This page is how the HemorrhoidsPro editorial team researches, writes, sources and updates the site. It covers where a medical fact is allowed to come from, how product picks stay separate from the guides, and how a mistake gets fixed.
Who writes the pages is described on About HemorrhoidsPro. The byline is the HemorrhoidsPro editorial team: health writers and researchers. We do not list personal names, degrees or a named medical reviewer. If you want the health information itself, start with what hemorrhoids are and how to get relief.
The date under a title is the last time that page was revised. Product listings are re-checked every few months, because prices, packaging and buyer comments change.
What we publish
Guides are the long references. They are grouped into understanding hemorrhoids, relief and treatment, prevention and daily habits, and pregnancy. Hemorrhoid treatment is the hub for home care, store-bought products, office procedures and surgery. Hemorrhoids during pregnancy is the hub for pregnancy and the weeks after birth.
The blog answers one question at a time, usually from studies. The best hemorrhoid products groups current product picks by type. The free tools include a symptom checker and a fiber calculator. Those tools run in your browser. Your answers are not sent to us. A sitz bath timer can store today’s soak count on your device only. Details are in the privacy policy.
Where a fact is allowed to come from
A factual sentence about hemorrhoids has to rest on a source we read. We use clinical practice guidelines, systematic reviews, clinical trials and other published studies, and government health pages.
Two sources the medical pages rely on are the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons 2024 guideline on hemorrhoids and the NIDDK page on hemorrhoid treatment. We read the abstract or the live page before the source is added. The link text names the study or the page, so you can tell what you are opening.
We do not use a commercial health article or a Wikipedia page as the source of a medical claim. We do not invent a number to fill a gap. If the evidence is thin, or if studies disagree, the page says that.
The source list at the bottom of a guide or a blog post is the reading list, in the same order as the numbered citations in the text. Every item on that list is cited at least once.
How a medical page is written
The opening answers the question the reader searched. Later sections add steps a person can follow: what to do, how often, how long, and what to do if that plan does not help.
We also follow these limits on every medical page:
- The first use of a medical term includes a short definition.
- The page says how strong the evidence is. A large review of trials is described differently from a single small study.
- The page does not promise a cure. It says what the evidence shows.
- When a medicine is mentioned, the page says to follow the label. If a guideline states a time limit, the page includes that limit.
- Pregnancy and breastfeeding pages tell you to check treatment with your obstetric provider. They also say which options the cited guidelines discuss.
- Pages about bleeding, pain or a new lump include the signs that need a doctor promptly. When to see a doctor for hemorrhoids is the full version of that list.
How product pages are chosen
Product pages name specific items sold on Amazon. The method matches the affiliate disclosure on every one of those pages:
- We start with Amazon listings that have a strong rating from a large number of buyers. When a product has fewer ratings, the page says why it is included.
- We read recent buyer comments, the praise and the complaints, and we summarize the common themes in our own words. We do not copy star ratings, rating counts, prices or customer reviews onto the page.
- We weigh that type of product against the published research. If the studies do not support it, we say so, even when it sells well.
No brand or seller can pay for a spot on a list, send a free product in exchange for coverage, or see a page before it goes live. We show a rough price level instead of an exact price, because Amazon prices change often.
Corrections and updates
Email a correction to hello@hemorrhoidspro.com. Include the page address, the sentence, and why you think it is wrong. A link to a guideline or a study abstract helps us check it. The contact page lists what else is useful, and what not to send.
If the cited source does not support the sentence, we correct the page and change the date. If a newer guideline replaces an older one, we revise the page the same way. If the source does support the sentence, we leave it. We do not remove a sentence because a company asks us to.
Questions about how the site is funded can go to the same address. The affiliate disclosure explains that funding.