Home Remedies For Hemorrhoids

Bleeding caused due to hemorrhoids can make one anemic. Bleeding from anus, itching and significant mucous discharge from the anal part are characteristic features of piles.

Here are a few tips on how to ease the discomfort caused due to piles.

Use moist toilet paper for cleaning your bot. Pre-moisturized toilet papers is available with leading chemists. If you can not find pre-moisturized toilet papers then choose non-fragrant toilet paper and moisten it gently with tap water. Remember not to scratch no matter how much urge you may feel for itching.

Right nutrition plays a very important part in reducing the discomfort. Increase your intake of fiber and fluids in daily meals. This will soften your stools and hence make their passage easier. Lack of fiber and fluid will let stools be hard and their excretion may be painful. Consumption of excess salt will make veins in the anus bulge. Also avoid coffee, beer, aerated drinks and foods that are very spicy. It will only worsen the condition.

In case of prolapsed hemorrhoids icepacks can be used as an anesthetic. It helps in shrinking of the veins. The icepack should not be applied for more than 20 minutes but it can be applied 3 times in a day.

Herbal tannins, obtained from plant sources like oak bark, reduce symptoms of piles and help in prevention of relapse.

Soak your feet by raising them in warm water. This acts as a natural pain killer and increases blood flow to the area. Additionally, this remedy is helpful in shrinking the veins.

Application of haemorrhoidal creams is a better option to suppositories. Those creams which contain steroids must not be used. Presence of a local anesthetic in the creams may cause local sensitization if these are used for a longer time period.

People who suffer from constipation often suffer from piles. Constipation during pregnancy may lead to piles. Therefore pregnant women must try and sleep by lying on left hand side. This is because during pregnancy uterus rests directly on those veins which drain the haemorrhoidal veins. By lying on the left hand side for 20 minutes each day the pressure on these veins will be reduced.