Has anyone ever used suppository to treat hemorrhoids?

Has anyone ever used suppository to treat hemorrhoids? I used a Proctyl this morning, it relieved the discomfort but soon after the discomfort returned. The pharmacist recommended 3 suppositories a day, so I inserted a second suppository now, I feel a burning instead of improving the symptoms. Has anyone had a similar experience?

@Anne20 I used Preparation H suppositories when I was younger and got hemorrhoids when I got severe diarrhea from taking Erythromycin for 2 weeks to cure a sore throat. I used them daily for almost a month but they didn't really work that well. More recently I have used Anusol Plus suppositories for hemorrhoids and they work quite well to relieve the burning irritation. Usually 1 is enough to give quick relief.

I'll look for Anusol, thank you

Has anyone ever used suppository to treat hemorrhoids? I used a Proctyl this morning, it relieved the discomfort but soon after the discomfort returned. The pharmacist recommended 3 suppositories a day, so I inserted a second suppository now, I feel a burning instead of improving the symptoms. Has anyone had a similar experience?

@Anne20 Yes I used Preperation H suppos a couple weeks ago for mine. I did 2 that day and calmed it down, but they're not as severe as they used to be. Had to see Drs. twice for them when younger.

I have used both Prep-H and Anusol for Hemorrhoid relief. Personally, I’ve had the best results with Anusol. I keep them in the freezer and when needed, I insert them cold. They feel so good as they go up my hiney hole! I’ve had the best results inserting one suppository before bedtime and letting it “do its thing” as I sleep. YMMV

I'll try leaving it in the freezer to see how it feels.

I talked to a nurse and she advised me to push the suppository deeply, the finger should go in as far as I can. As it was sore, it was pushing only the tip of the finger, so the suppository was not being so effective. Ointments can be inserted more superficially.

Had best luck with Anusol products . . . have also been prescribed steroid ones as well.

I have used them. They are somewhat effective, at least in the short run. They don't need to be inserted as far as suppositories for constipation.

I have used Prep H suppositories, as well as some rectal cream. I don't recall any mindblowing effect.

These products do help, and there are generic alternatives to Preparation H that have the same ingredient, phenylephrine, which is a vasoconstrictor and costs less. And there is a brand called Calmol that a proctologist recommended; it's phenylephrine with zinc oxide.

Is there any correlation that participants in this category are in need of these products?