External hemorrhoids can become thrombosed, typically after a physical strain or stress, or after a period of constipation. Thrombosed means that the hemorrhoid is embedded with a blood clot that has occurred from a pooling of blood to the area. The hemorrhoid and the blood clot with it might clear up but it should still be seen by a doctor. So, if wanting to know when to see about an external hemorrhoid thrombosed the answer to the query is going to be “any time the person has one.”

Hemorrhoids are quite often seen occurring anywhere in the end of the large colon near the rectal opening or anus. Most hemorrhoids stem from physical strain or stress, such that can happen when working with heavy machinery or lifting heavy objects. This is also true of the external hemorrhoid thrombosed.

What can you do to prevent this condition? Increasing the fiber intake of a persons diet can reduce the likelihood of developing external hemorrhoids thrombosed. When a person increases the fiber content of his or her diet this person should also increase their intake of fluid, so as to let the bran or other fiber increase work effectively as it is meant to. If you don’t drink ample fluids with it, the positive effects of the extra fiber will be impaired and the additional intake of the fiber a waste of your time. You don’t have to increase the fiber in your diet in large quantities, just a modest increase will be good. Just, be consistent, increasing the fiber each and every day is ideal.

Problems with external hemorrhoids thrombosed that won’t go away can be dealt with through surgery. The surgery done on these hemorrhoids is done by either cutting open the hemorrhoid and drawing out the blood or blood clot, or by wrapping a “tourniquet” around the protrusion and letting it fall off. These hemorrhoids protrude to the outside of the rectum where they become a noticeable extra bulge that can be cumbersome or even very painful, although not necessarily that painful.