The saying that nine out of ten hemorrhoids is certainly a bit of an exaggeration, but it also reflects the fact that hemorrhoids are a common and frequent disease. A lot of people think that hemorrhoids are a minor illness and that they will pass. Some people also say that if you have hemorrhoids, it’s easy and quick to get rid of them with a knife. Some people even describe hemorrhoids as potentially cancerous, which makes hemorrhoid sufferers fearful. The following are a few misconceptions about hemorrhoids: Myth #1 Hemorrhoids are a minor illness: Hemorrhoids occur with dietary factors and bad habits. Some people like to drink alcohol, eat spicy and irritating food, as a result, the upper head comfortable, the lower head suffer. If you have been squatting for a long time, reading a book while defecating, or standing for a long time, you are also prone to hemorrhoids, such as teachers and other occupations that stand for a long time; sitting for a long time to press the anus, resulting in local blood circulation obstruction can cause thrombosed external hemorrhoids. The hemorrhoids may also be hereditary, if the parents have hemorrhoids, the next generation is also likely to suffer from this disease. Hemorrhoids are minor in the early stages, when the symptoms are not obvious and can be treated or untreated. However, if the bleeding does not stop, it must be treated. If you are paralyzed or embarrassed about hemorrhoids and delay the condition, it can cause anemia or even hemorrhagic shock over time. Among the hemorrhoid patients he sees, jet bleeding can reach hundreds of milliliters, and the patient does not feel it yet, and then faints in the toilet after seeing the blood. Some patients have repeated bleeding for up to six months, with pale faces, general weakness, and severe anemia. In some cases, embedded hemorrhoids occur and become infected and necrotic. Generally speaking, no symptoms can not be smelt, maintain local hygiene can be. If there are symptoms such as unclean after defecation, anal dampness and pain, then treatment is needed. The important thing is that often patients think they have “hemorrhoids”, which is a minor disease, and do not see a doctor for a long time, but when they come for treatment, they find rectal cancer. Hemorrhoids usually do not turn into cancer, but rectal cancer may have the same symptoms as hemorrhoids, so it can cause misdiagnosis. Myth 2 Surgical treatment is more thorough: Surgical treatment is more thorough, but it is related to the choice of surgical method and the level of the operator. Hemorrhoid surgery is generally indicated for second or third stage internal hemorrhoids or circumferential mixed hemorrhoids or connective tissue external hemorrhoids. Early hemorrhoids are effectively treated using conservative therapies, such as sitz baths, suppository plugs, white medicine, and physical therapy. The short-term efficacy can be, but it is easy to recur. The professor reminded that some into drinking cold boiled water can cure the disease, such as drinking a glass of cold boiled water in the morning can relieve constipation, but also relieve the symptoms of hemorrhoids under the blood or pain, but should not be superstitious conservative therapy, so as not to delay the disease, some people do hemorrhoid surgery soon after the relapse, issued a desperate argument: hemorrhoids can not be cured. You should also pay attention to your eating habits, don’t eat greasy and irritating food, don’t drink alcohol often, develop good bowel habits, and don’t read books while going to the toilet. The goal of hemorrhoid treatment is to eliminate the symptoms, and if the patient is bleeding or in pain, then treatment is needed. If there are not too many symptoms and there is just a small packet in the anus, this condition can be left untreated and there is no need to make a fuss about it, it will not have a major impact on the body. Taking down the hemorrhoid at the site of the attack through surgery does not mean that the big job is done, as there is still a possibility of the neighboring areas being targeted. For the treatment of hemorrhoids, in addition to early conservative treatment, instrumentation such as clamping, electrocautery, radiofrequency, injection, and anastomosis can also be used in some cases. Each of these therapies has its own strict indications and requires the judgment of a specialist. If the above methods are not effective, surgical treatment can finally be considered. The third misconception: the optimist and pessimist view of hemorrhoids, some people take a look at their stool with blood, with limited medical knowledge to judge the hemorrhoids. They never take it seriously because hemorrhoids don’t kill people anyway. This is a bit of self-deception, this part of the people belong to the optimists. Optimists often end up delaying the condition. They always treat all anal discomfort and anal diseases as hemorrhoids, and this view may mask other more serious conditions, such as bowel cancer. In fact, for the symptom of blood in the stool alone, several diseases may have this symptom. For example, a change in bowel pattern, blood in stool with mucus is often an early symptom of rectal cancer; blood in stool mixed with fresh blood is usually a polyp; painful blood in the anal area with bright red blood may be an anal fissure; mucus in stool, dark blood in stool, and a feeling of falling in the anus are mostly intestinal inflammation or intestinal cancer. There are also some people who are pessimists, who are clearly diagnosed with hemorrhoids but are worried that they will become cancerous. Hemorrhoids are generally not cancerous, and the cancer rate is reported to be very low, only a few per thousand. Diseases of the anal area such as fistulas, anal fissures, and rectal polyps can become cancerous if left untreated for a long time. In comparison, the cancer rate of anal ulcerative colitis and multiple colorectal polyps is higher.