Over the Counter Hemorrhoid Medication

The best way to treat hemorrhoids is often a combination of a change in your habits or lifestyle together with either over the counter hemroid medications or natural hemorrhoid treatments. If you can persevere with this combination, the chances are extremely high that you will successfully treat your hemroid conditions symptoms.

OTC Hemorrhoids Medications

• Aleve which is an anti inflammatory product for the aching discomfort of severe hemorrhoid flare ups
• Anusol HC cream which is for reducing the swelling, burning and itching sensations of swollen external hemorrhoids.
• Anusol HC suppositories which are for treating internal hemorrhoid swelling and discomfort.
• Citrucel which is a bulk fiber laxative and which comes in both a sugared and a sugar free version.
• Senokot which is a bowel contraction stimulant and Senokot S which is a stool softening or lubrication. This combines with the bowel contraction stimulant to good effect.
• Aspirin which can be taken as a pain reliever.
• Corticosteroid products which should be used sparingly as although they can relieve symptoms like itching and inflammation, they can be harsh on the skin and the hemroid area is very sensitive.
• Vasoconstrictor products are useful over the counter hemroid medications that relive pain and itching. In addition they reduce swelling by shrinking the blood vessels. They are applied topically.

Diet and Fibre

Other stool softener or bulk forming laxatives which you can use safely are Colace, Fibercon and Maltsupex. Such products are very useful to get any constipation under control while you are changing to a high bulk diet. Such a change to a high bulk diet in conjunction with plenty of liquids and increasing your daily exercise is an absolute necessity when you have hemorrhoid so as to combat the constipation and give your hemorrhoid a chance to heal.

Be cautious about using any OTC hemroid medications that contain anesthetics such as Benzocaine as these can have allergic side effects even though they may relieve the pain for a while.

If you decide to use over the counter hemroid creams or suppositories, please be careful only to use these for a limited period and follow directions on the packaging. Such creams and suppositories are often a hemroid sufferer’s first choice for treating hemorrhoid symptoms. Those with antiseptics and hydrocortisone can be effective in reducing swelling and relieving discomfort.

Although some hemorrhoid may look harmless in the initial stages, it is important that you don’t wait to start your over the counter hemroid medication or your natural symptomatic treatment, together with your home care, because hemorrhoids can quickly become more painful. What may start as tiny swellings inside the anal-rectal area can quickly grow into large, protruding and painful lumps if you delay with commencing treatment.

When we talk about over the counter hemroid medications and home remedies for hemorrhoids, we are not only referring to hemroid creams, suppositories and laxatives. There are also many OTC hemroid treatments that are more natural types of products and these include

• Fiber which is an important supplement in the fight against constipation.
• Bioflavonoid which is useful for reducing the inflammation of the hemorrhoid.
• Petroleum jelly which is another OTC product which helps with the discomfort of hemorrhoid.
• Aloe Vera which has been used for thousands of years to help give relief from the discomfort of hemorrhoid symptoms such as pain.

Persevering with hemorrhoid treatment and a change of lifestyle can be an effective means of dealing with hemorrhoids.

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