ellauri055.html on line 215: Saint Fiacre is the patron saint of the commune of Saint-Fiacre, Seine-et-Marne, France. He is the patron of growers of vegetables and medicinal plants, and gardeners in general, including ploughboys. His reputed aversion to women is believed to be the reason he is also considered the patron of victims of venereal disease. He is further the patron of victims of hemorrhoids and fistulas, taxi cab drivers, box makers, florists, hosiers, pewterers, tilemakers, and those suffering from infertility. Finally, he is commonly invoked to heal persons suffering from various infirmities, premised on his reputed skill with medicinal plants.
ellauri074.html on line 132: Over-the-counter products are available for hemorrhoids, such as pads infused with witch hazel (Tucks), as well as soothing creams that contain lidocaine, hydrocortisone, or other ingredients like phenylephrine (Preparation H, hasselpähkinää). These substances help shrink the inflamed tissue and provide relief from itching.
ellauri074.html on line 141: c. 2250 BC Code of Hammurabi, King of Babylon. Description of anal symptoms (hemorrhoids).
ellauri074.html on line 142: 1700 BC Edwin Smith papyrus. Use of astringent lotions for anal symptoms (hemorrhoids?) described.
ellauri074.html on line 144: 460–375 BC Writings of Hippocrates. Treatment of hemorrhoids by cautery and excision described.
ellauri074.html on line 148: AD 130–200 Galen recommends conservative management of piles (laxatives, ointments, leeches) and regards bleeding as therapeutic. Also describes, however, use of a tight thread to induce sloughing of hemorrhoids.
ellauri074.html on line 149: 1975 Classical studies by W. H. F. Thomson into the nature of hemorrhoids and their development from anal cushions, which are normal structures.
ellauri140.html on line 1070: Be prepared to get some hemorrhoids.
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