Peppercorns and brown sugar are not effective in treating hemorrhoids and have no scientific basis. Hemorrhoids are a very common anorectal disease, mainly due to the elevated pressure of the veins in the anus and rectum, which leads to enlargement of the veins and thinning of the vein walls, forming clusters of veins and ultimately leading to the formation of hemorrhoids. For newly occurring hemorrhoids, they can be relieved by adjusting the diet and eating more fiber-rich foods, as well as drinking more water as well as changing bowel habits, but the effects of peppercorns and brown sugar have no effect on them. In addition to dietary adjustments, minor hemorrhoids can be treated symptomatically by topical application of hemorrhoid ointment or suppositories, hydrocortisone’s ointment, etc. or oral pain relievers such as acetaminophen when pain occurs. If the hemorrhoids are internal hemorrhoids, fixed treatment can be used to reduce the blood supply of hemorrhoidal tissue to make it fall off, and necrosis can be treated by rubber band ligation, injection of sclerosing agent and so on. If hemorrhoids seriously affect daily life, they can be treated by simple ligation, external hemorrhoidectomy, external stripping and internal ligation and other surgeries. The appearance of hemorrhoids should be examined in the hospital, according to the guidance of professional doctors for formal treatment, drugs need to comply with the doctor’s instructions for the rational application, do not believe the rumors, not to use peppers and brown sugar to treat hemorrhoids, to avoid delaying the condition, triggered by the adverse consequences.