Dec 17 2009
Painful Hemorrhoids… Find Lasting Relief Today
Also known as piles, hemorrhoids are inflamed venous tissue and blood vessels in the anal region. Normally occurring much later in life as a result of poor diet obesity and other causes they may also occur in the young, even children.
There are two types of hemorrhoids, internal and external. Many people have the internal type and don’t even realise it. The internal type cause painless bleeding, which shows up in the toilet after a bowel movement. The external type are the worst and are often very painful. Hemorrhoid symptoms include irritation and severe pain in the rectum.
The most common causes of hemorrhoids…
Constipation and straining when on the toilet.
Inadequate Western diet, high in fats and insufficient fibre.
Regularly sitting down for extended periods.
Insufficient exercise resulting in a sluggish metabolism.
Severe coughing.
Women during pregnancy and childbirth.
Lifting heavy objects.
Excessive alcohol and cigarette smoking.
Being excessively overweight.
Elderly.
Quite a number of methods are available to treat hemorrhoids
Taking a Sitz bath 2 or 3 times per day for 15 minutes or so will reduce swelling and give relief. Be very careful when drying the affected area so you don’t aggravate the situation and make matters worse. Ice cubes wrapped in a soft cloth and applied to the area is also beneficial. Apply hemorrhoid cream as recommended by your doctor or pharmacist.
Prevention is probably the most important point to concentrate on. The biggest cause of hemorrhoids is straining when going to the toilet most often from being constipated. You should eat a high fibre diet and, alcohol coffee and tea should be avoided, as these liquids may cause dehydration. Drink at least 6 to 8 glasses of water every day. Combined with the added fibre to your diet this will keep your stool soft and easy to eliminate.
For treatment to be successful treat the symptoms to get relief and address the causes to stop reoccurrence. If this is your first instance of hemorrhoids then you should take notice. This is your chance to do something. Listen to your body and take action to nip this problem in the bud now, while you can. If you don’t treat this seriously and take appropriate action, it is sure to get worse. You don’t want this problem to get so bad that you will require surgery.
According to a recent clinical study, more than one third of advanced hemorrhoid sufferers were unsatisfied with the results of surgery. (source: Surgical Endoscopy. 2008 Nov; 22(11):2379-83)
Even after costly surgical removal, you have no guarantee that the hemorrhoids won’t return. Your hemorrhoids could still come back and you would be faced with the same situation all over again.
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