Praktické lekárnictvo 3/2012

Treatment of hemorrhoids and related disorders rectum – overview of OTC products

Piles (hemorrhoids) are the most common disease of the rectum. Approximately 40% of people are affected by it over a certain period of life – we are talking about a folk illness or about a lifestyle disease. Formation of hemorrhoids is influenced by several factors: heredity, sedentary and stagnant work, improper diet, constipation, diarrhea, pregnancy. Hemorrhoids are not a part of mechanism closing of the rectum, it becomes disease if the aneurysm enlarges, mucosa inflames and there are difficulties.

Keywords: hemorrhoid treatment, topical medicines, oral medicines.