What's causing hemorrhoids to itch?

Written by Chen Tian Jing
Colorectal Surgery
Updated on September 26, 2024
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Hemorrhoids cause secretions to flow out from within the anal canal, particularly in the case of internal hemorrhoids. When severe, these secretions can flow outside the anus due to changes in the position of the anus or the patient's body, irritating the local skin and mucosa around the anus, thus leading to symptoms of itching. Additionally, with repeated prolapse of internal hemorrhoids, the mucosa may get trapped at the anal opening and cannot retract normally, also causing irritating itching and possibly even pain and bleeding due to repeated friction. To treat the itching from hemorrhoids, it is first necessary to alleviate the increased secretion from internal hemorrhoids. Options include using anti-inflammatory suppositories or gels, and washing the anal area with saline water or herbal washes that have antipruritic effects.

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Women who develop hemorrhoids during pregnancy should stop eating spicy and stimulating foods. They should eat more vegetables and fruits that are rich in fiber to facilitate bowel movements, such as bananas, daylilies, black fungus, apples, peaches, and pears. They can also use some medications for sitz baths, twice a day after each bowel movement, once in the morning and once in the evening. Additionally, they should avoid standing or sitting for long periods and can perform anal lifting exercises or massage the anal area. Massaging can help with blood circulation and can be somewhat helpful in improving hemorrhoids.

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Hemorrhoids with bloody stools belong to what type of hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids are divided into internal and external hemorrhoids. Bleeding from hemorrhoids generally belongs to internal hemorrhoids or develops into mixed hemorrhoids. Therefore, hemorrhoidal bleeding is due to internal hemorrhoids or mixed hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are classified into four degrees: First-degree hemorrhoids do not prolapse. Second-degree hemorrhoids prolapse during defecation when abdominal pressure increases but can retract spontaneously afterward. Third-degree hemorrhoids involve prolapse of the hemorrhoidal tissue that requires manual replacement. Fourth-degree hemorrhoids are incarcerated and cannot be retracted. The treatment of hemorrhoidal bleeding depends on the amount and nature of the bleeding. If it is a small amount of bleeding, conservative treatment is generally sufficient, and the bleeding symptoms will disappear. If the bleeding is significant and persistent, failure to promptly address and surgically treat it may lead to chronic anemia and iron deficiency anemia.

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Hemorrhoids bleeding during bowel movements is actually a common symptom in clinical settings and is a typical symptom of hemorrhoids. This bleeding generally occurs during defecation, sometimes soiling the fingers with blood, and can also cause a spraying type of bleeding. Furthermore, excessive exhaustion, irregular eating patterns, staying up late, and heavy alcohol consumption may exacerbate this bleeding, which are typical symptoms of hemorrhoids. The blood from hemorrhoids is usually bright red, and this condition is intermittent in nature, often not mixing with the stool. Thus, the bleeding generally stops after defecation ceases, and this condition can worsen with the patient's bowel movements among other issues. Additionally, if bleeding of a different color occurs, it may be caused by upper gastrointestinal bleeding, thus it is important to distinguish this from hemorrhoidal bleeding.

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How to relieve the pain of hemorrhoids

Most of the time, hemorrhoids do not cause pain. Pain from hemorrhoids is often considered to be due to inflammatory swelling, external hemorrhoid rupture, or thrombosis formation, which leads to pain. If you want to relieve the pain promptly, you can choose sodium diclofenac suppositories for anal insertion, which can have anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Later, after defecation, you can use anal washes or potassium permanganate solution for sitz baths, in conjunction with hemorrhoid cream for external application and oral Diosmin tablets to reduce swelling. If the symptoms do not improve significantly after four to five days of medication, it is necessary to go to the hospital’s coloproctology department for hemorrhoid surgery as soon as possible, such as hemorrhoidectomy, external hemorrhoid excision, and TST. Post-surgery, it is important to adhere to dressing changes to promote wound healing, and maintain smooth bowel movements.