Hydrocortisone for piles and itchy bottom-奶油，软膏和栓剂

氢化可的松在某些药物中用于治疗：

• piles (haemorrhoids)内部或底部（肛门）
• 发痒的底部

这些治疗方法无法治愈堆，但可以帮助疼痛和瘙痒。

Hydrocortisone is a type of medicine known as a类固醇(corticosteroid). Corticosteroids are not the same as anabolic steroids.

桩的氢化可的松治疗作为面霜，软膏和栓剂。您可以从药房购买一些较小的尺寸，但其他尺寸只有处方可用。其中一些药物还含有局部麻醉药和其他药物来缓解症状。

Other types of hydrocortisone

There are different types of hydrocortisone, including injections and tablets.

Find out more about other ways you can use hydrocortisone for different health conditions。

• Some hydrocortisone products creams and ointments can only be used on the outside of your body. The best type of treatment for you depends on your symptoms.
• 通常，您通常每天几次进行治疗 - 早上第一件事，晚上和做便便之后。始终遵循药剂师或医生的建议，或您的药物随附的传单。
• 请勿使用氢化可的松治疗时间比建议的时间更长，也不要使用比预期的更多。其中局部麻醉可以使您的皮肤敏感。另外，长期使用会使您的皮肤更瘦。
• Do not let children use hydrocortisone unless their doctor prescribes it for them.
• 可以通过多种品牌名称来调用桩的氢化可的松处理，包括Anusol范围，Anugesic，Gerlecaloid，Perinal，Proctosedyl，Uniroid和Xyloproct。

大多数成年人（18岁及以上）可以使用桩和发痒底部的氢化可的松处理。

Young people aged 16 to 17 years can only use some products. Do not use these treatments on children under the age of 16 unless a doctor prescribes them.

氢化可的松治疗不适合某些人。为了确保它们对您安全，请告诉您的药剂师或医生：

• are allergic to hydrocortisone or any other medicine
• have a skin infection
• are pregnant, trying to get pregnant or you're breastfeeding
• 正在服用其他药物，例如可待因, which might be making you constipated. Being constipated means you're more likely to get piles.

You'll usually use most treatments for piles or itchy bottom several times a day – first thing in the morning, last thing at night and after you've done a poo. Check the leaflet which comes with the product you are using.

一些疗法仅在肛门周围的皮肤上使用，例如乳霜，软膏和喷雾剂。这些是用于外部（称为外部桩）或发痒的底部的堆。

肛门内使用了一些桩治疗，例如氢化可的松栓剂。这些是用于内部（内部堆）的堆。

Do not use hydrocortisone treatments for more than 7 days. Make an appointment to see your doctor if your symptoms:

• 没有更好
• 治疗后快速回来

How to use cream or ointment for external piles

Read the instructions in the leaflet that comes with the cream or ointment.

1. 在之前和之后洗手。
2. 挤压奶油或软膏管，然后将少量放在手指上。
3. 用手指在肛门外面涂抹奶油或软膏。

如何将喷雾用于外部桩和痒的底部

Read the instructions in the leaflet that comes with the spray.

在第一次使用喷雾剂之前，您需要准备好它。将泵向下推一次或两次。

1. 在之前和之后洗手。
2. 分开臀部并喷洒一次。

How to use suppositories for internal piles

Read the instructions in the leaflet that comes with the suppositories.

1. 如果需要，事先去厕所。
2. 在之前和之后洗手。还可以用温和的肥皂和水清洁肛门周围，冲洗和轻拍干燥。
3. Unwrap the suppository.
4. Stand with one leg up on a chair or lie on your side with one leg bent and the other straight.
5. Gently push the suppository into your anus with the pointed end first. It needs to go in about 2cm to 3cm (1 inch).
6. Sit or lie still for about 15 minutes. The suppository will melt inside your anus.

如果我忘记使用它怎么办？

如果您忘记治疗，请立即记住。如果您在下一个应用程序的几个小时内不记得，请不要担心。只需跳过错过的治疗，然后回到通常的治疗程序。

像所有药物一样，氢化可的松治疗可能会引起副作用，尽管并非所有人都得到了副作用。

If you use hydrocortisone for a short time, it's very unlikely to cause side effects. You may get a slight increase in burning when you first apply the treatment, but this only lasts a few minutes. This usually stops happening after a few days.

如果您长时间使用氢化可的松，它会使肛门周围的皮肤变薄。最好不要在7天以上不使用这些治疗方法，并且不经常重复这些治疗方法。

Serious side effects

如果您的底部感染，氢化可的松治疗可能会使情况恶化。为了防止感染，请在涂抹治疗之前用柔软干净的毛巾清洗痒或酸痛的区域，然后用柔软的干净毛巾拍干。

很少有氢化可的松进入血液。这可能会导致身体其他部位的副作用。

Tell your doctor straight away if you get:

• 底部周围更发炎的皮肤 - 这可能是皮肤感染的迹象
• very upset stomach or vomiting, very bad dizziness or fainting, muscle weakness, feeling very tired, mood changes, loss of appetite and weight loss – these can be signs of adrenal gland problems
• 困惑，困倦，更饿或渴，撒尿更频繁地，呼吸快或呼吸，闻起来像水果一样 - 这些可能是diabetes或糖尿病并发症

严重的过敏反应

产生过敏反应是极为罕见的（anaphylaxis) to hydrocortisone.

这些并不是氢化可的松在桩或瘙痒底部的副作用。有关完整列表，请参阅药品包中的传单。

Hydrocortisone creams that you buy from a pharmacy can be used in pregnancy and while you are breastfeeding.

这是有关如何治疗的更多信息piles in pregnancy。

有关怀孕期间使用氢化可的松的更多信息，阅读有关在怀孕（Bumps）网站上最好使用药物的传单。

服用其他药物不应影响桩或底部工作的氢化可的松治疗方式。