Table 1. Treatment strategies and their patient-reported efficacy.
Strategy | Treatment Option | N Used | N Found Effective (Efficacy Rate) |
Conservative | Baths – Sitz salt baths | 22 | 20 (91.5%) |
Conservative | Improved Dietary Fibre | 58 | 51 (87.9%) |
Conservative | Improved fluid intake | 63 | 55 (87.3%) |
Conservative | Ice packs | 15 | 12 (80%) |
Conservative | Manual Reduction | 34 | 24 (70.5%) |
Medical | Scheriproct suppositories | 17 | 15 (88.2%) |
Medical | Scheriproct topical | 38 | 33 (86.8%) |
Medical | Anusol | 27 | 21 (77.8%) |
Medical | Laxatives – Fybogel, Lactulose, Movicol | 19 | 14 (73.7%) |
Medical | Simple Analgesia | 24 | 16 (66.7%) |