Hemroid Treatment: Stop the Pain
May 3, 2009 by Mark Jensen
Filed under Caffeine and Pregnancy
Well take a look at the most commonly effective ones here as there are many options when seeking hemroid treatment.
* To avoid or minimize constipation, eat plenty of fiber and drink lots of water. Difficult bowels would hurt the muscles aggravating your hemorrhoids.
* Hemroid symptoms are common to most nuts, coffee, alcohol, food tends to get worse all the hot dishes. One solution may be keep track of your diet to learn if you are eating something that is causing your hemroids irritation and then see if you get relief by eliminating that food for awhile.
* Apply ice to the area for ten minutes, then warm the area with a moist towel for twenty.
* Using unscented baby wipes is a better way then wiping or rubbing after bowel movement.
* Just sit or stand in one place without moving much.
* Bed rest will alleviate pressure on the sphincter muscles and allow your hemroids to heal if you are having a horrible flare up of your piles.
* Some find relief by taking a sitz bath several times a day, to do so you just soak the area in warm water for about 15 minutes.
* Cotton undergarments absorb all moisture (even from sweating), which will result in worsening hemroids.
* Since sweating can aggravate hemroid symptoms, you should wear cotton undergarments to help your skin stay dry.
* Zinc is considered to be a skin protectant which is commonly found in the baby diaper rash cream and which could be applied even for both to protect the delicate anal skin and as well as to prevent the itching from it too.
* Suppositories, such as Tucks and Preparation H are a hemroid treatment to be taken with extreme caution because they can cause damage to anal tissue with longer term use, and therefore should not be used for more then 7-10 days. At your drugstore youll also find hydrocortisone creams, which are anti-inflamitories and can help both inflammation and itching.
* Numbing sprays that help relieve the pain are offered in most drugstores.
Unfortunately, everyone is not helped by these treatments. It is common to still experience itching, burning, bleeding and pain from your internal hemroids even if you have tried traditional treatments. The treatment may cover the symptoms or temporarily relieve them but the Hermoids often come back. Rather then masking the symptoms, a true hemroid treatment is available.Don’t hesitate to approach an MD before starting any hemroid treatment.

