External Hemroid Treatment

By On June 20, 2009 Under General

Even though there exist many ways when seeking hemroid treatment,we will discuss the most effective ones here.

* To avoid or minimize constipation, eat plenty of fiber and drink lots of water. If you have constipation it will put pressure on the muscles of your bowel and will worsen your hemroids.

* There are foods that tend to worsen hemroid symptoms, the most common being nuts, coffee, all alcohols and spicy foods. Try to avoid eating another type of food if you observe that it is making your hemroids worse and check if there is an improvement.

First use ice for 10 minutes on the area , then follow up with a warm and moist towel for another 20 minutes for providing relief.

* Don’t wipe or rub after a bowel movement, instead, use unscented baby wipes to carefully pat down the area.

Keep active instead of remaining stationary in one spot,

In bad flared up piles, bed rest helps by taking away the pressure from the sphincter muscle and allowing the hemroids to subdue.

Sometimes, immersing the affected area in warm sitz bath for 15 minutes several times a day can be very soothing.

Start using bodywashes that have a larger amount of natural ingredients instead of ones filled with a lot of coloring or fragrance agents.

Panties made of cotton absorb the moisture, including that caused by sweat, that can aggravate hemorrhoids.

* Zinc is a skin protectant found in baby diaper rash cream that can be applied to both protect the delicate anal skin and to prevent itching.

hemroid treatment like Tucks and Prepration H have to be taken with utmost precaution as they can damage the anal tissue if taken for longer time, and should not be used for more the 7-10 days.

Anti-inflamitories such as hydrocortisone creams that can help inflammation as well as itching are available at your drugstore. If over the counter strengths don’t help, your doctor can prescribe a higher concentration.

* You can find numbing sprays at drugstores to make it hurt less.

Unfortunately, everyone is not helped by these treatments. There are still noticeable number of patients who suffer itching, burning, bleeding and pain of internal hemroids after trying the primitive way of treatments. Even if the treatments above cover up symptoms, or temporarily relieve them, you’ll often find the hemroids come back. There is a true hemroid treatment that exists, rather than masking the symptoms.You should to ask a medical expert before starting any hemroid treatment.