Hemorrhoid Treatment - The Natural Way in 2 days
Monday, October 5th, 2009Established vs Alternative Treatment
The 3 established 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 advise proactive action to prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids.
Conventional medicine dictates 4 stages of prognosis; immediate admittance to hospital where cancer is highly probable, possible admittance where there is severe pain (e.g. thrombosed external hemorrhoids and thrombosed prolapsed internal hemorrhoids), outpatient treatment (e.g. grade 1 or 2 hemorrhoids); intensive investigation (e.g. where there is reason to believe that the problem is more than just hemorrhoids).
The majority of people habitually choose this conventional option of hemorrhoid treatment. Well and good, if it helps them. We are not full-blown skeptics of big pharmaceutical companies and hospitals as we believe they generally do provide good medical care. Be that as it may, many customary remedies do have side effects, some of which are not made known to us on the basis that they are statistically acceptable.
Correspondingly, our approach has always been to examine alternative treatment together with conventional medicine. This is even more so if the alternative method has these characteristics; is natural, has been tried and tested by fellow sufferers and is effective even for those who have undergone established medical treatment. One such option to hemroid treatment is the H Miracle.
Apart from traditional and alternative treatment, there are many things that you can do for yourself to avoid becoming a piles sufferer or if you are already one, to lessen your discomfort and counteract deterioration of the condition.
Healthy Lifestyle
Cultivate this simple lifestyle habit – the balanced diet! Clichéd but nevertheless, true.
A major cause of hemorrhoids is excessive straining due to constant bouts of constipation. Under the circumstances, an important lifestyle goal should then be to attain regular bowel movements comprising soft, bulky stools. This is very easily attained by including in our daily diet just 30 gm of insoluble fiber found in fruits and leafy vegetables. Add to that 8 glasses of fluids. Fluids that work, unfortunately, do not include those with alcohol and caffeine content!
Should the balanced diet not yield fairly immediate results, you may try out 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 amounts of water to produce a softer and bulkier stool. Another high fiber supplement is psyllium (sold under the brand Metamucil) which acts similarly to smoothen bowel motion.
Regardless of whether you are already agonising due to hemorrhoids or is recovering from hemorrhoids after conventional medical procedures, the daily regime of a well-balanced diet is an important step in your hemorrhoid treatment and recovery.
Self-Treatment at Home
If you are already agonising from hemorrhoids, the following set of procedures for perianal hygiene should become a personal habit. Perianal alludes to the tissues around the anus. After passing motion, these are essential steps to note:
• Do not use with perfumes or dyes
• Avoid rubbing the anal region
– use the shower or bidet to clean
– gently pat dry with a towel
• Blot dry the anus with
– damp toilet tissue
– baby wipes
– moistened towelettes 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) several times a day
• Soak the anal area in warm water (15 minute duration) several 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 – relieves pressure on the inflamed hemorrhoids
• Refrain standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Minimise lifting heavy objects
• Wear loose cotton undergarments to minimise moisture formation
• Do NOT use the famed doughnut tire cushion – by restricting blood flow, it aggravates swelling!
• Diligently exercise – if nothing else, just brisk walking
• However busy you are, discharge your bowels as soon as the urge occurs.
Self-help is an inevitable 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 a history of cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, diabetes, urination difficulties caused by prostate gland enlargement or you are currently taking any prescription medicine.