Hemorrhoids Home Treatment - 3 Ways to Prevent and Cure Hemorrhoids

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By Renee Pullman

There are few diseases that are more embarrassing than hemorrhoids. The pain, the smell, and the ick: but it doesn't have to be that way.

Hemorrhoids come because of strain on the blood vessels around the anus. This can happen during pregnancy, heavy lifting, during a time of constipation, or it can be a chronic condition.

For most sufferers, and we are told that nearly 50% of the adult population will get hemorrhoids at some time, hemorrhoids will come and go without major symptoms. For others it is not so easy - perhaps they will not treat the hemorrhoids soon enough and they will become serious - pain, bleeding, and anal leakage. Embarrassment enters in and the suffering becomes not only physical but emotional. The sufferer may feel he cannot properly clean himself and avoid company.

Always seek medical advice, but here are some tips for you. Practice these early and nip hemorrhoids in the bud.

1. If you are having trouble cleaning yourself, use Witch Hazel and pour a little on your toilet paper. This will not only help clean but Witch Hazel is an astringent which means it will help shrink the hemorrhoids. Witch Hazel is available for a couple of bucks at almost all pharmacy's.


2. Sitz Baths - get some Epsom Salts and dissolve 2 cups in a shallow bath of warm water (there are also attachments for your toilet). Sit in the water with your knees up to your chest so that your buttocks open and allow the water to soothe the hemorrhoids. Soak 10 to 20 minutes several times a day.


3. Increase fiber in your diet. This means vegetables and fruits - there is no better source. Begin by adding a red apple a day. There is not a truer saying than "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." Apples are a great source not only of fiber but also of the kinds of nutrients that will reinforce the blood vessels all over your body. The fiber will soften the stools, the nutrition will strengthen the vessels around the anus.

Remember to keep the area dry and clean and get that fiber up. Civilization has brought on many medical conditions in our lives and hemorrhoids is just one. Adding fiber and nutrients back into your diet goes a long way toward prevention of this painful, depressing condition. Seek your doctor's advice but effective home treatment of hemorrhoids is possible and is done all the time.

Get hemorrhoids out of your life with effective hemorrhoids home treatment. Take action at the earliest symptoms and avoid the pain and embarrassment that hemorrhoid sufferers endure. Visit http://www.NaturalHemorrhoidTreatment.org for more tips and information to cure your hemorrhoids.

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Piles is the Common Name For Hemorrhoids

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The term piles is not used often these days but it refers to what we more often use the medical term hemorrhoids for. In medical terms piles or hemorrhoids are dilation of rectal veins in the anal canal. Veins have thin walls that are relatively weak. Back pressure with in the veins make them bulge out like balloons.

Lets try to understand a little more about what piles are, the forms they come in and common treatments.

Veins In The Rectum Involved With Hemorrhoids/Piles

There are 3 veins in the rectum,

1. superior


2. middle


3. inferior

Obstruction or increased pressure can cause a ballooning effect along with pain an bleeding - this condition is hemorrhoids.

Constipation is one of the big causes of the extra pressure that causes piles. This is why a high quality, high fiber diet is important in both preventing and curing piles.

The Two Types of Hemorrhoids/Piles

1. 
   External Piles - These are seen outside the anal opening and are covered with skin. As you can see in the picture, they appear black or brown. These can be painful because of the many nerves in the area.


2. 
   Internal Piles - These are not normally visible as they are inside the anal opening. These are red or purple and covered by mucus membrane. As there are fewer nerve endings these piles may not be painful.

Since the same conditions can trigger either type of hemorrhoids it is possible to have both at the same time. You may not even know that internal piles exist unless your doctor does an exam.

Common Symptoms of Piles

1. 
   Pain - as stated pain is common in external piles, bowel movements can be torturous.


2. 
   Bleeding - Bleeding may be profuse or you may only find it on the toilet paper as you clean yourself.


3. 
   Protruding Mass - With external piles you can feel the swelling around the anal opening. Internal piles cannot always be detected but as they become worse they may protrude during a bowel movement and then retract by themselves on completion. If the condition becomes worse the piles may not go back. This is one of the causes of anal leakage.


4. 
   Itching and leakage - Sometimes there is a discharge of mucus which causes itching around the anal orifice. It may be difficult to properly clean yourself and keep yourself clean. This can also be accompanied by a smell.

Possible Complications of Piles

1. 
   Infection - Infection can spread to deep veins. This is rare with hemorrhoids or piles but can require a trip to intensive care to flush the sepsis from the blood.


2. 
   Fibrosis - the piles harden and become fibrous. The anal opening hardens.


3. 
   Thrombosis - The blood in the piles clots and obstructs blood flow.


4. 
   Gangrene - in untreated hemorrhoids tissue and skin around protruding piles may die because the blood supply is cut off.


5. 
   Suppuration - resulting in abscess and discharge of pus. This is a painful state.

Medical Treatment of Piles

Normally piles are treated according to symptoms. Constipation is treated, anemia is treated, and so on. There are a number of medical treatments that can be used to remove the piles. Unless the cause is treated by lifestyle changes the piles may possibly return.

1. External piles/hemorrhoids can be removed while under local anesthesia.


2. Rubber band ligation can remove piles in the same way that testicles are removed from steers.


3. Sometimes cryosurgery is used.


4. Anal dilation can sometimes reduce constipation and pain.


5. The surgical removal of piles is known as hemorrhoidectomy.

Prevention and Natural Treatment of Hemorrhoids/Piles

1. Increase fiber in your diet with lots of fruits and vegetables.


2. Avoid processed foods


3. Drink lots of water


4. Use Witch Hazel on your toilet paper to clean yourself. It will soothe hemorrhoids and shrink them because of Witch Hazel's astringent properties.


5. Sitz Bath is an effective treatment as well and should be used twice a day.

Natural treatment is the best thing you can do for hemorrhoids because it has lasting effects that not only cures hemorrhoids but can bring big health improvements to your life.

Get piles out of your life with effective hemorrhoids home treatment.

Take action at the earliest symptoms of piles and avoid the pain and embarrassment that pile/hemorrhoid sufferers endure. Visit http://www.NaturalHemorrhoidTreatment.org for more tips and information to cure your hemorrhoids.

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