Saturday, November 14, 2009

5 Home Remedies For Hemroids you Can Try Today

By Lorna Cudney

Around 85% of all people at some stage in their lives have had to cope with the discomfort of hemroids. Normally the problem is caused because of a person's unhealthy lifestyle and a poor diet. Many sufferers of this condition fail to eat enough fiber each day and this leads to them having to strain when they have a bowel movement. Although over-the-counter medication can treat this condition, home remedies for hemroids are proving far more effective.

So what are the advantages to be gained from using home remedies instead of over the counter ones?

The main benefit to you when suffering from hemroids and using home remedies is because they contain only natural ingredients there is far less risk of you suffering from side effects from them. Also, you will find that the cost of purchasing the ingredients to make your home remedies is considerably less than that you would pay for using medications prescribed by your doctor or purchased over the counter at your local drug store.

What are the kinds of home remedies for hemroids that you as a sufferer should consider using?

Treatment 1 - Olive Oil

This contains properties within it that help to soothe the pain and discomfort that you feel when you have hemroids. All you need to do each day is to have a teaspoon of olive oil.

Treatment 2 - Aloe Vera

This has been used for many centuries to help treat a wide array of skin problems including warts and moles. Again, it contains properties that help to treat the symptoms which cause the sufferer so much discomfort along with the hemroids underlying causes. You have two options on how to use this particular home remedy, you either apply an Aloe Vera cream directly to the affected area or you drink the juice every day.

Treatment 3 - A Witch Hazel Cream or Compress

You can purchase this particular remedy from any good drug or health food store and is made using the leaves and bark of the plant known as Hamamelis Virginiana. People believe that it contains certain properties that reduce the amount of swelling and itching and so relieve the pain associated with having hemroids. With this particular remedy you need to apply a distillation of witch hazel liquid using a compress or added to a cream to the hemroids directly.

Treatment 4 - Pilewort

This is one of the other effective ways of treating hemroids naturally. This particular plant contains properties that work to tonify blood vessels in the body and can also prevent the hemroids from bleeding. You have a choice like some of the other home remedies for hemroids we have mentioned in that you can apply it in cream form directly to the hemroids or make a tea from it which you then drink.

Treatment 5 - Pine Bark & Grape Seed

The reason that hemroids are so painful is because of the swelling of the veins within them. However, the two ingredients we mention above are effective at treating this condition is because they contain anthocyanins and proanthocyanins both of which are good at helping improve the integrity of the blood vessels in your body. This then helps to reduce the swelling and so the pain you feel.

As you can see from above, there are many kinds of home remedies for hemroids you can consider using for treating this particular medical condition. As well as these not causing side effects in you they are very effective at helping to treat the condition more quickly than some of the over the counter or prescribed medicines do. - 14130

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