Established vs Alternative Treatment
The 3 established healthcare management goals of hemorrhoid treatment include relieving the symptoms, arresting the worsening of the condition and preventing the recurrence of the condition. On top of these goals, we would advocate proactive action to prevent the occurrence of hemorrhoids.
In conventional medicine, there are 4 stages of prognosis; immediate admittance to hospital where cancer is highly probable, possible admittance where there is intense pain (e.g. thrombosed external hemorrhoids and internal but thrombosed and prolapsed hemorrhoids), outpatient treatment (e.g. grades 1 or 2 hemorrhoids); intensive investigation (e.g. where conditions other than hemorrhoids is suspected).
Many people are comfortable going along this conventional path of hemorrhoid treatment. That is fine, especially if it has been of relief to them. As big pharmaceutical companies and hospitals generally do provide good medical care, we are not total skeptics of the mainstream route. Having said that, many mainline drugs do have side effects, some of which are not made known to us. Sometimes this is on the basis that the side effects are statistically acceptable. At other times, the doctor is just focused on the immediate goal of curing you.
Consequently, our approach is always to examine alternative treatment together with conventional medicine. This is especially so if the alternative method is a natural way that has been tried and tested by fellow sufferers, including those who have already undergone conventional healthcare treatment. One such alternative to hemorrhoid treatment is the H Miracle.
Apart from conventional and alternative treatment, there are many things that you can do for yourself to avoid becoming a hemorrhoid sufferer or if you are already one, to alleviate your discomfort and prevent a worsening of the condition.
Healthy Lifestyle as a Habit
Cultivate this simple lifestyle habit – the balanced diet! Clichéd as it may sound but it is an irrefutable truth.
A major cause of hemorrhoids is excessive straining due to constant bouts of constipation. Accordingly, a major lifestyle objective should then be to ensure regular bowel movements comprising soft but bulky stools. This is very easily attained by including in our daily diet just 30 gm of insoluble fiber found in fruits and leafy vegetables. Add to that 8 glasses of fluids. Fluids, unfortunately, do not include those with alcohol and caffeine content!
Should the balanced diet not yield quick results, you may also take plant-based fiber supplements. These include methyl cellulose (sold under trade names like Citrucel or WillPowder) which passes through the intestines undigested and absorbs large quantities of water to produce a bulky and soft stool. Another high fiber supplement is psyllium which is made from the seeds of the Indian plant Plantago ovata. Sold under the brandnames Metamucil and Fybogel psyllium acts similarly to facilitate bowel motion.
If you are already suffering from hemorrhoids or is recovering from hemorrhoids after conventional medical procedures, the daily regime of a balanced diet is an imperative step in your hemorrhoid treatment and recovery.
Helping Yourself at Home
For those currently in anguish due to hemorrhoids, the following perianal hygiene techniques should become second nature. Perianal refers to the tissues surrounding the anus. After passing motion, these are essential steps to note:
• Do not use with perfumes or dyes
• Do not rub the anal region
– use the shower or bidet to clean
– pat dry gently with a towel
• Blot dry the anus with
– damp toilet paper
– baby wipes
– pre-moistened towelettes e.g. TUCKS Medicated Pads
– cleansing agents e.g. Balneol Hygienic Cleansing Lotion.
For pain and itch relief in hemorrhoid treatment, try one or all of the following:
• Apply ice (10-minute duration) a few times a day
• Alternately apply a warm compress (10-20 minute duration)
• Apply moist heat (using warm towels – tip: use a microwave) several times a day
• Sit the anal area in warm water (15 minute duration) a few times a day
• Take a sitz bath (i.e. warm salted water)
• Apply hemorrhoidal creams or petroleum jelly (e.g. Preparation H)
Other relief methods:
• Rest in bed – relieves pressure on the inflamed hemorrhoids
• Avoid standing or sitting for prolonged periods
• Avoid lifting heavy things
• Wear loose cotton underwear to reduce moisture formation
• Do NOT use the famed doughnut ring cushion – by restricting blood flow, it magnifies swelling!
• Diligently exercise – if nothing else, just brisk walking
• However busy you are, empty your bowels as soon as the urge occurs.
Self-help is an integral part of hemorrhoid treatment. However, this is a VERY IMPORTANT NOTE. Whenever any of the medicinal products mentioned above are used for hemroid relief, you should always consult the pharmacist at the drugstore where you make your purchase or your personal physician. This is especially if you have a history of cardiovascular problems, high blood pressure, thyroid disease, diabetes, urination difficulties caused by prostate gland enlargement or you are currently taking any prescribed medicine.
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