Natural Cure for Hemorrhoids

The typical cure for hemorrhoids is either surgery or banding, but many people with the affliction are looking for a natural cure for hemorrhoids.

Add Natural Fiber To Your Diet

The best natural cure for hemorrhoids involves changing your diet. And, the first change should be an increase in the amount of fiber or roughage that you eat. This basically translates to eating more fruits and vegetables.

The main benefit of fiber is that it absorbs water while in the small and large intestines. This helps to soften your stools and make it easier for it to pass through the colon. The result is that you are much less likely to get constipation. And, your bowel movements will also be much more effortless.

A Substitute for Fiber

If you aren't able to include fiber as part of your normal diet, a second best choice is to take a fiber supplement such as psyllium with lots of water. The combination of fiber and water is a natural cure for constipation. With no constipation and easier bowel movements, your hemorrhoids may very well disappear on their own and not return.

Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids

A change in diet is an internal natural cure for hemorrhoids. But there are natural things you can do externally as well. Most people suffering from a hemorrhoid attack will go to the pharmacy and select one of the off the shelf rectal suppositories. These usually have a medium to high concentration of anesthesia to help dull the pain. They also usually have lubricants to help your food wastes pass through your bowels. Most, however, do nothing much to help cure the hemorrhoids.

On the other hand, a natural substance, witch hazel, does an amazing job of helping to shrink hemorrhoids. It is also a natural anesthesia and when applied to the hemorrhoid with a cold compress can make the pain virtually disappear. To make your hemorrhoids disappear in record time, try the following for three days.

Steps to Making Your Hemorrhoids Disappear

Take a sitz bath about once every 4 hours or as often as you can. After the bath, apply a witch hazel compress to the afflicted area. You can buy store bought witch hazel compresses, but even better are medium sized cotton balls soaked with witch hazel and applied to the area. Both of these will help to shrink the hemorrhoids. And don't forget to change your diet as recommended above as well, or your hemorrhoids will probably come right back.

The butcher's broom plant has long been considered a natural cure for hemorrhoids. It is used by many people to not only help cure hemorrhoids but to help get rid of varicose veins as well. One of the causes of hemorrhoids is poor blood circulation in the bowel area. The theory with butcher's broom is that because it helps to improve circulation, it will naturally help to cure hemorrhoids as well. Butcher's broom is usually used in capsule or tea form.

Drawbacks to butcher's broom, are that it should be avoided by people with certain medical conditions, such as high blood pressure. Pregnant women should also avoid it. Also, although, many people swear at its effectiveness in treating hemorrhoids, there has never been a recognized double blind test proving its effectiveness.

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