Help with hemorrhoid problem

Has your GI recommended a permanent solution like the rubber banding treatment?

I had this years ago prior to jpouch surgery.

I would think the treatment would be the same, jpouch or no jpouch.

I had tried everything to avoid a procedure but I was in so much discomfort I finally had it done.

Are you straining on the toilet? That will tend to keep hemorrhoids from healing. Stopping any bowel slowers might also help, if you’re taking any.

Probiotics don’t tend to be sufficient to get rid of pouchitis. Have you tried a course of antibiotics?

Hi

Sitting on a "donut" cushion for those 8 hours at work might take some of the pressure off the hemorrhoids and give you some relief...or at least not aggravate them.

Also, if you haven't tried a bidet at home (even a cheap non-electric one) to avoid the scrapping of paper when you clean might also help you heal.

Just a few thoughts...hope you can get it resolved. It sounds like a miserable situation.

Hemorrhoid does not patrude out enough to band. I will try the donut. Dr prescribing me a cream that has a steroid in it   Eating lots of fiber and good food  Bm go fine  2 minutes then up and done

Fresh aloe can also help speed healing.  You can drink aloe juice, which is also a bit of a laxative.  If you're putting it directly on your bum, I'd recommend getting a plant and splitting and applying the fresh aloe (no preservatives, no lemon, etc), though I have used Badger after-sun aloe in a pinch.  I have seen fresh aloe leaves at the grocery store if you have no plant.  I have also found zinc to be helpful in protecting and healing that tissue.  Different things work at different times for different people.  Wish there was a straight up cure!!

PS: Those prep-H products make mine worse.

Thanks

Just as a follow-up, I find two products to be helpful.

1. PrepH (or Walgreens/cvs brand) cooling gel. Straight up prep h is worthless for me.

2. Desitin brand cream. Highest level of zinc oxide and seems to work quickly.

I find Ilex paste is the best to stop the itching and burning. Also, bath salts intended for hemorrhoid relief help a lot with the discomfort.