When the blood supply is cut off at the vein of your hemorrhoid causing a blood clot, you effectively have what is better known as a thrombosed hemorrhoid. If you have suffered from this is the past, or if you are experiencing this right now, then you know just painful this experience can be for someone going through it.
The first thing that should be made clear to everyone is that these are in no way, shape or form life threatening. But even though they are really very painful, they can be treated from the comfort of your own home by using the following methods:
Sitz Baths – taking a bath of this nature is an extremely effective hemorrhoid treatment.
What you need to do to get the most success from this treatment is to take 3 to 4 sitz baths a day for 15 minutes per bath. I know that this is a lot easier said than done, but it will really be in your absolute best interest if you can follow a schedule like this and treat your hemorrhoid problem properly. Having a job outside of your home will definitely make this a challenge, but it’s a challenge you want to do your best to meet for the benefit of your backside.
Remember to always keep your body hydrated – One of the most important, if not the most important thing you can do during a hemorrhoid flare up is to drink plenty of fluids so that you can keep you body completely hydrated during and right after a hemorrhoid flare up. This will aid in relieving you of your current flare up, as well as aid in preventing any future flare ups that may occur.
When your body is seriously lacking in the water department, it makes passing your stool that much more difficult since it is hard and not as moist as it could be.
Over The Counter Hemorrhoid Creams – This is not a permanent hemorrhoid treatment. But it can help you a great deal if you apply it to the affected area. When you apply the cream to your thrombosed hemorrhoids, the cream will aid in the ability to shrink them. By shrinking your hemorrhoids you effectively allow yourself some much needed relief of the pain. The best thing you could possibly do for yourself would be to get a hemorrhoid cream that contains the active ingredient hydrocortisone. This comes readily available in the cream called Preparation H.
Aleve – First off, let me start by saying that this definitely is not a long term strategy either. But it does contain what’s known as an anti-inflammatory properties. These properties will assist in the shrinking of your thrombosed hemorrhoid while at the same time giving you some much needed pain relief.
A hemorrhoid of this nature normally takes about 14 to 21 days to go away completely. If you use the hemorrhoid treatments above you will be comfortable until the hemorrhoid shrinks and is much less painful.