Piles Treatment: Say No to Surgery

Poor lifestyle, poor diet and an unhealthy digestive system are the main culprits for the development of hemorrhoids. The pain makes the life miserable and if bleeding is there it causes weakness and lethargy. Appearance of hemorrhoidal masses around the anus makes us feel uncomfortable. People do not discuss this problem openly and keeps on tolerating the pain and agony just because of hesitation and the condition becomes worse. Surgery is usually recommended by most of the surgeons but the chances of recurrence are very high after surgery. Moreover, there is risk of incontinence if the muscles around the hemorrhoids got injured. Proper knowledge is important in dealing with any health issue. We’ll tell you a lot of options apart from surgery to get rid of hemorrhoids.

A lot of treatment options are available for hemorrhoids:

1. Home remedies for hemorrhoids

If you have already developed hemorrhoids and are looking for any treatment, the very first thing you should consider is following a few time-tested home remedies. These are basically aimed at reducing inflammation and pain. A few effective home remedies for hemorrhoids are:

• Start doing sitz bath twice daily. Take a tub and fill it with warm water. Sit in this tub for 10-15 minutes twice daily. This helps in relieving pain and swelling. This is the most effective non-medicinal method to fight with pain caused by hemorrhoid.
• Start consuming 2 pieces of anjeer (plums) and 4-5 pieces of munakka.
• Start consuming 2 glasses of lukewarm water daily empty stomach in the morning.

2. Ayurvedic Medicines

• Ayurvedic formulations are very effective in treating hemorrhoid symptoms. Herbs like amla, kutki, haritaki, bibhitak, neem, nishoth, amaltas etc are very useful. Formulations prepared as per Ayurveda helps in getting relief and heal the diseased area fast.
• Completely safe and effective.
• They are free from any side-effects.
• Always consult an ayurvedic physician to get suitable treatment as per your requirement. You may opt to take online opinion also.
• These along with dietary restrictions and lifestyle modifications provides fast recovery.

3. Herbal oil and cream

• Piles or hemorrhoid is a localised problem and need some medicine for local application also so that wounds are healed in a better way and inflammation is reduced.
• Specially formulated oils and creams are effective in dealing with the symptoms well.
• Regular application provides long term benefits.

4. Kshar Sutra Therapy

If the symptoms are not relieved through ayurvedic medicines or the condition has gone worse due to ignorance then you may opt for Kshar Sutra Therapy.

• It is an ayurvedic para-surgical technique that is being used to treat piles and related problems.
• It is very effective in treating piles, fissure, fistula and pilonidal sinus.
• It involves the use of a medicated thread known as Kshar Sutra or Medicated Alkaline Thread.
• Chances of recurrence are minimal and chances of incontinence are practically nil.
• Consult a Kshar Sutra Therapy expert about your problem to know about the possibilities in your individual case. You may opt for taking online opinion also.
• If you want to avoid surgery, Kshar Sutra Therapy is the best option.

5. Various Surgeries

Apart from conventional major surgery a lot of surgical techniques are available to treat piles.

• Banding treatment: rubber bands are being used to treat hemorrhoids.
• Laser surgery: a laser beam is used to cut the hemorrhoidal mass.
• Cryosurgery: usage of extreme cold produced by some gases to shrink hemorrhoids temporarily.
• Sclerotherapy: some injections are used to treat hemorrhoids. This is effective in initial stages only.
• IRC (Infrared Coagulation): it uses infrared rays to treat hemorrhoids.
• HAL (Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation): A sophisticated surgical technique and is very costly.
• Stapler surgery: Involves removing a part of rectum and pushing the prolapsed hemorrhoid back inside.

In general, all of the above surgeries are promoted as painless piles treatment and most of them actually are painless but they provide only temporary relief. For long term relief major conventional surgeries (hemorrhoidectomy) are still recommended but chances of incontinence are always involved. Kshar Sutra Therapy is considered as the most effective and safe treatment for piles as it involves higher success rates and less recurrence and incontinence chances.

The author, Dr.Deepak Rathi, is ayurvedic consultant at Deepak Ayurvedic Centre and Piles and Fistula Care Centre. He is an expert in Ayurvedic medicines and Kshar Sutra Therapy. Diet and lifestyle counselling provided by him is of great value in dealing with diseases.

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