A thrombosed hemorrhoid is a hemorrhoid that has become so large that blood as pooled in it causing a blood clot. It will turn blue-purple in color and is extremely painful. Thrombosed hemorrhoids are associated generally with external hemorrhoids. Most treatments involve surgically cutting the thrombosed hemorrhoid so that the clot can be drained and the pain will recede.

It is possible to get temporary pain relief by taking frequent warm bath, and avoiding dehydration. Some methods to prevent hemorrhoids include emptying your bowels the moment you feel the urge, avoiding aggressive use of toilet paper, regularly exercising, eating a lot of high fiber foods, using laxatives and stool softeners if you are constipated and more.

The above-mentioned treatments will not actually cure the thrombosed hemorrhoid. In order to completely get rid of the hemorrhoid you will need some type of medical treatment. Most medical treatments are fairly minor surgery and they all basically work by blocking the flow of blood to the affect area so that the hemorrhoid shrinks back to normal size.

All non-surgical methods such as the ones mentioned above may not actually cure your hemorrhoids. Normally if your hemorrhoids do not reduce back to normal size with non-surgical methods you may need to have surgery or another type of medical treatment.

The most popular forms of treatment include rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy, infrared light treatments, hemorrhoidectomy and more. Most treatments work by starving the hemorrhoid of blood so that it reduces back to its normal size. The most severe types of hemorrhoids will need to be surgically removed.

If you have a blood clot in your hemorrhoid then you will need to have it removed regularly. This usually entails a trip to the emergency room. However the symptoms for a thrombosed hemorrhoids are similar to other illnesses or problems and this condition is many times misdiagnosed. Sometimes emergency rooms do not like to do the surgery for fear of systemic illness occurring, anorectal fissure, allergy to the anesthesia, known coagulopathy, perianal infection, inflammatory bowel disease and portal hypertension.

Many individuals that experience this intense pain and will go directly to the emergency room. However many times the emergency room will not perform the procedure, as they are afraid of you catching a systemic illness or having an allergic reaction to the anesthesia. Many times the problem is misdiagnosed and they will treat your for an anorectal fissure, perianal infection, hypertension, or inflammatory bowel disease. The symptoms of thrombosed hemorrhoid are very similar to other illnesses though the treatment is quite different.

Cutting of or removing the thrombosed hemorrhoid is the best treatment as the surgery is very simple and can be done in a doctor’s office or at the emergency room. You will receive immediate relief. However the best way to treat this is to try and prevent it from happening. The minute you notice an issue you should speak with your doctor. Many times you can prevent the hemorrhoids from getting worse by treating them immediately.

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