Show DOCTOR TALK By JOHN JOliN D. D nE REMBERT I ERT M M. D. D It was not too many years ago when one considered holds or piles and constipation to tobe tobe tobe be topics discussed with the family fam tam ily By doctor in strictest secrecy secrecy- but now because of or the constant squawking of the medicine men hour after hour on television tele these words have become familiar house hold terms It is mainly because beI because be be- cause of or these medicine men that I the writer feels that a medical explanation is necessary Dail Daily thousands of people affected affected arI af ar- af- af I with hemorrhoid trouble or constipation spend thousands of dollars on advertised cures Generally speaking such sueh patented I drugs are not worth the cost of I the packaging and in many cases are quite dangerous in that I Ithe the user postpones visiting his I family physician for tor examination and proper treatment Hemorrhoid trouble is a 1 condition condition condition con con- of or the large bowel involving the extreme lower segment referred referred referred re re- re- re to as the anus Hemorrhoids Hemorrhoids are arc nothing more than enlarged enlarged en en- barged dilated veins comparable to varicose veins of the l logs legs gs After examination by your cian clan he often orten will refer reCer to this condition as being either cither internal or external depending on whether they develop on the inside or outside outside outside out out- side of the muscular ring of the outlet of or the bowel The chief cause of or is any condition that interferes with the proper flow of blood in inthe inthe inthe the vessels of the distal end of or orthe the bowel Many occupations con contrIbute contribute contribute tribute to the development of the condition such as persons leading leading leading lead lead- ing an extremely sedentary or inactive inactive inactive in in- active life constipation can often orten be blamed as is the frequent use of laxatives and cathartics Jobs requiring long hours of or standing on the feet can contribute to hemorrhoids also the condition is often orten seen as a complication in pregnancy Every day the modern medi of or T. T V V. V and radio and the frequent advertisements in newspapers and magazines admonish admonish ad ad- the hemorrhoid sufferer for Cor not using sing their particular salve ointment or suppository These Th se Venders claim fabulous cures and a double your money back guarantee guarantee but but all such pat patented pa- pa tented Rented t drugs cannot cure the con con- The only acceptable treatment for lor external hemorrhoids is sur sur- gery gory In many cases because of false modesty by the time lime the patient is seen by the physician many intolerable hours of or pain have passed because of neglect neglector or unsatisfactory home treatment Internal hemorrhoids generally speaking should be removed sur sur- Properly done surgery usually corrects the condition per Whether internal or external hemorrhoids at one time or another another another an an- other will produce bleeding Bleed Bleeding Bleeding Bleeding ing of or this type should never be disregarded assuming that the bleeding is due only to hemorrhoids hemorrhoids hemorrhoids hemor hemor- is risky True there are many more people with hemorrhoids hemorrhoids hemorrhoids hemor hemor- than cancer of the rectum but bleeding per rectum is an important symptom for the latter condition that cannot be ignored |