TREATMENT OF PILES: DO’S AND DON’T’S

Swollen and inflamed veins in the rectum and anus which cause discomfort and bleeding are usually hemorrhoids that can be caused by straining throughout the bowel movement, obesity, or pregnancy. Piles (hemorrhoids) are lumps inside and can be around the bottom or anus which most usually gets better on their own in a few days as per Piles Doctor in Shimla.

SYMPTOMS OF PILES 

  • Bright red blood in poop,

  • Itching in anus,

  • Feeling of going to poop even after going to the toilet,

  • Uncertain presence of mucus,

  • Lump formation around the anus, 

  • Severe pain around the anus. 


DO’S AND DON’T IN TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF PILES BY THE DOCTORS OF PILES HOSPITAL IN SHIMLA 

DO’S:

  • Drink lots of fluid especially water and add plenty of fiber to the diet to make the feces soft, 

  • Take paracetamol if piles hurt, 

  • A warm bath can ease itching and pain, 

  • Towel wrapped ice pack to ease discomfort is also an alternative, 

  • Try pushing a pile back inside the anus gently, 

  • Keep the bottom clean and dry,

  • Exercising regularly is also important, 

  • To avoid constipation cut down on alcohol and caffeine, 


DONT’S 

  • Do not ignore the urge of going to the toilet, 

  • Do not push too hard when you face bowel movements, 

  • Do not use painkillers containing codeine as they can cause constipation, 

  • Do not take ibuprofen if the piles are bleeding or there is blood in poop, 

  • Do not spend unnecessary time on the toilet. 

Piles Doctor in Shimla can give some medicinal prescription and suggest some alternatives like:

  • Creams to ease discomfort, swelling, and itching, 

  • Medicines and tonics to help in constipation and soften the poop, 

  • Cold packs to ease discomfort.

Urgent need to seek for a doctor arises when your piles are:

(i) Not affected by the house treatment for continuous 7 days, 

(ii) You have piles and very high temperature or have the feeling of chills or hot, practically not well, 

(iii) There is leakage of pus from the piles. 


TREATMENTS WITHOUT SURGERIES:

Rubber band ligation: In this treatment, a band is placed around the piles to cut down the blood flow in the hemorrhoids to make them drop. This treatment is only used for internal; hemorrhoids. 

Sclerotherapy: It is a treatment for grade 1 or grade 2 hemorrhoids, here a liquid is injected into the piles to shrink them. 

Electrotherapy: The aim of this therapy also known as electro-coagulation is to shrink the piles by using gentle electric current. 

Infrared Coagulation: This treatment includes infrared light to cut if the blood flow in piles and shrink them, 

The patient is not likely given the anesthesia and will be awake for the whole process whereas the treating area will be numbed. However, if this treatment does not work, the surgery is suggested by the Piles Hospital in Shimla.

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