Hemorrhoids during pregnancy: Sitz bath vs. ano-rectal cream: A comparative prospective study of two conservative treatment protocols

Women and Birth

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2018, Pages e272-e277

  Shirah, Bader Hamza ^a   Shirah, Hamza Asaad ^b   Fallata, Abdelelah Hussein ^b   Alobidy, Shaima Nassar ^b   Hawsawi, Majdah Mohammad Al ^b  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Al Ansar General Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Conservative treatment; Glycerin suppositories; Hemorrhoids; Metamucil bulk forming fiber; Sitz bath

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; GLYCEROL; ISPAGULA;

ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; ADULT; BATH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMORRHOID; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAUDI ARABIA; SUPPOSITORY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANALGESICS; BATHS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONSTIPATION; DEFECATION; FEMALE; GLYCEROL; HEMORRHOIDS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYLLIUM; SAUDI ARABIA; SUPPOSITORIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85031744056     PISSN: 18715192     EISSN: 18781799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wombi.2017.10.003     Document Type: Article

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