20 years ago, people over the age of 40 faced a similar disease. She is currently getting younger. The sad diagnosis of a doctor is being established by an increasing number of young people. A currently popular medical problem, such as hemorrhoids in adolescents, has become increasingly alarming for parents.
Weakness of blood vessels is the main factor in the formation of the disease. To a large extent, their position is determined by genetics. However, lifestyle also plays an important role here. A developing organism must 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 useful not only for the veins of the rectum, but also for the whole cardiovascular system of the child.
Parents wonder if teenagers (boys and girls) can have hemorrhoids? Let's try to figure it out.
Reasons
Unfortunately, at the moment there is no specific age limit for this disease. Therefore, the main causes of hemorrhoids in adolescents, the photo of which is not attached for ethical reasons, are as follows:
- Vessels too weak.
- Frequent constipation, malnutrition.
- Sedentary lifestyle.
- Bad heredity.
- Drinking and smoking.
- Too much exercise.
Details
As for weak blood vessels, this reason is the most common, it is determined mainly at the genetic level, but lifestyle also plays an important role in this matter.
With regards to malnutrition, young children and adolescents are quite scrupulous in this matter, because it is very difficult to persuade a child to eat at a certain time and eat only he althy food.
Since today's youth spends a lot of time on 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, sport is the meaning of life, but even if you increase the load excessively in adolescence, this can turn into a serious illness and hemorrhoids can develop at the age of 15.
With regards to tobacco and alcohol, everyone is well aware that both for an adult and for a growing organism, these two substances are very harmful, as they cause enormous damage to the body. Joints are destroyed, alcohol makes them weak, a person becomes vulnerable to various diseases.
Ifrelatives often experience this disease, it is worth thinking about preventive measures that will avoid hemorrhoids in adolescence. You need to take special medications and watch your diet.
Symptoms
Hemorrhoid itself is a disease of the veins of the rectum at the moment when they become inflamed. The size of the veins themselves increases, and thus the patency of the intestine decreases.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids in adolescents have many manifestations in the early stages. As soon as this disease begins to progress, a 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 the hemorrhoids move to a later stage, then anal bleeding may develop. Those who are faced with this disease at the age of 30, 40 or 50 understand that this is quite possible, but when a question arises related to a teenager, then many are at a loss. Hemorrhoids are usually perceived as an senile disease, but, unfortunately, he has become 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 it is necessary to take preventive measures.
Diagnosis
In order to diagnose hemorrhoids in adolescents (girls and boys), it is necessary to undergo a digital examination of the rectum, and it is also recommended to use sigmoidoscopy. Thus, it is possible to find out not only the specific diagnosis of the patient, but also to find the optimal way of treatment. Only after a specialist carefully examines the anus of a teenager, studies the anamnesis, he will be able to build a clear method of treatment.
Based on this, it becomes clear that the exact way to deal with this disease can only be determined at the moment when the degree of the disease is established.
For example, when adults are given such a first-degree diagnosis, only conservative treatment is prescribed. When stage 2 or 3 of the disease is staged, then more radical methods are taken.
As for teenagers, things are much different. Only in the most advanced case, the doctor can 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 teenagers?
Hemorrhoids are the formation of nodules and blood clots that occur due to inflammation of the veins located near 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 inadolescents were appointed by an experienced proctologist. Resorting to self-medication is unacceptable, so it is important to persuade a teenager to visit a specialist. Most often, complex treatment is prescribed. It should include rectal and external treatments.
Candles
In order for the knot to resolve, suppositories are prescribed, which must be inserted through the anus into the rectum, that is, rectally. They contribute:
- relieve pain;
- facilitate bowel movements;
- reduce inflammation;
- stop the resulting bleeding.
Most often, from hemorrhoids in adolescents (girls and boys), suppositories are prescribed: Relief Advance, Relief Ultra, Relief, Olestezin, Proctoglivenol, Betiol, Olestezin, Prostopin. They are recommended to be injected into the rectum 2 times a day. It is most convenient after the morning toilet and in the evening before going to bed. The duration of treatment is 7-14 days or as prescribed by the doctor.
Ointments
Depending on the symptoms, there is a selection of ointments. In the presence of itching and pain, treatment is not complete without: "Proctosan", "Relief" or "Aurobin". If there are noticeable knots, then it is effective to apply: "Levomekol", "Bezornil". For cracks and bleeding, it is recommended to include in therapy: "Troxevasin" or methyluracil ointment. The duration of treatment is 14 days.
Gels
In some cases, in the treatment of hemorrhoids in adolescents, it is convenient to use gels, as they act more sparinglyon the intestinal mucosa. They relieve inflammation, swelling, contain antibiotics, and promote tissue repair. Among the well-known and appointed are: "Proctosedyl", "Gepatrombin", "Lyoton".
Pills
In some cases, when hemorrhoids appear for the second time, the doctor prescribes drugs in tablets. The following drugs are allowed for adolescents: Troxevasin, Hemoroidin. 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 the treatment of hemorrhoids in a timely manner, especially to choose the appropriate medications for the symptoms and age. They must be effective, but at the same time safe for a teenager.
Surgical treatment
Unfortunately, nowadays it is not considered a rarity when even the younger generation turns to the doctor very late - in the last stages of the disease. If with adult patients this problem is not so difficult to solve - to prescribe an operation, then in the treatment of teenage hemorrhoids, decisive measures are fraught with major consequences.
Firstly, adolescents experience the morbidity of operations much brighter. Secondly, the need for anesthesia in almost all methods is often considered a contraindication for an immature organism.
But in exceptional cases, teenagers still perform the procedure. After that, the child needs to take care of himself(beware of hypothermia, improper food, immobility) in order to avoid a relapse.
Folk treatment
The most popular folk remedies for the treatment of hemorrhoids in adolescents are baths, compresses, ointments, candles.
Baths are prepared from decoctions of medicinal plants (St. John's wort, chamomile), oak bark, onion peel, 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. A teenager should sit in the bathroom for at least half an hour. Chamomile has disinfecting, anti-inflammatory properties and also helps to stop bleeding.
Compresses from fresh vegetables are highly effective in the treatment of external hemorrhoids. Potatoes, beets or carrots are rubbed on a fine grater. Vegetable gruel must be transferred to gauze and apply a compress to the hemorrhoids 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 make a hygienic toilet.
Homemade candles are used when the process is localized in the rectal cavity. The Altai mummy is considered the best tool for making candles. It has disinfectant, anti-inflammatory,healing properties, and most importantly - absolutely safe. It contains vitamins, essential oils, fatty acids. To prepare candles, you need to take butter, starch, mummy and milk in equal proportions. Heat butter and milk in a water bath and add mummy and starch to them, mix until smooth. Pour into molds (you can use a fingertip for the little finger) and freeze in the refrigerator. Use at night after hygienic toilet.
Do not forget that traditional methods of treatment also require consultation with a doctor.
Prevention
Unfortunately, this disease has become much younger in recent years, it has become very active and 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 babies at the time when complementary foods are introduced.
- As for the child's nutrition, it should be balanced, varied, and have a lot of fiber in its composition. The child should eat carrots, legumes, cabbage and beets, all of which are very important.
- Try to avoid fried, fatty, very peppery foods for your child, it is better to accustom him to baked or steamed foods.
- You need to watch your diet, minimize strong tea, rice, meat and do not give a lot of sweets.
- Sweets are generally recommended to be replaced with dried fruits, which will improve the mood of the child and nourish him with useful vitamins.
- It is necessary to monitor how much liquid the child consumes, it must be in a normal amount, deficiency will lead to undesirable consequences.
- A child should be taught sports from an early age.
