A very common question that I am asked is whether everyone with hemorrhoids needs surgery. And the truth of the matter is that only a minority of patients need surgery for hemorrhoids. Many times, I am actually able to treat hemorrhoids more effectively in the office than in the operating room. So, who can be […]
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Because newer treatments are available for fecal incontinence (accidental bowel leakage), I’m often asked about them. I am seeing more and more patients with fecal incontinence. Many patients have questions about what exactly is sacral nerve stimulation. It’s a relatively new procedure that has really changed many patients’ lives, so it’s worthwhile to discuss.
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Do you think you have a thrombosed hemorrhoid? They are troubling, painful, and one of the more common conditions we see. I’ll now tell you about them. There are two main types of hemorrhoids: Internal and external. Almost all thrombosed hemorrhoids are external hemorrhoids (I talk more about internal hemorrhoids in this post). Thrombosed
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Rectal bleeding is one of the more common symptoms that a colorectal surgeon sees in the office. There are many different causes of blood in the stool; some, like hemorrhoids, are benign and are easily treated. Others, like colon and rectal cancer, are more worrisome and require different treatments. Most people become alarmed when they
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So, you think you have a perianal abscess? It’s a common condition that we see and I’ll tell you more about it. An abscess is a localized collection of infection (pus). It can occur anywhere, but near the anus is a common location. The most common presentation is anorectal (butt) pain. It may
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Last time, I talked about hemorrhoids and how many patients who think they have hemorrhoids actually have another problem. Today, I’ll talk about what those other problems might be. Probably the most common thing that is confused with hemorrhoids is an anal fissure. The main way that I, as a colon and rectal surgeon, am
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Fecal incontinence (or bowel leakage) is a very common problem for women. And now we have treatments available for it that are changing lives. Many previously suffered with this problem in silence, but that doesn’t need to happen any longer. Bowel leakage is most commonly encountered by women and it can happen at any
Dr. Harb talks about fecal incontinence in our latest blog post Read More »
