In 1990, the FDA reviewed hemorrhoid-related non-prescription drugs and their claims to ensure consumers that the products were safe and effective. Approved ingredients include: aluminum hydroxide gel, benzocaine, calamine, cocoa butter, dibucaine, ephedrine sulfate and epinephrine. Ingredients that were banned include: boric acid as an antiseptic, lanolin alcohol, cod liver oil and Peruvian balsam. Most [...]

Every hemorrhoid treatment book talks about sitz baths. Sitz baths are warm baths or a product that goes on top of your toilet for you to fill with water and sit on. I never used this method and consider it better to use the bathtub.  Every book and doctor advises you not to sit on [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]