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I Have An External Hemorrhoid How Long Does Hydrocortisone Cream
Question: I have an external hemorrhoid how long does hydrocortisone cream take to make the bump I feel shrink? Are they any other tips? Does this look like I have hemorrhoids externally? I wanted a second opinion.
Brief Answer:
Hydrocortisone needs 14 days to work.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking query,
You can use Preparation-H instead its a combination containing contains Calcium Dobesilate, Hydrocortisone, Lignocaine, and Zinc.
However Hydrocortisone need to be applied three to four times a day for minimum of 14 days.
Yes it's external hemorrhoid.
Basically it's a life style disease so you have to slowly change your eating habits to stop recurrence.
Diet suggestion-
Consume high fiber foods as a part of high fiber diet.
Grain products: (6-11 servings of grain product in your diet is required daily) whole grain breads, whole wheat, whole grain rye, mixed grain, cracked wheat, buns, muffins. Brown rice whole wheat pasta or brown rice pasta cereals made from whole grain oatmeal ground flax, wheat germ or wheat XXXXXXX
In baked goods vegetables: (3-5 servings daily) dark green leafy vegetables contain highest amounts of fiber e.g. Spinach, broccoli, green peas, green beans, turnip greens.
Fruits: (2-3 serving of fruits) apples. Oranges, pears, peaches. Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries) dried fruits (dates, prunes apricots legumes, nuts, and seeds.
Do it slowly and make it a part of your daily habits to have healthy meals.
Regards!
Hydrocortisone needs 14 days to work.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking query,
You can use Preparation-H instead its a combination containing contains Calcium Dobesilate, Hydrocortisone, Lignocaine, and Zinc.
However Hydrocortisone need to be applied three to four times a day for minimum of 14 days.
Yes it's external hemorrhoid.
Basically it's a life style disease so you have to slowly change your eating habits to stop recurrence.
Diet suggestion-
Consume high fiber foods as a part of high fiber diet.
Grain products: (6-11 servings of grain product in your diet is required daily) whole grain breads, whole wheat, whole grain rye, mixed grain, cracked wheat, buns, muffins. Brown rice whole wheat pasta or brown rice pasta cereals made from whole grain oatmeal ground flax, wheat germ or wheat XXXXXXX
In baked goods vegetables: (3-5 servings daily) dark green leafy vegetables contain highest amounts of fiber e.g. Spinach, broccoli, green peas, green beans, turnip greens.
Fruits: (2-3 serving of fruits) apples. Oranges, pears, peaches. Berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries) dried fruits (dates, prunes apricots legumes, nuts, and seeds.
Do it slowly and make it a part of your daily habits to have healthy meals.
Regards!
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