Conservative treatment of haemorrhoids.

CONCLUSIONS Conservative treatment plays an important role in the management of symptoms from HD being the treatment of choice in the early stages of the disease. Nevertheless, it should be considered a bridge to surgery for more advanced stages. Dietary and lifestyle modifications to achieve regular defecation and soft stool as well as the use of topical medications or phlebotonics, particularly during the acute phase or in the post-hemorrhoidectomy period can also be beneficial. Very few randomized controlled trials have been carried out and up to date we cannot know the real validity of these drugs27 . Moreover, in many trials funding by the pharmaceutical industry can bias results and this leaves doubts about the real benefit of all types of drugs in the treatment of early stages of HD. PMID: 32370722 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Rev Recent Clin Trials Source Type: research