Even 20 years ago, people over the age of 40 came across a similar disease. She is currently getting younger. A sad diagnosis of a doctor is being established by an increasing number of young people. The currently popular medical problem, such as hemorrhoids in adolescents, has become more and more worrying for parents.
Vascular weakness is the main factor in the formation of the disease. To a significant extent, their position is determined by genetics. However, the lifestyle here is an important role. The developing organism is obliged to receive all the required vitamins and minerals for the proper construction of vascular tissue. And also enough time to be in the fresh air, which will be advisable not only for the veins of the rectum, but also in general for the whole cardiovascular system of the child.
Parents are interested in whether there can be hemorrhoids in adolescents (boys and girls)? Let's try to figure it out.
Causes
Unfortunately, at the moment there is no specific age limit for this ailment. Therefore, the main causes of hemorrhoids in adolescents, a photo of which is not attached for ethical reasons, are as follows:
- Too weak vessels.
- Frequent constipation, malnutrition.
- Passive lifestyle.
- Bad heredity.
- Alcohol abuse and smoking.
- Excessive physical exertion.
Consider in detail
With regard to weak vessels, this reason is the most common, it is determined mainly at the genetic level, but also lifestyle plays an important role in this matter.
With regard to malnutrition, young children and teenagers are quite scrupulous in this matter, because it is very difficult to persuade a child to eat at a certain time and eat only wholesome food.
Since modern youth spends a lot of time in social networks and in virtual games, this leads to a sedentary lifestyle, children become inactive, and this in turn negatively affects their well-being. For many, sports is the meaning of life, but even if the loads are excessively increased in adolescence, this can turn into a serious illness and hemorrhoids can develop at the age of 15.
With regard to tobacco and alcohol, everyone is well aware that for both an adult and a growing organism, these two substances are very harmful, since they cause enormous damage to the body. Joints are destroyed, alcohol makes them weak, a person becomes vulnerable to various diseases.
If relatives often have this ailment, then it is worth considering preventive measures that will help to avoid hemorrhoids in adolescence. You need to take special medications and monitor your diet.
Symptoms
Hemorrhoids per se is a disease of the veins of the rectum at the moment they become inflamed. The size of the veins themselves increases, and thus intestinal patency is reduced.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids in adolescents have many manifestations in the early stages. As soon as this disease begins to progress, the person experiences a burning sensation, itching appears in the anus. It also often happens that there is severe pain in the rectum. As soon as these signals appear, you must immediately go to the clinic to make a diagnosis and determine the correct treatment. If it happens that hemorrhoids go to a later stage, then anal bleeding may develop. Those who encounter this disease at the age of 30, 40 or 50 years old understand that this is quite possible, but when a question arises about a teenager, many are at a loss. Hemorrhoids are usually perceived as senile disease, but, unfortunately, he became much younger. Now at risk are children whose parents suffered from this disease at a younger age.
Unfortunately, this disease can be inherited, so if there are prerequisites, then preventive measures must be taken.
Diagnostics
In order to diagnose hemorrhoids in adolescents (girls and boys), it is necessary to undergo a digital examination of the rectum, and it is recommended to use a sigmoidoscopy. Thus, it is possible to find out not only the specific diagnosis of the patient, but also to find the optimal treatment path. Only after a specialist carefully examines the anus of a teenager, examines the anamnesis, he can build a clear treatment method.
Based on this, it becomes clear that the exact way to combat this ailment can be determined only at the moment when the degree of the disease is established.
For example, when an adult is diagnosed with a first degree, only conservative treatment is prescribed. When stage 2 or 3 of the disease is put on, then more radical methods are adopted.
With regards to adolescents, everything is much different here. Only in the most advanced case can a doctor prescribe surgical treatment. The reason for this is a completely different structure of the disease. And also it depends on the cause of the disease.
How to treat hemorrhoids in adolescents?
Hemorrhoids are the formation of nodules and blood clots that occur due to inflammation of the veins located next to the rectum. This disease is diagnosed not only in adults, but also in adolescents. But do not despair, as there are many ways to treat the disease. Moreover, the vessels of young people are elastic, the most important thing is to visit a doctor in a timely manner.
It is very important that the treatment of hemorrhoids in adolescents be prescribed by an experienced proctologist. Self-medication is unacceptable, so it is important to persuade the teenager to visit a specialist. Most often, complex treatment is prescribed. It should include rectal and external procedures.
Candles
In order for the node to resolve, candles are prescribed that must be inserted through the anus into the rectum, that is, rectally. They contribute to:
- pain relief;
- facilitating bowel movement;
- reduce inflammation;
- stopping bleeding.
