Hemorrhoids are increasing due to sedentary habits and unhealthy eating habits.

Due to sedentary lifestyle and unhealthy eating habits, hemorrhoids are increasing and getting younger. However, patients are still subjective, afraid, delay treatment, so when they come to the hospital, it is already in the late stage.

Patients with hemorrhoids need to comply with treatment methods and change their lifestyle - Photo: Provided by the hospital

Sharing on the sidelines of the scientific conference "Application of laser technology in hemorrhoid treatment" on the afternoon of June 25, Dr. Ta Anh Tuan - director of Hoan My Saigon Hospital - warned that the rate of people with hemorrhoids is increasing and getting younger.

The main causes are a sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits (low fiber intake, low water intake, high spicy and processed foods), and use of stimulants... Office workers are at higher risk of hemorrhoids due to their sedentary work.

Dr. Tuan added that hemorrhoids are not life-threatening but cause pain, prolonged bleeding, hemorrhoid prolapse, and even infection... seriously affecting the quality of life and work performance.

However, in reality, most patients come to the hospital for treatment in the late stages.

"Because the disease is not life-threatening, many people are subjective and only go to the hospital when the disease is in a late stage (stage 2, 3 or more severe).

Besides, patients are often hesitant to go to the doctor because this is a sensitive area, so delaying treatment can lead to other dangerous diseases...", Dr. Tuan explained.

Regarding hemorrhoid treatment, Dr. Tuan said that there are many methods available today, however, old surgical methods can leave complications or not completely remove the disease, leading to a high recurrence rate.

When applying laser technology in the treatment of hemorrhoids, it will minimize the impact on the body, the complication rate is low, does not cause infection, the surgery time is short (only 30 - 60 minutes), the patient recovers quickly (can return to work after one day of discharge from the hospital).

Gastroenterologists also said that when performing laser hemorrhoid surgery (laser hemorrhoid tissue shaping), the surgeon will not cut directly into the hemorrhoid but will use a laser to burn the blood vessels deep inside to reduce the volume of the hemorrhoid, flatten and adhere the hemorrhoid tissue.

According to the latest recommendations of the Vietnam Colorectal Association (updated in 2024), laser application in hemorrhoid surgery is an optimal treatment solution to help minimize postoperative symptoms, increase patient satisfaction, and significantly improve quality of life after treatment.

This method is indicated for patients with grade 2 and 3 internal hemorrhoids whose symptoms do not improve with medical treatments.

Dr. Tuan recommends that regardless of the surgical method, patients need to adhere to the treatment method and at the same time change their lifestyle. If they do not change their lifestyle, the possibility of hemorrhoids recurring can still occur.

Hemorrhoids are one of the most common anorectal diseases today, occurring due to many causes, including excessive dilation and hypertrophy of hemorrhoidal venous plexus in the anorectal area.

This is also one of the common diseases in all ages, but recently the disease has been recorded as increasing and getting younger.

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