Haemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels or pillow-like clusters of veins. They are located just beneath the mucous membranes lining which is the lowest part of the rectum and the anus. Sometimes they swell largely. When it happens vein wall stretches. It causes irritation and pain while passing bowel movements. Haemorrhoids have two forms - internal and external. Internal ones are those that occur in the lower rectum. External haemorrhoids are those that develop under the skin around anus. They cause more problems than the former. This is because when it occurs, the overlying skin becomes irritated and erodes.

Hemorrhoids Treatments

For a permanent result, hemorrhoid surgery is the best option. However there are some types of hemorrhoids that do not require surgical procedure. They are treated by taking certain home remedies. Apart from that various different treatments are available. They are like changes in diet and lifestyle to over-the-counter medicines. There is also other procedures which are called scleropathy. It is done to shrink veins by injecting them with special chemicals. Furthermore, doctors also treat haemorrhoids by placing a rubber bands around them. But if all these processes fail and the problem persist, recur or continues to cause health complications, your doctor may recommend you to have surgery.

Hemorrhoids Surgery Treatments

Surgery is an ultimate solution to treat hemorrhoids. Doctors advise it when others treatment options fail to recover the disease. They can also suggest for the surgery once they are assure that its symptoms have become so bothersome and individual's lifestyle is affected or a patient needs a medical emergency like uncontrolled bleeding or blood and pus at the anus along with severe rectal pain.

Though there are many types of surgical procedures such as excisional hemorrhoidectomy, doppler-guided, Stapled hemorrhoidectomy, usually two common types of surgical procedures are recommended by doctors to treat hemorrhoids. They are: hemorrhoidectomy and hemorrhoidopexy. The former procedure is more traditional than the latter and provides permanent relief to patients. Whereas the second one or procedure for prolapsed hemorrhoids is considered to provide when there is less postoperative pain. It results faster recovery than conventional hemorrhoid surgery.

To sum up, it is strongly recommended that don't take any over-the-counter medicines without consulting a doctor. Also, don't undergo any of the surgeries unless your doctor recommends a particular one. Medicines and surgery depends on the disease symptoms. And getting wrong medicines can cause side effects and increase the symptoms.