Anal swelling is considered to be related to hemorrhoids, ulcerative proctitis, rectal cancer and other diseases, patients can follow the doctor’s advice to use medication or surgical treatment.
1. Hemorrhoids: If it is clear that hemorrhoids cause, patients can follow the doctor’s instructions with local lidocaine cream, isosorbide nitrate ointment and other drugs to relieve, but also available ibuprofen, acetaminophen and other pain medication. Some patients with hemorrhoids can also be treated with local injection of sclerosing agents, adhesive band ligation, hemorrhoidectomy, etc., thus relieving the feeling of anal swelling.
2. Ulcerative proctitis: patients with ulcerative proctitis can be prescribed with 5-aminosalicylic acid preparations, salazosulfapyridine and other aminosalicylic acid preparations, sodium succinate hydrocortisone, dexamethasone and other glucocorticosteroids enema. Some patients can be treated with immunosuppressants such as azathioprine and mercaptopurine. If the condition is serious, surgical treatment is feasible.
3. Rectal cancer: If it is clear that rectal cancer is the cause, patients should actively cooperate with doctors to remove the lesion through surgery, and then according to the condition, radiotherapy, chemotherapy and targeted therapy can be performed to control the progress of the disease, alleviate the uncomfortable symptoms and prolong the survival time.
It is suggested that people with anal swelling should consult a doctor for examination, and cooperate with the doctor for treatment after the cause of the disease is clearly defined, and should not use medicines or prescriptions indiscriminately on their own, so as to avoid delaying the condition.