Hemorrhoids Home Treatment
If the condition of your hemorrhoids is
not severe, you might want to try these home treatment for
hemorrhoids. The home treatment method can be preventive and
curable.
Preventive Home
Treatment:
1. Eating fruits like oranges, apples, bananas, prunes,
grapefruits, mangos, watermelon, grapes and cherries enhances
the digestion process. Food products like bread, white flour
products, and sodas should be avoided as they lead to
constipation.
2. Physical activities like running, walking, swimming etc.
should be added to your daily regime.
3. Avoid making the hemorrhoids worse by blotting the anus
gently after bowel movements with white toilet paper moistened
with water or a cleansing agent or with moistened, medicated
pads. Avoid rubbing the anal area, and avoid soaps with
perfumes or dyes.
Simple Treatments at
home:
1. Apply ice packs on the affected areas.
2. Sitz bath, which is a small tub and is specially designed
to allow the soaking of hemorrhoids without taking a bath. In
this process the rectal area is soaked in hot water for 15-20
minutes about 3-4 times a day. Not only does this helps relieve
symptoms but also aids shrinkage of the hemorrhoid.
3. Applying medicated creams will help you get rid of
itching and scratching and help you heal over time.
4. Buy a doughnut shaped cushion. They are available in
pharmacies and medical supply stores and can be useful to
hemorrhoid sufferers. Try and sit on it as instructed.
5. Try and practice healthy bowel habits. Avoid straining
your self while passing stool. Don't hold your breathe will on
the bowel. Get off the toilet as you are finished.
6. Drink lots of water as it smoothens your stool
passage.
7. Herbal methods- Japanese pagoda tree extract, horse
chestnuts and butcher's broom have been proven to be some of
the best herbal supplement for naturally treating
hemorrhoids.
There are many over the counter herbal remedies at your
local stores or the internet for treating hemorrhoids. You
might have tried some of them. However, many of these so called
herbal remedies are not proven effective and do not yield the
desired results. Worse, some causes side effects which are even
worse then the hemorrhoids themselves. Moreover, there is no
guarantee that the hemorrhoids will not return.
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