Most often, from hemorrhoids in adolescents (girls and boys), suppositories are prescribed: Relief Advance, Relif Ultra, Relief, Olestesin, Proctoglivenol, Betiol, Olestesin, Prostopin. They are recommended to be introduced into the rectum 2 times a day. It is most convenient after a morning toilet and in the evening before going to bed. The duration of treatment is 7-14 days or as directed by a doctor.
Ointments
Depending on the symptoms, ointments are selected. In the presence of itching and pain, treatment can not do without: "Proctosan", "Relief" or "Aurobin." If there are noticeable nodes, then it is effective to use: Levomekol, Bezornil. For cracks and bleeding, it is recommended to include in the therapy: “Troxevasin” or methyluracil ointment. The duration of treatment is 14 days.
Gels
In some cases, it is convenient to use gels in the treatment of hemorrhoids in adolescents, since they act more sparingly on the intestinal mucosa. They relieve inflammation, swelling, contain antibiotics, and promote tissue repair. Among the well-known and appointed are considered: "Proctosedyl", "Hepatrombin", "Lyoton".
Tablets
In some cases, when hemorrhoids appear a second time, the doctor prescribes drugs in tablets. The following medicines are allowed to teenagers: "Troxevasinum", "Hemoroidinum". They have a positive effect on the tone of the veins. Due to this, there is an improvement in blood supply, the disease is cured.
It is very important to start treatment for hemorrhoids in a timely manner, all the more, to choose the appropriate medications for the symptoms and age. They must be effective, but at the same time safe for the adolescent.
Surgery
Unfortunately, at the present time, it is not considered uncommon for a trend when even the younger generation turn to the doctor very late - at the last stages of the disease. If it is not so difficult to solve this problem with adult patients - to prescribe an operation, then decisive measures are fraught with major consequences in treating adolescent hemorrhoids.
Firstly, adolescents experience a morbidity of operations much brighter. Secondly, the need for anesthesia in almost all methods is often considered a contraindication for an unformed body.
But in exceptional cases, adolescents still perform the procedure. After this, the child needs to take care of himself (beware of hypothermia, improper food, motionless lifestyle) so that there is no relapse.
Alternative treatment
The most popular folk remedies for treating hemorrhoids in adolescents are baths, compresses, ointments, suppositories.
Baths are prepared from decoctions of medicinal plants (St. John's wort, chamomile), oak bark, onion husks, wormwood, etc. For example, 100 gr. inflorescences of chamomile or St. John's wort are boiled in 1 liter of water for 20 minutes. Filter. The resulting broth is poured into the bathroom. The teenager must sit in the bathroom for at least half an hour. Chamomile has a disinfecting, anti-inflammatory properties, and also helps stop bleeding.
High efficacy in the treatment of external hemorrhoidal nodes gives compresses from fresh vegetables. Potatoes, beets or carrots are rubbed on a fine grater. The vegetable gruel must be transferred to gauze and a compress applied to the hemorrhoidal nodules for 10-15 minutes.
Important! It is necessary to make a hygienic toilet before the compress.
Ointments based on natural products have good analgesic and disinfecting properties: beeswax, sea buckthorn oil, vegetable oil, honey. Cinnamon, mixed with honey in equal proportions, is applied to the affected areas. Before the procedure, it is also necessary to produce a hygienic toilet.
Homemade candles are used when the process is localized in the cavity of the rectum. The best tool for making candles is the Altai mummy. It has disinfecting, anti-inflammatory, healing properties, and most importantly - is absolutely safe. It contains vitamins, essential oils, fatty acids. To make candles, you need to take in equal proportions butter, starch, mummy and milk. Heat oil and milk in a water bath and introduce mummy and starch into them, mix until smooth. Pour into molds (you can use the fingertip for the little finger) and freeze in the refrigerator. Use at night after a sanitary toilet.
Do not forget that alternative methods of treatment also require consultation with a doctor.
Prevention
Unfortunately, this disease has become significantly younger in recent years, it has become very active and is well transmitted from generation to generation. That is why doctors recommend taking preventive measures against hemorrhoids from an early age:
- First of all, parents need to be very careful about newborn children at the moment when complementary foods are being introduced.
- With regards to the nutrition of the child, it should be balanced, diverse, have a lot of fiber in its composition. The child should eat carrots, legumes, cabbage and beets, all this is very important.
- Try to avoid fried, greasy, very peppery dishes for the child, it is better to accustom him to baked or steamed foods.
- It is necessary to monitor the diet, minimize strong tea, rice, meat and not give a lot of sweets.
- Sweets are generally recommended to be replaced with dried fruits, which will improve the child’s mood and nourish him with useful vitamins.
- It is necessary to monitor how much fluid the child consumes, it should be in a normal amount, a deficiency will lead to undesirable consequences.
- A child should be accustomed to sports from an early age.