Many patients suffering from hemorrhoids are embarrassed to go to the doctor and are looking for safe products that can be bought at a pharmacy without a prescription, while they are easy to use. These drugs include candles Relief from hemorrhoids.
Properties and composition
The active substance of suppositories is phenylephrine. This is a local vasoconstrictor and anti-inflammatory agent. This substance is used in some nasal drops with vasoconstrictor action.
Its effectiveness is due to the fact that phenylephrine reduces the risk of bleeding, and by reducing the lumen of blood vessels reduces the size of the nodes themselves.
This relieves the symptoms of the disease, eliminates the risk of complications associated with vascular damage.
Auxiliary components - cocoa butter, benzoic acid compounds, shark liver oil and others - are necessary in order to ensure the most comfortable and effective administration of the drug. They have a local softening effect, restore a healthy state of the skin and mucous membrane, preventing the appearance of cracks.
Types and nuances of application
There are several types of candles, produced under the brand name Relief. In addition to the above, these include candles Relief Ultra and Relief Advance.
Relief Ultra - rectal suppositories, the active ingredient of which is hydrocortisone. Its anti-inflammatory effect is more pronounced than that of classic candles based on phenylephrine.
In addition, they have a wound-healing, antipruritic, and suturing effect, i.e. their effects are more multifaceted, so they are prescribed in the later stages of the disease.
Relip Advans suppositories contain benzocaine, a local anesthetic. Also present anti-inflammatory and wound-healing effect. This drug is prescribed for exacerbation of hemorrhoids for stopping them as an anesthetic agent.
Indications and contraindications
Candles are prescribed for the treatment of hemorrhoids as part of complex therapy or as an independent means (in the early stages). Effective with nodes 1-2 degrees, if the disease has reached later stages, the question of surgical treatment. But candles can be used to prepare for intervention.
In addition to hemorrhoids indications can be anal itching of any origin and anal fissures. There is an ointment with the same name, intended for the treatment of skin diseases around the anus and external hemorrhoids.
Indications for use in her case are the same, with one exception - deep nodes are treated only with suppositories. Ointment is sometimes used for cosmetic purposes as a means of wrinkles.
Candles Relief is not used for hypersensitivity to the components (you need to carefully watch the composition), the tendency to thrombosis, as well as the already existing thromboembolic diseases, granulocytopenia. In case of diabetes, hyperthyroidism and arterial hypertension, you should consult with your doctor before using the drug.
Instructions for use
Before you enter the suppository, it is necessary to carry out hygienic procedures - wash and clean the anus. The candle is inserted deep into the rectum in a prone position, then you need to lie down until it is completely resorbed, changing the position is undesirable.
It is necessary to use suppositories 4 times a day, the last one should be before bedtime. Additional medication - after each act of defecation. Every time before the procedure it is necessary to carry out hygienic procedures. With diarrhea, the effectiveness of the drug is significantly reduced.
The duration of the course of treatment is determined by the doctor, usually - to alleviate the condition, the symptoms disappear. Data on overdose of the drug is not received, it is assumed that it is completely safe in any doses, unless hypersensitivity occurs.
Instructions for use during pregnancy and after childbirth
Instructions for use indicates that Relief candles can be used for expectant mothers and nursing women only by doctor's prescription. It is undesirable to use them without consulting with a specialist, because the patient may not take into account all possible side effects and risks.
If the doctor found it possible to assign Relief to a woman, then it should be administered in the same way as in the instructions above.
Likewise, this drug is not recommended for children under 12 years old, however, the doctor may prescribe it if it considers it safe. But only a specialist can do this, you should not buy medicine for the child yourself.
Side effects
Among the side effects Relif indicated that allergic reactions can occur, and most of them are associated with improper use of medication. Normally, no side effects should develop, so the drug is considered one of the safest.
During the procedure of administering a suppository, the patient may experience discomfort, the candle itself may cause a foreign body sensation, reflex contractions of the rectal muscles.
This is a normal reaction of the body, which is not dangerous. You should be wary if there is a burning sensation, itching in the rectum, and also if the condition does not improve under the influence of the drug.
Of the inconveniences that arise when using candles, it can be noted that they can leave marks on underwear. This can not be attributed to side effects, but it should be taken into account during treatment with this drug.
special instructions
The instructions indicate that if the patient's condition did not improve within a week, you should immediately stop taking Relief and contact the proctologist.
Moreover, the treatment should be discontinued if, against the background of it, the patient has become worse, especially if there has been rectal bleeding.
It is dangerous to use the drug together with blood pressure lowering agents (reduced effectiveness) and antidepressants (risk of hypertensive crisis). Use with other local agents containing phenylephrine is permissible only after consulting a doctor, but it is highly undesirable.
The price of candles from hemorrhoids Relief, analogues
Suppositories are sold in pharmacies without a prescription, their cost ranges from 300r per package. Store them at room temperature away from sunlight and heat sources.
Keep away from children and pets. Shelf life without opening the package - 2 years from the date of manufacture.
Find an analogue of this tool, including a cheaper, is not difficult. On the shelves of pharmacies you can find a very wide range of candles and hemorrhoids ointments with various active ingredients.
Which of them is suitable for each specific patient, the proctologist must decide. Among the most famous analogues are Gepatrombin G, Lioton ointment, Proktosedil.
Reviews of Candle Relief
With the problem of hemorrhoids familiar for a long time and not by hearsay. Relief has been recommended to me at the pharmacy when I asked what they have from my sore. Said, safe, there are no side effects, but you need to read the instructions carefully. Sold without a prescription. Began to use, significantly easier. The only thing I don’t like is that it’s too often to be installed.
Alexander, 46 years old, Omsk
After the birth, hemorrhoids were discovered in me, apparently, the pregnancy provoked. The condition is not sugar, but it is necessary to be treated. I talked with my sister, she said that there is Relief, it is without a prescription, she is just treating them. I did not like it - you need to apply it often, I didn’t notice much improvement. Therefore, refused it, and nothing has changed.
Ekaterina, 27 years old, Chelyabinsk
I apply Relief as prescribed by a doctor, soon a month. Cones have significantly decreased, I feel good, I'm used to the frequency of use. But now I’ll have to give him up - we are going to have a child with my husband, the doctor said that Relief will not be possible, and it is better to do the operation in general.
Olesya, 24 years old Novosibirsk
On how to properly insert a candle in the anus - the following video.
