhoids often begin to bother the patient before visible changes appear in the anorectal area. As a rule, the disease manifests itself:
- itching in the anal area;
- a feeling of discomfort during bowel movements and any other physical stress.
As the disease worsens, these symptoms are accompanied by pain during bowel movements. If the stool is too hard, blood may be present in the stool. This phenomenon means that the surface of the skin has been injured. Sometimes such bleeding occurs due to anal fissures. They arise due to deterioration of local blood circulation.
In addition, external hemorrhoids, which were not treated in the early stages, manifest themselves by periodic swelling of the nodes. At moments of exacerbation of the disease, they are not only palpable, but also visible upon examination. The patient also feels sharp pain when visiting the toilet or while sitting.
