Hemorrhoid Treatment – The Natural Way in 2 days
Posted on October 19, 2009
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Conventional vs Alternative Treatment
The 3 traditional medical management goals of hemorrhoid treatment include relieving the symptoms, arresting the worsening of the condition and preventing the recurrence of the condition. In addition to these goals, we would add pre-emptive prevention of the onset of hemorrhoids.
In traditional medical circles, there are 4 stages of assessment; immediate admittance to hospital where malignancy is suspected, possible admittance where there is acute pain (e.g. thrombosed external hemorrhoids and thrombosed prolapsed internal hemorrhoids), outpatient treatment (e.g. grades 1 or 2 hemorrhoids); extensive investigation (e.g. where more than the typical symptoms of hemorrhoids are evident).
The majority of people are comfortable going along this conventional path of hemorrhoid treatment. That is fine, especially if it has been of relief to them. As big pharmaceutical companies and hospitals generally do provide good medical solutions, we are not total skeptics of the mainstream route. Having said that, many mainstream remedies do have side effects, some of which are not made known to us. Sometimes this is because that the side effects are statistically acceptable. At other times, the doctor is just focused on the immediate goal of curing you.
Consequently, our approach is always to examine alternative treatment together with conventional medicine. This is especially so if the alternative treatment is a natural way that has been tried and tested by fellow sufferers, including those who have already undergone established medical treatment. The H Miracle is one such viable option to hemroid treatment.
Mainstream and alternative treatments aside, there are a variety of DIY routines that you can practise to prevent hemroid affliction. These same routines become even more important if you are already suffering from it. They will ease your distress and prevent deterioration of the condition.
Healthy Lifestyle as a Habit
Cultivate this simple lifestyle habit – the balanced diet! It sounds clichéd but irrefutably it is the truth.
A major cause of hemorrhoids is excessive straining due to constant bouts of constipation. Accordingly, a major lifestyle objective should then be to ensure regular bowel movements comprising soft but bulky stools. This is easily achieved by including in our daily diet just 30 gm of insoluble fiber found in fruits and leafy vegetables and by drinking 8 glasses of fluid. Fluids, despite our optimism, do not include those with alcohol and caffeine content!
Should the balanced diet not yield quick results, you may also take plant-based fiber supplements. These include methyl cellulose (sold under trade names like Citrucel or WillPowder) which passes through the intestines undigested and absorbs large quantities of water to produce a bulkier but softer stool. Another high fiber supplement is psyllium (sold under the brand Metamucil) which acts similarly to smoothen bowel motion.
If you are already suffering from hemorrhoids or is recovering from hemorrhoids after conventional medical procedures, the daily regime of a balanced diet is an imperative step in your hemorrhoid treatment and recovery.
Self-Treatment at Home
For those currently afflicted with hemorrhoids, the following perianal hygiene practices should become second nature. Perianal is associated with the tissues around the anal region. After passing motion, these are essential steps to note:
• Avoid soaps with perfumes or dyes
• Do not rub the anal region
– use the shower or bidet to clean
– pat dry gently with a towel
• Blot dry the anus with
– damp toilet tissue
– baby wipes
– pre-moistened mini-towels e.g. TUCKS Medicated Pads
– cleansing agents e.g. Balneol Hygienic Cleansing Lotion.
For discomfort relief in hemorrhoid treatment, try one or all of the following:
• Apply ice (10-minute duration) several times a day
• Alternate with a warm compress (10-20 minute duration)
• Apply moist heat (using warm towels – tip: use a microwave) a few times a day
• Sit the anal area in warm water (15 minute duration) a few times a day
• Take a sitz bath (i.e. warm salted water)
• Apply hemorrhoidal creams or petroleum jelly (e.g. Preparation H)
Other relief methods:
• Lie down in bed – alleviates pressure on the inflamed hemorrhoids
• Avoid standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Refrain lifting heavy things
• Wear loose cotton underwear to reduce moisture formation
• NEVER use the famed doughnut tire cushion – by restricting blood flow, it aggravates swelling!
• Diligently exercise – just brisk walking is fine too
• However busy you are, discharge your bowels as soon as the urge occurs.
Self-help is an integral part of hemorrhoid treatment. But it is IMPORTANT TO NOTE that whenever any of the medicinal products mentioned above are used for hemorrhoid treatment, you should consult the pharmacist at the drugstore where you make your purchase or your personal doctor. This is especially if you have heart disease, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, diabetes, urination difficulties caused by prostate gland enlargement or you are recently taking any prescription drugs.
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