A thrombosed external hemorrhoid is an excruciatingly painful condition.
External thrombosed hemorrhoids occur external to the anal verge which is the distal end of the anal canal.It occurs when an external hemorrhoid develops a blood clot and this clot blocks the blood flow from the hemorrhoid and surrounding tissues.

The difficulty with the external hemorrhoid developing a blood clot is that cell toxins are not carried away from the infected area as they normally would and they then infect the area surrounding the thrombosed external hemorrhoid causing a lot of pain.

Thrombosed external hemorrhoids are generally caused by many factors and the difficulty is caused when an external hemorrhoid develops a blood clot.There are many causes of blood clots but the bottom line is that blood clots are the cause of thrombosed external hemorrhoids which will cause pain, itching, swelling and a burning sensation.

Thrombosed external hemorrhoids are generally obvious by the color of the external hemorrhoids which is generally a very dark color such as purple, deep red or black and blue.

Treatment of Thrombosed External Hemorrhoids
The treatment necessary will first involve going to your doctor and getting his/her opinion on it.Sometimes external hemorrhoids will disappear of their own accord when the blood clot which has formed frees up and your circulation returns to normal.

However there are some natural and home treatments for external hemorrhoids and one such treatment is a sitz bath which helps to get your blood circulating better and thereby reduce or eradicate the clot which is the cause of your thrombosed external hemorrhoid.

A sitz bath essentially involves sitting in hot water in your bath tub for about minutes at a time up to 4 times a day. You then follow this up by sitting on a towel like ice pack which is intended to free up your blood circulation and will give you some relief.
More serious cures for thrombosed external hemorrhoids can involve surgery and or laser treatment. You need to check out your doctor to see what is recommended in your circumstances but the surgery for your external hemorrhoids will involve a simple incision and removal of the blood clot.

A more serious operation is a hemorrhoidectomy which involves the complete removal of the hemorrhoid.This is a serious procedure which will require you taking advice from your medical advisor but to ignore a thrombosed external hemorrhoid can cause you serious problems, the most serious of which is the development of gangrene throught the bloot clot in your hemorrhoid failing to be reabsorbed into your blood stream and the continuing growth of cell toxins.

The best way to treat hemorrhoids, whether internal or external hemorrhoids, is to ensure that you have a good, healthy diet full of fruit and fibre, plenty of water intake, exercise and no straining when going to the toilet.

Hemorrhoids are generally formed by a poor diet and poor dietary habits combined with strainging during defecating.