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The present invention provides an instrument for preventing and treating hemorrhoids, which enables easy attachment to the body, ensures comfort in use, and effectively prevents and treats hemorrhoids. An instrument for preventing or treating hemorrhoids according to the present invention is adhered

The present invention provides an instrument for preventing and treating hemorrhoids, which enables easy attachment to the body, ensures comfort in use, and effectively prevents and treats hemorrhoids. An instrument for preventing or treating hemorrhoids according to the present invention is adhered to a patient's back in contact with the sacrum and/or the skin in its periphery either directly to the skin or indirectly through clothing, the instrument including: a container having air permeability, and a heat generating material that generates heat by oxidation upon contact with air and is contained in the container.

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1. A method for preventing or treating hemorrhoids, comprising the step of: preparing an instrument for preventing or treating hemorrhoids, comprising a container having air permeability and being adhered to a patient's back in contact with the skin over at least one of the sacrum and/or its periphe

1. A method for preventing or treating hemorrhoids, comprising the step of: preparing an instrument for preventing or treating hemorrhoids, comprising a container having air permeability and being adhered to a patient's back in contact with the skin over at least one of the sacrum and/or its periphery either directly to the skin or indirectly through clothing; and a heat generating material which generates heat by oxidation upon contact with air and is contained in the container; andadhering the instrument to a back of a hemorrhoid patient or a user trying to prevent hemorrhoids in contact with the skin over at least one of the sacrum and its periphery either directly to the skin or indirectly through clothing,wherein the container substantially has a pentagonal shape in a plan view provided with a substantially triangle-shaped projecting portion on one end, the area of the container in a plan view is in a range of from 45 to 117 cm2, andthe container has an air permeability of from 234 to 390 g/m2/day. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the container comprises an irregular thickness. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein a degree of heat-generation per unit area is at least 45 cal/cm2. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the container comprises a slit in the substantially triangle-shaped projecting portion so that the substantially triangle-shaped projecting portion is divided into two portions.