It's inserted into the rectum like a rectal suppository after being cooled in a freezer for a minimum of one hour. The probe is left in the rectum for six minutes, removed, washed and placed back in the freezer. Dr Warren Rudd, Director of the Rudd Clinic for Diseases of the Colon and Rectum, in Toronto, says Anurex can be used every hour because it's safe. But in most cases it should be used twice a day for two weeks. Then once daily for another two weeks.
Patients can then use it as needed.
It's not enjoyable having a cold probe inserted into the rectum. But it has a great track record of helping patients suffering from anusitis. Cooling quickly decreases the local blood flow, inflammation and swelling. This relieves the pain, discharge and bleeding. She had had surgery to treat hemorrhoids.