The best suppositories that reduce hemorrhoids are drugs that the doctor will select for the patient individually. But what products have become popular recently?
Hemorrhoidal disease is one of the most common diseases today. That is why it is important to consult a proctologist as soon as possible when the first signs of pathology appear.
Various medications are used to treat hemorrhoids. Rectal suppositories are the most effective and safe.
How to choose candles?
Since drug manufacturers do not produce suppositories for children, doctors are forced to prescribe adult analogues that do not harm the baby’s health.
Before using the drug, you must carefully read the instructions, which indicate contraindications, as well as the possibility of use in childhood.
The dosage can only be determined by a qualified specialist, so there is no need to self-medicate.
What suppositories can be used to treat hemorrhoids in children under three years of age?
Only an experienced and qualified doctor practicing in the field of proctology or surgery can choose the method by which hemorrhoids should be treated in very young patients.
Treatment methods are selected from the following categories:
- Operational,
- Conservative,
- Traditional medicine.
Since representatives of official medicine very rarely resort to the advice of grandmothers and other traditional healers, most likely you will be offered one of the first two options. The choice will be made depending on the stage of the disease and its neglect.
The sooner parents bring their child to the doctor, the more gentle the treatment will be.
Conservative methods of getting rid of problems in the anal area most often include suppositories. This is a very effective and accessible method for treating patients of all ages. It is suitable even for those who cannot swallow a pill or are terribly afraid of injections.
To treat the youngest patients, doctors usually use suppositories made from natural ingredients or homeopathic preparations.
In children under 3 years of age, specialists usually treat hemorrhoids with the following rectal medications:
- Relief;
- Ginkor Prokta;
- Hepatrombina G;
- Suppositories for hemorrhoids with sea buckthorn oil.
It should be noted that these are the same drugs that doctors prescribe for adults. For children, only the dose is adjusted depending on age. Sometimes suppositories for hemorrhoids are not prescribed to children. Treatment of this unpleasant disease can be limited only by applying applications with the following ointments: Proctosedyl, Aurobin, Relief.
Types of candles
This problem rarely occurs in children; most often the doctor carries out preventive measures. But if necessary, use:
- Homeopathic remedies.
- Medicines containing only natural ingredients.
Homeopathic rectal medicines include:
- Calendula. It has an anti-inflammatory effect and prevents the formation of infections in the anus.
- Sea buckthorn. Promotes rapid healing of cracks and slows down the process of enlargement of hemorrhoids.
Therapy is stopped if the baby has an individual intolerance to the components included in the product.
It should be noted that not all candles contain data on use in childhood. Some suppositories, for example, Relief, are sometimes used to treat inflammation of the anus in children over 12 years of age.
What drugs are allowed?
To use it for a child, the candle must be divided in half.
Suppositories with natural ingredients are recommended for use in children if they do not have a negative reaction to the ingredients. The average treatment period for hemorrhoids with suppositories is 7 days. Baby candles are made manually by dividing the preparation into 2 or 3 parts. Suppositories help facilitate the process of passing stool and reduce trauma to the rectum during bowel movements. Suppositories with natural ingredients help minimize the effect of the drug on the child’s body.
Candles "Relief"
The drug is approved for use in the treatment of hemorrhoids in children over 12 years of age. The product contains shark liver oil and phenylephrine hydrochloride. The latter normalizes blood flow and relieves pain. Helps mucosal tissues recover faster, can be used for a long time, and is not addictive. The composition contains useful vitamins and glycerin, which relieves constipation and reduces trauma during bowel movements.
"Nova Vita"
Can be used to treat children aged one year and older. The product is homeopathic. The composition contains propolis, sea buckthorn, ginseng, cocoa butter and medicinal mud extracts. "Nova Vita" helps reduce pain, relieve itching, has an anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and restorative effect. Used to treat hemorrhoids and gynecological ailments.
