Can you do moxibustion for hemorrhoids?

The hemorrhoids can be moxibustion, hemorrhoids is caused by a variety of factors caused by the rectum, perianal vascular stasis caused by dilation, and moxibustion in Chinese medicine has the effect of activating blood and removing blood stasis, so after suffering from hemorrhoids in principle can be moxibustion, but not as the first choice of clinical treatment moxibustion treatment. When the hemorrhoids only show up as blood dripping from the stool or a feeling of anal swelling, you can take a sitz bath with warm water and apply hemorrhoid cream or hemorrhoid suppositories locally to the anus, and the symptoms can be relieved. If the hemorrhoid is embedded and forms a thrombosed external hemorrhoid or is complicated by anal hemorrhage, you should go to a regular hospital for surgery or general surgery in a timely manner. In conclusion, if you have hemorrhoids, you should cooperate with your specialist and avoid blind treatment to avoid aggravating your condition. At the same time, you should adjust your diet and work habits in your daily life, and rinse your anus in time to keep it locally clean after dripping blood.