Bloodletting for hemorrhoids is false and has no scientific basis.
Bloodletting to cure hemorrhoids this statement is inappropriate, there is no scientific basis, hemorrhoids are formed by connective tissue and venous plexus congestion or bruising and swelling, so there is no fluid in the hemorrhoids, can not release blood. Usually, symptomatic hemorrhoids need to be treated through general measures, medication, other treatments, surgical treatment, etc. If there is no symptom, only need to improve lifestyle habits.
1. general measures: hemorrhoids acute attack can use warm water sitz bath, when the hemorrhoids out of the anus, can be manipulated to reset, to a certain extent can be improved.
2. medication: for anal itching, pain, bleeding and other symptoms of patients, can be under the guidance of the doctor local topical lidocaine gel and other local anesthetics, nitroglycerin ointment antispasmodic, and hydrocortisone cream and other glucocorticosteroid ointment, or hemorrhoidal creams or suppositories and so on. Severe pain should be prescribed oral acetaminophen, ibuprofen and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
3. Other treatments: Clinical treatment of hemorrhoids also includes rubber band ligation therapy, injection sclerotherapy, infrared coagulation therapy, ultrasound-guided hemorrhoidal artery ligation, and so on.
4. Surgical treatment: for the above treatment is ineffective patients, it is necessary to consider the hemorrhoidectomy, anastomosis hemorrhoidal mucosal circumcision and other surgical treatment.
In addition, not all patients with hemorrhoids need treatment, if there is no symptom, there is no need for treatment, but need to improve the bad habits, adjust the diet structure.
Generally hemorrhoids in the early stages of timely intervention, the prognosis is good, usually can be cured, but there is a possibility of the formation of new hemorrhoids.