Suppositories "Adonis"
Adonis suppositories are completely absorbed into the intestinal wall and effectively cope with the problem.
Prescribed for the treatment of hemorrhoids for children from 5 years of age. A homeopathic medicine that contains sea buckthorn oil, yarrow, meadowsweet and components of medicinal mud from Lake Tambukan, as well as propolis and cocoa butter. Thanks to the last component, suppositories are quickly and completely absorbed into the tissue. Thanks to the composition, the mucous membrane regenerates faster. The drug is antimicrobial and helps relieve itching and pain.
Sea buckthorn suppositories
The main component of candles is sea buckthorn. Relieves inflammation, heals, prevents the development of microorganisms, does not contain harmful synthetic substances. Reduces bleeding, restores vein tone, resolves hemorrhoids. The product with sea buckthorn is suitable for use during constipation, but is prohibited for use during diarrhea. Can be used to treat children aged one year and older.
Anti-K drug
The homeopathic medicine contains extracts of tea tree, St. John's wort, sea buckthorn, yarrow, wormwood, thuja, cocoa butter and mud from Lake Tambukan. This improves blood circulation, relieves inflammation, itching and other pain, and improves regeneration processes in tissues. Anti-K is approved for use in children over 12 years of age.
"Immuntil"
Immuntil helps strengthen the baby's immune system.
A natural remedy that contains sea buckthorn, baptisia, thuja, and echinacea oil. In addition to the main effect - ridding the patient of hemorrhoids, the drug strengthens the immune system, improves the functioning of cells, and normalizes blood flow. It has anti-inflammatory and wound-healing characteristics. Recommended for children aged 3 years and older.
Remedies for constipation
The main reason for the appearance of hemorrhoidal cones in our children is chronic constipation. Diet does not always help eliminate the problem, so doctors prescribe medication.
Children's suppositories, which contain glycerin, facilitate emptying and also prevent hemorrhoids. By stimulating the rectum and enveloping stool, the drug helps normalize stool without muscle tension during bowel movements.
Operating principle
“Prednisolone” is a synthetic hormone that affects human organs in a similar way to those compounds produced in the adrenal glands. The medication itself has the following principle of action:
- Eliminates the inflammatory process as quickly and efficiently as possible, regardless of its location and severity.
- Relieves shock and prevents death of the patient.
- Stops the uncontrolled proliferation of cells at the site of tissue damage, which prevents the formation of scars.
- The development of an allergic reaction stops, and the symptoms characteristic of this condition are eliminated: itching, burning, swelling, rash.
- Suppresses the active release of fluid from inflammatory tissues.
- Normalizes the functioning of the immune system.
All these effects from the use of Prednisolone develop extremely quickly, and the positive effect of the medication itself is quite strong. Thanks to this, therapy can be prescribed even in life-threatening situations and in cases where other drugs have proven ineffective.
Application
It is recommended to administer the medicine as follows:
- Place the child on his back.
- Raise both legs with one hand and take the medicine with the other.
- Smoothly introduce the product to the required length. The main thing is to do everything quickly, since babies often fidget during the procedure.
For older children, there is another option for using a suppository:
- Prepare the drug.
- Place the child on his side.
- With one hand, press your legs to your chest.
- Carefully, but without delay, introduce the medication into the anus.
You need to press your buttocks with your hands for a few seconds, otherwise the product may come out. To reduce pain, it is recommended to lubricate the candle with cream or Vaseline before use.
Pharmacological properties
Inflammation in the proliferative phase is significantly inhibited by increased doses of prednisolone. The result is achieved by reducing the activity of fibroblasts, inhibiting the production of collagen and reticuloendothelium. Protein synthesis in the liver increases, while in muscle tissue it decreases. In addition to increased protein production, stabilization of cell membranes and a decrease in the activity of metabolites and xenobiotics of increased toxicity are observed in the liver. Together, this allows you to achieve an antitoxic effect.
