Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids (or fondly known as piles)

What are the symptoms of Hemorrhoids?

• Bleeding
  
  
• Seepage
  
  
• Itching
  
  
• Burning
  
  
• Inflammation
  
  
• Irritation
  
  
• Pain
  
  
  

What causes Hemorrhoids

• Sitting or standing for prolonged periods.
  
  
• Extended bouts of constipation resulting in straining when it becomes hard to "go".
  
  
• Lifting heavy objects.
  
  
• Obesity.
  
  
• Lack of exercise.
  
  
• Liver damage.
  
  
• Food allergies.
  
  
• Insufficient dietary fiber.
  
  
• Pregnancy
  
  
  

Different types of Hemorrhoids

External Hemorrhoids

• These bulging veins develop under the skin right at the outside of the anal cavity.
  
  
• They can swell, turn purple and be extremely painful.
  
  

Internal Hemorrhoids

• These "piles" occur inside the bottom in the area known as the rectum, the very end bit of the colon.
  
  
• They are usually painless, but do tend to bleed and when they bleed, the blood is a very bright red color.
  
  

Prolapsed Hemorrhoids

• When one of the above falls out of the rectum, it will be accompanied by a mucous discharge and heavy bleeding.
  
  
• These hemorrhoids can become thrombosed (form clots within) and when this happens they are very very very painful.
  
  
  

What not to eat when you have Hemorrhoids?

Too Much Fiber

• Fiber is bulk forming and therefore creates larger stools which will aggravate the problem.

Laxatives

• While Laxatives prevent constipation they also promote loose stools which more often than not have a high acid content which will irritate the hemorrhoids.

Alcohol

• Alcohol is dehydrating which can lead to constipation which makes eliminating a stool more painful.
  
  

Spicy Foods

• Spicy foods can cause diarrhea which can be excruciatingly painful when your tummy has to work during a hemorrhoid flare up.
  
  

Iron Supplements

• Rather avoid them until hemorrhoid flare up has blown over.
  
  

Unripe Fruit

• Unripe fruit is difficult to digest and can contain certain constipating compounds until it has ripened.

How Can I Treat Hemorrhoids at Home?
Hemorrhoids Home Remedy No. 1

Ingredients

• 1 large bottle white Vaseline
• 1 cake of camphor
• 4 teaspoons white surgical spirits.

Method

• Grate the camphor finely into a saucepan.
• Add Vaseline and mix with the grated camphor.
• Melt over heat till the camphor has liquified.
• Remove from the heat and allow to cool.
• Spoon mixture into a glass jar and add the 4 teaspoons of spirts.
• Keep stirring until properly mixed.
  
  

This is a very old home remedy and probably the reason for it is that camphor combats inflammation as well as it been an antiseptic and an analgesic.

Apply to the hemorrhoids once a day. It will burn but the relief afterwards is heavenly. Do not use continuously for more than 3 days.

Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids Number 2.

Now this is an interesting one, based on folklore and word of mouth.

• Place your bare "bottom" in a container of cold water, and soak for at least 20 minutes.

• This is believed to shrink the piles.

Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids Number 3.

• Add a teaspoon of Cayenne Pepper to a glass of fruit juice and drink this concoction once a day. 
  
• It will burn a "little" when going to the toilet, which you will get used to. 
• And it apparently works like a bomb for painful hemorrhoids.
  
• Cayenne is good for many things, and one of them is that it is a completely natural pain reliever, and also detoxifies the colon making bowel movements easier.

And the last of our Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids.

• See if you can get a bottle of Timjan. It is a unique herbal tonic, which is manufactured in South Africa. 
  
• It consists of Aloe Juice and is reputed to be rich in vitamins, minerals and also amino acids, various carbohydrates and anti-inflammatory agents.
  
• It, reputedly, has no negative side effects on the body.
• And we have been told that it is excellent for hemorrhoids.
  
• So give it a bash, if it doesn't help the "piles" it will give you lotsa of other healthy goodies for your body.
  
  
  

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