QuestionYou mentioned that people aren't required to spend days in the hospital, so does that mean the removal of the hemmorhoids is done at a regular office visit and then the person goes home? Are people usually required to have someone drive them home after the procedure?
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Would suppositories still be inserted even if the hemmorhoids are external? I also read that if the hemmorhoids are small they can just be injected at a regular doctor's appointment. Is that true? What I see when I look in that area is something the size of jelly beans. Is that considered small enough to be injected? Would I see a regular internal medicine doctor about this or would I need a specialist?
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Are suppositories inserted somewhere? Is it painful? Also, I tried looking in that area and I do see some sort of swelling, so I'm assuming that means they are external and not internal. What is the surgical procedure like? Does it require days in the hospital? How long is the recovery period?
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Hi. I have a few questions about hemmorhoids. First, what is the usual treatment for hemmorhoids? How long does treatment usually take? Is this something that people live with and treat when they flare up, or do they have to be surgically removed? I read somewhere that people sometimes think they have hemmorhoids, but it's actually a cut in or near the anus caused by a large bowel movement. Is that true?
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First, what is the usual treatment for hemmorhoids?
Anusol-HC suppositories twice a day, magnesium oxide twice a day.
How long does treatment usually take? one week
Is this something that people live with and treat when they flare up, or do they have to be surgically removed?
Some can live with it and some prefer surgery.
I read somewhere that people sometimes think they have hemmorhoids, but it's actually a cut in or near the anus caused by a large bowel movement. Is that true?
Yes, that is called an anal fissure and is treated the same way initially.
for more detailed information go to www.nih.gov
search for hemorrhoids
search for anal fissure
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Are suppositories inserted somewhere? in the anus
Is it painful? not really
What is the surgical procedure like? they tie off the hemorrhoids
Does it require days in the hospital? not really
How long is the recovery period? 1-2 weeks
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Would suppositories still be inserted even if the hemmorhoids are external? Yes
I also read that if the hemmorhoids are small they can just be injected at a regular doctor's appointment. Is that true? Yes, but they will return.
What I see when I look in that area is something the size of jelly beans. Is that considered small enough to be injected? No, that is the normal size.
Would I see a regular internal medicine doctor about this or would I need a specialist? Proctologist.
Answerdoes that mean the removal of the hemmorhoids is done at a regular office visit and then the person goes home? At an outpatient surgical center usually and after the anesthetic wears off the patient can be driven home by a family member.
Are people usually required to have someone drive them home after the procedure? Yes.
