Hemorrhoid treatments need to provide fast pain relief. For those of you who have experienced hemorrhoid flare-ups, the pain can often feel unbearable. Words used to describe it are shooting, stabbing, pinching, intermittent and sharp. This is why so many companies that make hemorrhoid treatments use anesthetics in their formulas. This is also why these [...]

Ointments creams, suppositories and sprays are topical medications commonly used for hemorrhoid relief. Although they have been used for years, it is well known that they do not shrink hemorrhoids nor promote healing. Topical hemorrhoid medications are more useful in providing comfort, as you can apply them directly to the area. Cortisone thins out the [...]

I have a friend who is a lawyer. She was once representing a doctor who had performed a hemorrhoid surgery that went wrong. The woman had lost continence and was suing the doctor as a result. I did not go back to ask the lawyer if she won the case but it seems to me [...]

This technique consists of injecting the hemorrhoid with Phenol in almond oil or vegetable oil.  Anesthesia is required and the procedure is mostly recommended for the non-protruding internal hemorrhoid or sometimes for a slightly prolapsed hemorrhoid. It is not recommended for hemorrhoids that are very inflamed (grade IV). I have never had this procedure but [...]

With this hemorrhoid treatment, an infra-red light is used to destroy hemorrhoid tissue.  It is usually used around the hemorrhoid.  The laser causes coagulation and the once inflamed tissue turns white and falls off, leaving a scar.  If the hemorrhoid is above the dentate line, it is not supposed to hurt but if it is [...]

My hemorrhoid story started when I was 15 years old. I believe for me the root cause was a diet that lacked enough veggies, together with my over active life-style. At the time, I was time obsessed with gymnastics and the abdominal pressure I exerted on my body may have been excessive. In college, I [...]