Check hemorrhoids often use anal finger diagnosis, is to determine the type of hemorrhoids, the specific location, size and severity of the most simple and effective method, the process is as follows.
1. First enter the examination room to clean up the accompanying person, male doctors need to match the female medical staff.
2. The doctor wears disposable gloves and lubricates the index finger with paraffin oil, in the anus is also coated with paraffin oil, first massage the perianal skin so that the sphincter muscle relaxation, the index finger gently and slowly into the anus.
3. Feel the texture and size of the hemorrhoids through the sense of touch, shape and location, touch the hemorrhoidal nucleus, whether there is active bleeding, whether there is tenderness and fluctuating sensation and so on.
4. After the examination is completed, slowly withdraw the finger and observe the secretion brought out by the finger casing, which type it belongs to, with or without blood, purulent, etc., wipe clean the perianal paraffin oil and dirt, ask the patient if he/she has any discomfort, and assist the patient in arranging his/her clothes.
If external hemorrhoids can be observed through visual examination, in addition to anal finger test can also choose anoscopy, observation of the internal structure of the anus is more intuitive. It is recommended that the crowd physical examination, do anal fingerprinting is very important, can do early screening, early diagnosis, early prevention and other benefits.