BY DR. VALERIA SIMONE MD

(BOARDED-CERTIFIED GENERAL SURGEON, TEXAS)

HEMORRHOIDS

ANORECTAL SURGERY

HEMORRHOIDS CAN BE OF THREE TYPES, INCLUDES:

• INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS CONDITION

INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS MAINLY DEVELOP INSIDE THE RECTUM THAT AN INDIVIDUAL CAN NOT SEE OR FEEL THEM. THIS MEDICAL CONDITION DOESN’T USUALLY HURT SINCE

YOU HAVE FEW PAIN-SENSING NERVES IN THIS AREA. THE SYMPTOMS OF INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS INCLUDE:

• BLOOD DISCHARGE IN STOOLS, ON TOILET PAPER AFTER WIPE, OR IN THE TOILET SEAT.

• TISSUE THAT LUMPS OUTSIDE OF THE ANAL OPENING ALSO KNOWN AS PROLAPSE. THIS CONDITION USUALLY HURTS WHEN YOU POOP. A PROLAPSED HEMORRHOIDS CAN BE

VISIBLE AS MOIST PINK COLOR LUMPS THAT GENERALLY SETTLE INSIDE ALL ALONE. EVEN IF THEY DON’T GO BACK INSIDE, THEY CAN GENTLY PUSH BACK.

• EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS CONDITION

EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS ARE USUALLY LOCATED AROUND THE ANUS UNDER THE SKIN, CLOSE TO THE PAIN-SENSING NERVES. EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS SYMPTOMS INCLUDE:

• PAIN AND DISCOMFORT

• ITCHING AND SWELLING

• BLEEDING

THROMBOSED HEMORRHOIDS CONDITION

IN THIS MEDICAL CONDITION, EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS CHANGE INTO BLUE OR PURPLE COLOR DUE TO A BLOOD CLOT. THIS IS KNOWN AS THROMBOSIS OR A THROMBOSED

HEMORRHOID. THROMBOSED HEMORRHOID SYMPTOMS INCLUDE:

• TERRIBLE PAIN AND ITCHING

• BLEEDING

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TO DIAGNOSE THE HEMORRHOIDS YOUR DOCTOR WILL CHECK YOUR MEDICAL HISTORY AND SYMPTOMS. THEY’LL

ALSO CONDUCT FEW TESTS, THAT INCLUDES:

• DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION: IN THIS TEST, THE DOCTOR WILL USE THE LUBRICATION AND GLOVE TO INSERT A

FINGER INTO THE RECTUM TO EXAMINE THE MUSCLE TENDERNESS, TONE, LUMPS, OR ANY OTHER ISSUES.

• PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: THE DOCTOR WILL LOOK AT THE ANUS AND RECTUM TO IDENTIFY SWELLING, DISCOMFORT, BULGE, OR ANY OTHER ISSUES.

TO DIAGNOSE INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS YOUR DOCTOR NEEDS TO CONDUCT A MORE THOROUGH EXAMINATION, THAT INCLUDES:

• ANOSCOPY. IN THIS PROCEDURE, THE DOCTOR INSERTS A PLASTIC TUBE CALLED AN ANOSCOPE TO LOOK INSIDE

THE ANAL CANAL.

• SIGMOIDOSCOPY. IN THIS PROCEDURE, YOUR DOCTOR EXAMINES THE LOWER COLON THROUGH A FLEXIBLE TUBE

CALLED A SIGMOIDOSCOPE. IT CAN ALSO BE USED TO COLLECT A TISSUE SAMPLE FOR FURTHER EXAMINATION.

• COLONOSCOPY. THE DOCTOR EXAMINES THE LARGE INTESTINE WITH A LONG FLEXIBLE TUBE KNOWN AS A

COLONOSCOPE, IT CAN ALSO USE TO COLLECT SAMPLE TISSUE OR LOOK FOR OTHER ISSUES IF ANY.

ACCORDING TO EXPERIENCED BOARD-CERTIFIED GENERAL SURGEON DR. VALERIA SIMONE MD (SOUTHLAKE GENERAL

SURGERY, TEXAS), TREATMENT OF HEMORRHOIDS CAN BE DECIDED BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS AND SEVERITY OF THE

MEDICAL CONDITION THROUGH MEDICINES AND SURGERY.

