The key to treating hemorrhoids in the elderly is to develop a daily bowel habit and correct constipation. If you have dry stool, you can take liquid paraffin, one to two times a day, 10 to 15 ml each time, or you can take Piyue Maren Pills, 6 to 9 grams a day. External medicines can also be used to astringe hemorrhoids and reduce bleeding. After each bowel movement, take a sitz bath with warm water or 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, and insert hemorrhoid tablets or hemorrhoid analgesic ointment into the anus.

Oral medications include Huazhi Pills, Huaijiao Pills, Shihui Pills and other Chinese patent medicines, which have certain effects on mild hemorrhoids. For severe hemorrhoids, when the above methods are ineffective, injection therapy can be used to inject sclerosing agents such as 5% sodium cod liver oleate or 5% to 10% glycerin carbonate into the hemorrhoids to cause them to harden, shrink and cure.

In modern times, some people use cryotherapy to make hemorrhoids wither and fall off. Both methods are relatively safe and suitable for the elderly. As for stubborn hemorrhoids, they can only be cured through ligation or surgery.