Prednisolone increases protein synthesis in the liver, while a decrease is observed in muscle tissue.
The immunosuppressive effect of the substance is achieved by reducing the rate of development of lymphoid tissue. Involution is achieved by long-term use of the drug. The number of circulating T- and B-lymphocytes decreases, and antibody production is suppressed. These properties also determine the anti-allergenic effect of prednisolone.
The substance is used to combat the shock state of patients.
With it, blood vessels respond better to vasoconstrictors, their receptors become more sensitive to caticholamines, and the hypertensive effect increases. Sodium and water are retained in the body.
Disease 2 years
If a child constantly strains and cries during bowel movements, and then throws a tantrum, then parents need to examine the anus for the presence of a network of blood vessels and check for blood in the stool.
If these signs are detected, then you need to make an appointment with a pediatrician who will prescribe a special ointment or suppositories, such as Gepatrombin G.
Causes
The appearance of this pathology is usually associated with bad habits, physical inactivity and improper digestion. How this happens with babies is not always clear. After all, they do not smoke or drink alcohol, and as for their physical activity, it most often goes off scale.
Therefore, all that remains is an unbalanced diet and the costs of education. Specifically, potty training. The process does not always go without complications.
Consideration of the causes of the disease should begin with determining the age of the patient. If the child is not yet 3 years old, then the disease becomes a consequence of sitting on the potty for too long, the presence of a disease such as dysbiosis, which leads to constipation and other disorders in the digestive tract.
Sitting on a potty for a long time can cause hemorrhoids
Frequent, strong and prolonged hysterics can also cause pathology. We must not forget about the hereditary factor. The weakened tone of the blood vessels located in the anal area and in the rectal cavity, when favorable conditions appear, is transformed into an internal or external appearance.
Before the age of 10 years, computer games can become fundamental factors. Unfortunately, today the fight against them may be useless. Often, primary schoolchildren do not consider it necessary to listen to the opinions of adults regarding nutrition, and parents, due to circumstances, for example, due to a tight work schedule, cannot always control this.
Therefore, junk food appears in the diet, such as hamburgers, hot dogs, and soda. Dry milk provokes problems that arise during the act of defecation, and excess flour products become a negative addition to an already suffering gastrointestinal tract. From 10 to 18 years, the causes remain the same, but are characterized by an increase in their influence on the body.
Hemorrhoids at 3 years old
At the age of three, the disease has a latent form, that is, it cannot be determined without examining the anus. If the rectum is damaged in children, then protrusion of the anus can be observed.
In this case, the doctor prescribes suppositories that are made from natural plant ingredients (sea buckthorn, calendula). These substances have an anti-inflammatory and healing effect.
It is important to note that the drug and dosage should only be prescribed by a specialist. It is not recommended to choose and use the products yourself.
Features of treating children with suppositories
Doctors practice prescribing suppositories as the main remedy for the treatment of hemorrhoids. They locally affect the cause of the disease and are quickly absorbed. At the same time, they have a small list of contraindications and side effects.
Like any medicine, the use of suppositories for the treatment of hemorrhoids in children of any age must be agreed with the attending physician . It would be a good idea to consult a proctologist who will select the dosage and recommend concomitant treatment and diet.
The main feature in the process of searching for optimal treatment and selecting medicine in such a form as suppositories is the absence of special children's medications. As a rule, you have to cut the suppositories into 2-4 parts for ease of insertion.
Suppositories with venotonics and against blood clots
Drugs from this group are always prescribed for a course of treatment. Their effect is to increase the tone of the veins and improve blood flow. Also, suppositories of this type help to dissolve blood clots, which very often appear inside hemorrhoids. It is most effective to use medications in conjunction with tablets based on horse chestnut, diosmin and other vein protectors.
Gepazolon suppositories (330 rubles) are often recommended. They contain heparin, which has a number of positive effects:
- prevents blood clotting in the nodes;
- prevents the formation of blood clots;
- eliminates swelling;
- helps regenerate inflamed tissues;
- accelerates healing.
