What is the base cause of hemorrhoids?
Tuesday, August 10th, 2010 at
12:15 pm
I’m not talking about sitting on the loo too long or whatever, but there must be some kind of deficiency that I’m causing in my kid. What should I be feeding him to make it go away?
Prep-H might cure the symptoms, but not the problem as I see it.
Filed under: Hemorrhoid Causes
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Hemmorhoids occur from straining too much when doing your business or from stools that are too large or too hard. Stool problems come from one or more of the following: Insufficient fiber, insufficient amount of liquids, insufficient exercise, malabsorption of electrolytes, neurological or muscle problems affecting intestinal contractions that keep things moving.
Fiber is easily increased by taking a tablet like FiberChoice or substituting a high fiber food for something in your diet. Insufficient liquids is also easy to fix: drink more fluids, or cut back on caffeine if you are already drinking a lot of fluids. Electrolytes can be boosted by taking a magnesium supplement once or twice per day.
Piles are caused from straining too much while going to the loo. To prevent this and make it easier to go, lots of high fibre foods need to be eaten and drink lots of liquids/water
Hemorrhoids can cause a lot of discomfort, pain, irritation and scratching. The constant scratching and discomfort can make you irritable and often you make the hemorrhoids worse by scratching constantly. Appropriate hemorrhoids care should be taken, otherwise a mild problem can turn into an extreme one where the treatment and suffering gets more complicated and great. There are various hemorrhoids care methods. They can be preventive, curative and post surgical or post treatment.
Hemorrhoids care and preventive measures
1. Apply affected area with a cold compress directly onto the hemorrhoid. Ask a family member to apply your compress as you lie facedown.
2. Moisten the paper and use it after a bowel movement. The moistened paper is softer then the dry toilet paper.
3. Clean the area well with warm water several times a day.
4. Do not sit for too long as it will make your hemorrhoid worse.
5. Take a Sitz bath 4-5 times a day.
6. Eat fresh vegetables, whole grains and beans. They contain fiber, which helps forms stools and makes larger stools easier to pass.
7. Drink 12 glasses of water a day. This will keep stool loose and easier to pass.
8. Exercise regularly. This will aid your digestion and make moving your bowels less difficult.
9. Do not strain yourself during bowel movements.
10. Don’t lift heavy objects that strain the lower body.
11. Buy a doughnut shaped cushion. They are available in pharmacies and medical supply stores and can be useful for hemorrhoid sufferers. Try and sit on it as instructed.
12. Use natural or herbal plant extracts, which aid the natural cure for hemorrhoids
Personally I prefer doing what I can to avoid surgery/chemicals. Of course sometimes you don’t have a choice but given a choice I would try everything that I listed above along with a homeopathic solution. Of course not everyone is the same so below are some of the other options out there.
Hemorrhoids care and curative measures
If there is only mild discomfort, the doctor may suggest over-the-counter creams, ointments or pads. These contain witch hazel or a topical anti-inflammatory agent containing hydrocortisone. In combination with daily warm baths, this treatment helps relieve your symptoms. The hemorrhoids may be removed surgically or through other methods in extreme cases.
Three surgical procedures to remove external hemorrhoids are:
a) Laser coagulation- The hemorrhoid is clotted with an electric probe which makes it shrink.
b) Infrared photocoagulation- The hemorrhoid is clotted with infrared light to make it shrink.
c) Hemorrhoidectomy- Complete removal of the hemorrhoid.
Hemorrhoids care and post treatment care
The hemorrhoids care after clinical or surgical treatment includes high fiber diet, drinking lots of water, safe bowel movements, etc. Always take care that the problem does not recur. If there is any discomfort in the region or bleeding or similar problems, get a check up done from your doctor.
your kid is having hemorrhoids problem ?
it’s mostly because of lack of fibre and liquid
drink a lot of water usually can help and ask him/her not to strain while going to the toilet
you can also go to the doctor and ask for some cream to put though i also found it didn’t help much
i had one once, from giving birth naturally eight months ago
it doesnt’t hurt a lot but annoyed very much
until my husband searched for more info in internet
it helped me
get well soon to your kid
There are a miriad of causes of hemorrhoids. Unfortunately if you are trying to treat these causes you will have to adopt a trail and error approach to see what works best for you. It is likely that the hemorrhoids are caused by more than one thing so its best to have some sort of system.
Should you wish to continue with trying to treat the root cause (which is the best way – forget creams, pills and suppositories) I would recommend looking at the ‘H’ Miracle System available through http://www.piles-cure.net. Have a look.