• HOME REMEDIES FOR HEMORRHOIDS. A FEW CHANGES IN THE LIFESTYLE CAN GIVE RELIEF FROM SYMPTOMS OF MILD

HEMORRHOID CONDITION WITHIN 5-7 DAYS. HOWEVER, AN INDIVIDUAL MUST MAKE CHANGES IN REGULAR DIETS

SUCH AS TAKING HIGH FIBER MEALS SUCH AS FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND GRAINS. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER TO

AVOID CONSTIPATION AND DON’T STRESS DURING BOWEL MOVEMENTS. SITZ BATH FOR ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES A

COUPLE OF TIMES A DAY CAN MAKE YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE FROM UNEASINESS. YOU CAN ALSO USE ICE PACKS TO GET

RELIEF FROM PAIN AND SWELLING.

• MEDICINES. YOUR DOCTOR WILL PRESCRIBE YOU MEDICINES BASED ON THE SYMPTOMS TO RELIEVE PAIN, ITCHING, AND SWELLING.

• HEMORRHOIDS SURGERY. YOUR DOCTOR WILL EXAMINE HEMORRHOIDS AND IF THEY ARE LARGE AND OTHER

TREATMENTS WERE NOT HELPFUL TO CURE THEM, THEN HEMORRHOIDS SURGERY IS WHAT YOU

NEEDED. HEMORRHOIDS SURGERY AT SOUTHLAKE GENERAL SURGERY, TEXAS IS PERFORMED BY AN EXPERIENCED

GENERAL SURGEON.

IN A RARE CONDITION, HEMORRHOIDS CAN LEAD TO THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS:

• ANEMIA. LOSS OF THE EXCESS AMOUNT OF BLOOD DISCHARGE IN STOOLS DUE TO HEMORRHOIDS THAT LAST A

LONG TIME MAY LEAD TO ANEMIA.

• INFECTION. AN INDIVIDUAL MAY GET INFECTED DUE TO EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS THAT HAVE SORES.

• SKIN TAGS. AN INDIVIDUAL MAY HAVE A SKIN TAG IF THE CLOT IN A THROMBOSED HEMORRHOID DISSOLVES. YOU MAY NOTICE A SKIN LEFT OVER, THAT COULD GET AGGRAVATED.

• STRANGULATED HEMORRHOID. BLOOD CIRCULATION TO A PROLAPSED HEMORRHOID CAN BE OBSTRUCTED BY

THE MUSCLE. THIS CAN BE VERY PAINFUL, AND YOU NEED IMMEDIATE SURGICAL TREATMENT.

HEMORRHOIDS PREVENTION CAN BE FOLLOWED BY THESE GUIDELINES:

• DAILY EXERCISE. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY SUCH AS MORNING WALK FOR ABOUT 30-45 MINUTES DAILY KEEPS YOUR

BLOOD CIRCULATION AND BOWEL MOVEMENTS IN MOTION. MAINTAIN A HEALTHY WEIGHT.

• FIBER DIET. TAKING A HIGH FIBER DIET CAN HELP PASS THE STOOL EASILY AND AVOID CONSTIPATION TOO. TO

INCREASE THE FIBER IN YOUR DAILY MEALS YOU CAN ADD VEGETABLES, FRUITS, WHOLE GRAINS, SEEDS, AND NUTS. AN INDIVIDUAL NEEDS 20-30 GRAMS OF FIBER IN THE DIET A DAY. YOU CAN ALSO TAKE OVER-THE-COUNTER FIBER

SUPPLEMENTS TO SOFTEN BOWEL MOVEMENTS.

• INCREASE WATER INTAKE. INCREASING THE AMOUNT OF WATER INTAKE CAN HELP SOFTEN STOOLS AND RELIEVE

CONSTIPATION. DON’T STRAIN DURING BOWEL MOVEMENTS. YOU CAN ALSO ADD FRESH JUICE AND VEGETABLES

THAT ARE RICH IN FIBER AND WATER.

• DON’T WAIT TO USE THE TOILET AS AN WHEN YOU FEEL THE URGE.

• DON’T STRAIN DURING A BOWEL MOVEMENT. THIS IS ONE OF THE HABITS YOU CAN CHANGE ON PUTTING

PRESSURE DURING THE BOWEL MOVEMENT AND DON’T SIT ON THE TOILET FOR A LONG DURATION TO AVOID STRESS

ON THE VEINS.

• LET’S EXPLORE MORE ABOUT: HEMORRHOIDS TREATMENT AT SOUTHLAKE GENERAL SURGERY, TEXAS

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