Suppositories are used for 10-14 days; they are recommended for acute attacks of the disease. Another good drug is Hepatrombin S. In addition to heparin, it contains a strong healing component, dexpanthenol, which will promote rapid tissue regeneration. The course of application is 14 days.
Contraindications
The instructions for Prednisolone suppositories indicate that this medication should not be used by those patients who have been diagnosed with the following diseases:
- Damage to the digestive system: ulcers, abscesses, diverticulitis.
- Diseases of a parasitic or infectious nature. This applies to amoebiasis, tuberculosis, measles, and mycosis.
- Acute form of psychosis.
- Arterial hypertension, chronic heart failure, recent myocardial infarction.
- Diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism.
- Hypoalbuminemia.
- Glaucoma.
- Late stage obesity.
- Urolithiasis, severe forms of liver or kidney failure.
- Polio.
- Eye diseases, open-angle glaucoma.
It is strictly forbidden to use rectal suppositories with prednisolone before vaccination and for 14 days after it. The drug can negatively affect the condition of pregnant women, as well as newborns who are breastfed.
special instructions
The instructions for rectal suppositories with prednisolone contain information that cessation of therapy can provoke the development of withdrawal syndrome, which is why it is necessary to carefully follow all the recommendations of the attending physician regarding dosage. During therapy, you should completely abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages. In addition, the medicine can reduce the speed of psychomotor reactions, which can lead to the development of hallucinations. That is why it is better to stop driving during therapy.
Reviews from parents
Milana: “My daughter is 1.5 years old. I noticed the development of hemorrhoids. On the doctor's advice, I used Nova Vita. After the course of treatment everything went away. I'm very happy".
Oleg: “My son (11 years old) has an unpleasant pathology – hemorrhoids. He told me first, as a father. They prescribed Relief, inserted it for 4 days. The child no longer complains of itching and pain.”
Elizaveta: “My daughter is a schoolgirl and constantly watches the monitor. I've had hemorrhoids. The doctor prescribed suppositories with propolis. We completed the entire course, I don’t see any pathology.”
It would seem that hemorrhoids are not a childhood disease, but the likelihood of such a diagnosis in children has a small percentage. Moreover, the older the child becomes, the greater the likelihood of its occurrence. What are the features of treatment, is it worth using suppositories and if so, which ones? These questions can be answered in the article below.
Effective suppositories
Relief helps against hemorrhoids, the main active ingredient is oily liquid from shark liver. Strengthens local immunity, relieves swelling. It has analgesic and regenerating properties. Particular effectiveness is observed in the initial stages.
Hepatrombin G is most often prescribed to prevent exacerbation after surgery. The composition contains two active elements - allantoin and heparin.
The medication reduces the focus of the inflammatory process, improves blood circulation, and eliminates pain. Use in the first trimester of pregnancy is strictly prohibited.
Good medicines:
- Proctosan is prescribed for the treatment of proctological diseases of any stage, and has shown high effectiveness against chronic diseases. The composition includes three active ingredients plus auxiliary components. The medicine heals anal fissures, reduces inflammation and relieves pain. Price from 350 to 400 rubles.
- Anuzol is most often prescribed if the patient is bothered by acute hemorrhoids. Protects the mucous membrane, relieves pain, stops bleeding. The cost is about 100 rubles.
- Natalsid reduces inflammation, regenerates damaged tissue, and stops bleeding of nodes. It is produced on the basis of algae, therefore it has no contraindications or negative effects. Used during pregnancy and lactation. Price from 350 rub.
The choice of one drug or another depends on the general well-being of the patient, the clinical picture, the severity of symptoms, and other nuances. The selection of the drug should be done by a doctor, taking into account various aspects of the clinical picture.
The process of introducing the medicine into the rectum is described in the instructions for use, which are attached to all products without exception.
