Alright you have the cream ready, the disposable glove is on, just need to drop the underwear and you can get to work rubbing the cream on that painful hemorrhoid..
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As much as everybody else can have a little chuckle about it - to the hemorrhoid sufferer it is no laughing matter.
Hemorrhoids are just plain painful and embarrassing and are usually in an awkward area to apply medication.
I think I have a solution, but first let's look at some of the medications.
The most common method has been to apply a cream or gel on the external surface of the hemorrhoid (this is the disposable glove method).
There is a misconception that this is the best and fastest method of fixing the problem because you are applying the cream directly onto the surface of the problem.
I'll let you in on a little secret - creams are a temporary fix and almost never cure severe cases.
In fact petroleum or aloe jelly can sometimes ease the pain of hemorrhoids and reduce swelling almost as well as chemical over-the-counter drugs.
Now I am not advocating the use of petroleum jelly, I am just trying to illustrate that over the counter creams are not the long term solution.
Just as an aside, it is not a bad idea to check on any guarantees that hemorrhoid medications make.
From my experience most companies will not offer a guarantee on the medications effectiveness, as most medications are only meant to treat mild cases of hemorrhoids.
Another thing to look out for is the nasty side effects of hemorrhoid medications.
I know that a couple of the creams give me a headache, but there is a lot more nasty side effects of the medications than a headache.
OK what is the solution that I was alluding to before.
Capsules - yep a hemorrhoid medication that comes in a capsule form.
You can probably imagine my joy at finding a medication that did not involve the disposable glove - that provided as much relief as the medication.
On top of that it was a natural product and I have not experienced any side effects with this product.