A few days ago, I heard a story from a close family member worth sharing with you. She said she was suffering from hemorrhoids and when she went to the doctor, he recommended she undergo hemorrhoid surgery and said recovery time would be around a year. I was astounded to hear that she had no [...]

During pregnancy, it is vital that you stay away from Hemorrhoid surgery. Hemorrhoid surgery is painful and not like anything you can imagine. Given the location and weight of the baby, healing from this surgery can be complicated. You will suffer from pain while not being able to sleep and being tired. The best thing [...]

Here are some potential hemorrhoid post-surgery problems. I will discuss each of these further throughout this blog. 1. Pain 2. Urinary Retention 3. Urinary Tract Infection 4. Constipation 5. Fecal Impaction 6. Hemorrhage 7. Infection 8. Anal Tags 9. Mucosal Prolapse 10. Mucosal Ectropion 11. Rectal Stricture 12. Anal Fissure

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 [...]

I was visiting some doctors in a low income neighborhood in Brooklyn to discuss Anuleaf AD.  The doctor in charge who received me in her office thought that my product Anuleaf AD could work but said that some people would rather take time off from work and not have to pay for anything out of [...]

Using my first versions of Anuleaf AD, I felt immediate relief in the area of my hemorrhoids and was able to walk, sit and sleep without pain.  My husband said to me, “You have to make that into a product.” I had gone from being in a bad mood all the time to being relaxed [...]

There are different types of hemorrhoid surgery. The Ferguson Hemorrhoidectomy or the Closed Hemorrhoidectomy is one. Local anesthesia is used for this procedure. A Hill-Ferguson retractor is used to isolate the hemorrhoid. The instrument looks a little like a short wishbone.  Hemorrhoid excision can be done with a scalpel, scissors or electrocautery. After the hemorrhoid [...]

Also known as Circular Stapled Hemorrhoidectomy. This is another technique for hemorrhoid removal in which staples are used in an internal hemorrhoid. It is used for prolapsed internal hemorrhoids grade 2 and 3 or grade 4 that are reducible with anesthesia. The technique was created by Ethicon-Endo Surgery, who created the stapling device that is [...]

If you have a thrombosed hemorrhoid for 2 or 3 days and it has already begun to get better, your doctor should offer you non-surgical options.  These can include pain medication, stool softeners and sitz baths. If the pain is severe and ulceration or rupture are present, doctors usually recommend surgical removal of the hemorrhoid. [...]

Doctors sometimes perform hemorrhoid drainage as a last resort before surgery. I found that it is a sure road to surgery as they cut the vein and squeeze it to take the blood out.  Now you have a cut to get over plus all the inflammation and pain that comes from the squeezing of an [...]