A ring of soft flesh protruding from the anus may be an external hemorrhoid. Asymptomatic hemorrhoids don’t need treatment, and symptomatic hemorrhoids can be treated conservatively or surgically.
External hemorrhoids are formed due to pathological expansion of subcutaneous venous plexus or tissue hyperplasia, and the main clinical manifestations are itching, dampness and discomfort in the anus, and sometimes skin tags and inflammatory external hemorrhoids can also appear. The diagnosis of hemorrhoids depends on anorectal examination. In the case of hemorrhoids, no treatment is required if there are no symptoms, while treatment is required if there are symptoms and is mainly non-surgical.
General treatment includes eating more fiber-rich foods, avoid spicy stimulating foods, develop good bowel habits, avoid sitting and squatting for a long time, and should be given a warm water sitz bath after defecation and before going to bed, to promote perianal submucosal blood circulation, relieve edema. If necessary, local application of anus tylenol ointment, tretinoin econazole cream and other drugs to reduce perianal itching, swelling, pain and other discomforts.
In severe cases where conservative treatment fails to provide relief, surgical treatment can be performed, including hemorrhoidectomy and external hemorrhoidectomy.
If there is any discomfort in the anus, it is recommended to go to the anorectal department of the hospital in time for examination, clear diagnosis, and give reasonable treatment under the guidance of a professional doctor, and the medication should be applied under the guidance of a doctor.