Typically, hemorrhoids go away within of week of starting home treatment. If yours doesn’t start improving or immediately comes back, then it’s best to talk to your doctor about it. Additionally, you may need additional treatments if your hemorrhoids are causing extreme pain or excessive bleeding. Don’t ignore these symptoms. Let your doctor know that you’ve been experiencing symptoms of a hemorrhoid, as well as how you’ve been caring for it. If your hemorrhoids won’t go away or are significantly impacting your life, your doctor may recommend getting a medical procedure to help you heal. Most of these procedures are minimally invasive. The most common ways to treat severe hemorrhoids include: Ligation, which involves tying a rubber band around the base of the hemorrhoid to cut off the blood flow. Injection of a chemical solution designed to shrink the hemorrhoid without causing you pain. Cauterization to heat the hemorrhoid until it hardens and stops causing symptoms. Hemorrhoid stapling, which blocks blood flow to an internal hemorrhoid so it shrinks. Hemorrhoidectomy, which is the surgical removal of a severe hemorrhoid that’s interfering with your daily function.
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One-sentence summary -- See your doctor for extreme pain, excessive bleeding, or persistent hemorrhoids. Talk to your doctor about additional treatments for severe hemorrhoids.


A green top is the cornerstone of any leprechaun costume. The simplest way to create this base is to wear a solid or checkered green button-down shirt.  Avoid wearing a T-shirt. Leprechauns are old world creatures, and the look of a button-down shirt creates a classy, antiquated ambiance more effectively than a T-shirt would. Alternatively, consider a green jacket and white shirt. Even though a green button-down shirt is the easiest way to start making your costume, a more traditional version of leprechaun attire is a white button-down shirt paired with a solid green suit jacket. The idea is to be green from head to toe. Green trouser pants are the perfect article of clothing to pair with your green top, but you could also opt for green shorts made from trouser material if you want to wear your costume when the weather is on the warmer side. If you have trouble finding green pants, you can purchase white pants and use fabric dye to dye the garment a bold shade of green. While girls and women can pull off a green top and green slacks, they also have the option to slip on a green dress, or to pair a green top with a green skirt.  If working with a green skirt, you can still pair it with a green button-down shirt or white button-down shirt with a green suit jacket. Depending on the print of the jacket and the print of the dress, you could even shrug a green suit jacket over a green dress. Try to keep the jacket a solid color rather than a print, though, and make sure that the shade of green on the dress is a little different from the green on the jacket. If your legs are exposed or partially exposed, wear a pair of white knee-high socks to cover your calves. This is important if you are wearing shorts, a skirt, or a dress. If you are wearing long pants, you should still wear white socks, but they do not necessarily need to be knee-high since any portion of the sock covering your calf will not be visible, anyway.
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One-sentence summary -- Wear a green button-down shirt. Put on a pair of green slacks or shorts. Consider a green dress or skirt if you want to dress as a female leprechaun. Slip on white socks.


Once she's laid her eggs, remove the female from the breeding tank. Put her back in her usual tank, which can prevent injury to her from the very devoted male betta.  Be aware that a female may lie still for a few moments after laying her eggs. Male bettas may also chase females away from the bubble nest when they're done laying eggs. Put the female in her old tank or consider letting her rest for a few days in a hospital or holding tank. Bettas are easily injured in the mating process. Check for torn fins after they mate to prevent disease or death.  Add a commercial water treatment such as MarOxy or Bettamax to prevent disease in recently bred bettas. Buy the water treatments at a pet stores or a specialty fish supplier. Separate the fish if you notice significant stress or wounding. After about three days, check to see if the eggs have hatched. The fry, which have the appearance of little black dots, will also have little tails. Watching for the development of fry signals you to remove the male betta, which can maintain the safety and health of the fry.  Put the male back in his tank or a hospital tank for a few days. Feed the fry once they're swimming freely. Fry get “infusoria,” which is easily made by placing a lightly boiled potato in a jar of aquarium water for 2 days to culture the microscopic animals. Put some of the infusoria water in the tank with the fry 2 times a day. Allow the fry to stay together for about 7 months. If you wait longer, they may start to fight and injure one another and flaring with one another.
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One-sentence summary -- Take the female out of the tank. Treat wounds. See eggs develop into fry.


A metal scraper is a good place to start, though if you're worried about scratching the surface, you can use a plastic one. The polyurethane should peel off fairly easily as you move along. The paint stripper should have done the hard work. Scrape in the direction of the wood grain. Scrubbing against the grain can damage the surface of the floors or furniture. Plus, if you add any scratches, it will look like the grain of the wood. In curved or decorative areas, a scraper won't work as well. Instead, scrub it with a metal brush, as the bristles will get in all the nooks and crannies and remove the polyurethane. After wash is a solvent you use after paint stripper. Its purpose is to clean up the end of the polyurethane, as well as remove the paint stripper you used. Just use a paper towel to rub it in. You don't have to leave it on for any time. Just rub it on until the rest of the polyurethane comes up. If the first round didn't take off enough of the polyurethane, go through the process again. Apply another layer of paint stripper to the area, and then scrape it down again, checking to see if that completed the process. After you've removed most of the polyurethane, sand down what remains. You can simply use fine steel wool. You can also use 150-grit sandpaper. The sandpaper will smooth it out and take off the last of the polyurethane. The after wash should have taken off most of the polyurethane, which is why you shouldn't need a heavy-duty sandpaper. Always rub with the grain. Take the water and rags to a hazardous waste disposal unit in your town, along with leftover stripper. Do not throw rags and chemicals directly into the trash or sewer. Contact your city to find your local waste disposal center.
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Use a scraper to scrub it down. Use a steel brush to get into small areas. Rub the polyurethane down with after wash. Repeat as needed. Sand the surface to remove polyurethane. Soak your discarded rags and steel wool in water to avoid fires.