What to do if a child has hemorrhoids

Children with hemorrhoids should seek prompt medical attention and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment. Children’s hemorrhoids generally take conservative treatment, including dietary regulation, warm water sitz bath, the use of drugs, etc., if necessary, can also take surgical treatment. 1. Dietary regulation: children have hemorrhoids, mostly related to diet, dry stools, defecation difficulties or long-term diarrhea. Parents should encourage children to increase the intake of fiber-rich foods, eat more fruits, vegetables, drink more water, in order to maintain the smooth flow of stool. At the same time to develop good defecation habits, avoid defecation sedentary. 2. Warm water sitz bath: warm water sitz bath can improve the blood circulation of the perianal area, for reducing the local pain, edema, itching and other symptoms of children with some help. 3. medication: children with hemorrhoids, should pay attention to anal cleanliness, and follow the doctor’s instructions for the local use of appropriate medication, while the pain is serious patients, as appropriate, the use of ibuprofen and other pain medication for treatment. 4. Surgical treatment: for serious hemorrhoidal prolapse, or by conservative treatment is ineffective patients, can consider surgical treatment, such as hemorrhoidal simple excision, thrombosed external hemorrhoidal stripping operation. Children have hemorrhoids, parents should pay attention to, take the child to the hospital in a timely manner, the doctor will be based on the specific condition of the child, choose the appropriate treatment measures.