Constipation and sedentary lifestyle cause violations in the blood supply to the pelvic organs. As a result, the blood begins to accumulate and stagnate in the arteriovenous plexuses of the anal canal, and as a consequence, hemorrhoids appear. To overcome this delicate ailment is not easy. Let's discuss the effectiveness of treating hemorrhoids at home.
Forms of hemorrhoids
Like many other diseases, hemorrhoids can be acute and chronic. An unpleasant sensation in the area of the anus is felt by a person long before the onset of the disease. At the same time, small portions of blood appear after a visit to the toilet. At this time, to cope with the disease is still possible, you just need to bounce back your diet and start playing sports.
This is not necessarily hemorrhoids
Often, hemorrhoids can be taken diseases that have a similar symptomatology. Oncology in the large intestine, Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis also show bleeding from the anus. It is especially important to see a doctor at the first sign of illness.
A coloproctologist - a specialist in the treatment of such diseases - will carry out all the necessary diagnostic measures. Sometimes enough ordinary palpation or sigmoidoscopy. And in more confusing cases appoint a colonoscopy and irrigoscopy. All these studies are aimed at studying the rectum and colon. By their results, you can judge whether you need treatment for hemorrhoids or other diseases.
Special gymnastics
If you feel the first signs of the onset of hemorrhoids, it's time to take action. Pay attention to special exercises for the sphincter, which help restore blood supply: for about three seconds, strain the muscles around the anus, for the next three seconds relax. The advantage of such gymnastics is that you can practice it completely unnoticed. This method of treating hemorrhoids, which you can use at home, is very simple and effective.
Toilet paper is harmful with hemorrhoids?
Many people who started treatment for hemorrhoids refuse to use toilet paper at home. Although modern hygiene products are harmless and do not contain dyes, the refusal to use them has a basis.
Friction causes irritation of the anus, which leads to pain and can provoke an exacerbation. And the more so you can not save and use newsprint in the toilet. Typographic paint contains lead and can lead to serious health problems.
The most effective and useful way to take care of personal hygiene after defecation is washing with cool water and baby soap. This technique is an excellent preventive tool.
What is the table, such is the chair
In the treatment of hemorrhoids, one of the first tasks is to get rid of constipation, which affects about 70% of patients. All that is required for this is to change your diet. Cure the irritable bowel syndrome will help soft fiber: carrots, cauliflower, zucchini, plum apricots. The use of these products must be combined with a large amount of liquid. However, it is better to refuse coffee, preferring tea. A beverage from grains also has the property of causing constipation.
Wheat bran is an excellent solution for those who treat hemorrhoids at home. Before eating, they must be brewed in steep boiling water and steamed. To accustom an organism to such food follows gradually: within a week eat no more than a teaspoon in day, further it is possible to pass on a table spoon, and in a week safely to eat the useful additive on 3 times a day. Benefits of bran - in special enzymes that improve intestinal motility. However, from the use of this food should be abandoned to those who suffer from ulcers or cholelithiasis.
You can also ask a doctor, who deals with the treatment of hemorrhoids, to prescribe you food supplements for constipation. It can be "Nutriklins" (a cleanser of the large intestine based on enzymes with an addition from algae) or any other means. It is important that the specialist regulates nutrition, since hemorrhoids often provoke violations of the liver and pancreatic functions. The doctor will choose the right combination of food supplements and medicines that regulate the activity of these organs.
Dysbacteriosis is a constant companion to hemorrhoids, so it is especially important that a doctor be engaged in the treatment of the disease, which will help to preserve the microflora of the large intestine. At home, you can only alleviate your condition by negotiating all the advantages and disadvantages of folk methods with a specialist.