Question to general practitioner Maarten: Trouble with hemorrhoids

Maarten Vasbinder lives in Isaan. His profession is general practitioner, a profession that he mainly practiced in Spain. On Thailandblog he answers questions from readers who live in Thailand and writes about medical facts.

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Dear Martin,

I am a healthy man of 54, a bit overweight but otherwise everything ok. The only problem I have in Thailand and not in the Netherlands is hemorrhoids.

I start the day with a banana and 2 slices of wholemeal bread. Also 3 or 4 slices of wholemeal bread for lunch and a warm meal with plenty of vegetables in the evening. Drink 3-5 liters of water throughout the day, depending on the temperature. Still, those hemorrhoids come back regularly.

First I used Proctosedyl Ointment and now Daflon 500 on the recommendation of the pharmacist.
Personally I prefer the Proctosedyl and it works better in my opinion.

Is there another/better solution I could use?

Thanks in advance.

Regards,

B.

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