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Avoid reading or spending excess time on
toilet. If it takes you more than 3-5 minutes to have a bowel movement, then something is wrong.
Don’t scratch. While scratching can make a hemorrhoid feel temporarily better, scratching can damage walls of veins and create more problems.
Using pads soaked with witch hazel can provide temporary relief from burning and itching often experienced with hemorrhoids.
Eat lots of fruit, especially ones with outer skins such as apples, peaches and pears. In addition to added fiber skin has, it will also help to add moisture to your stool.
Incorporate bulk forming fibers such as psyllium into your diet to help soften stool and make passage of a bowel movement easier and reduce straining. Dietary fiber holds water and help to keep stool soft, while added bulk help to move stool through colon.
Make sure you drink your 8 cups of water a day. Water is critical for providing colon with enough moisture so that your stools do not dry out. This is especially true if you are taking dietary fiber supplements.
If you suffer from constipation, try eating a few dried prunes or drinking some prune juice. In addition to adding fiber, prunes have a mild laxative effect.
Herbs such as casgara segrada, turkey rhubarb or herbal combinations such as Natures Sunshine’s LBS II and B-X can be used to evacuate colon. While these should be used with caution, they are less aggressive than many commercial laxatives that are available at supermarket.
Always stand and walk during your breaks at work and try to stand and walk at least 5 minutes every hour. This can help avoid direct pressure on your rectum.
If your job requires heavy lifting, make sure you exhale when as you strain or lift and whatever you do, don’t hold your breath.
Butchers Broom is good for a wide range of circulatory ailments, especially ones involving veins.
White Oak Bark can be used to shrink swollen tissues & helps normalize bleeding.
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