Is there a best treatment for thrombosed hemorrhoids? A thrombosed hemorrhoid sounds a bit worse than it really is, although sufferers would never want to downplay the pain and agony that they cause.
A thrombosis occurs - in any part of the body - when a blood clot develops.
In certain areas, a blood clot would require immediate medical attention but when they occur in hemorroidal tissue, the risk of the clot breaking off to travel to vital organs is virtually nil.
The clot will usually dissolve itself.
A treatment for thrombosed hemorrhoids usually includes simple remedies to begin with in order to alleviate the immediate pain and discomfort.
Many people find that over the counter pain killers produce the fastest and most reliable relief.
Although the medicine itself doesn't tend to treat the problem, it does a good job treating the pain - which is usually everyone's first concern.
If you happen to have religious or other reasons for not taking any type of medication, you do have some effective alternatives available.
First is ice.
Apply on for one minute, then off.
The numbing sensation will only last a few minutes once you remove the ice for good, but if you are able to continue long enough, the ice will actually help to get the tissue to shrink and recede, reducing the pain.
Hot baths and topical ointments are a close second.
The ointments usually contain not only ingredients to help soothe the offending tissue, but medication that will help shrink the tissue.
Since the swelling is causing the pain, shrinking the tissue will help reduce the agony.
For sufferers who seem to have this problem on a regular basis, you may want to seriously consider having the hemorrhoid surgically removed.
Depending on the location and the size this may be done in your doctor's office with a local anesthetic, or he might recommend an outpatient procedure at the hospital.
Either way - there is a bit of downtime and recovery time to deal with, not to mention post op discomfort.
If surgery is recommended as your treatment for thrombosed hemorrhoids, just rest assured that this is indeed a long term solution and whatever discomfort you endure will all be worth it in, well, "the end".