Hemroid Treatment Home Remedy

Here is an email I received from someone who saw my Yahoo Answer for relieving constipation:

"Hi Val, I read your article on flaxseed. I wanted to write to you because I have recently started using it...it's been about 5 days and I CAN"T believe it!!! For the first time in my life I have *gone* everyday, sometimes twice, in a very smooth manner like never ever before. I have only been taking one to two tsp of ground flaxseed a day and I really do believe it's because of it that I go. I don't want to jump with joy over it because it might be too good to be true and I'm very afraid that this too will stop working for me. My question to you is, in face, will flaxseed stop working eventually in promoting the bowel movements? I heard that taking laxatives will stop working over a period of long time usage...but this is a natural food that contains fiber so I'm thinking it'll always do the trick. What do you think?" ~ Grace

I must say it's wonderful to get a positive response once in a while. I reassured her that Flax Seed Meal will continue to work. I have been enjoying flax seed meal, on my cereal every morning, for over a year and it is the best natural remedy for constipation. It's got a nice flavor too; not like boring old Bran.

On top of that, Flax Seed Meal helps lower cholesterol!

Flax Seed Meal for Hemorrhoids

The best natural remedy for constipation, that exponentially increases the odds of your developing hemroids, is Flax Seed Meal. Flax Seed Meal has many added benefits besides avoiding constipation and hemroids. It also lowers cholesterol and is high in Vitamin B17 and other B Vitamins, 3 fatty acid, fiber, and a compound called lignin. Lignin may help with Gallstones, High cholesterol, Colon cancer, and Diabetes.

Flax Seed can be purchased in a bag at your Health Food Store or even at Farm Co-ops (farmers feed their livestock flax seed meal), but must be stored in your Freezer, otherwise it will become rancid fairly quickly. I add flax seed meal as the last item into my cereal especially if the cereal is hot, because I believe flax seed meal looses some of its potency if exposed to high heat. However Flax Seeds uncrushed can be used in baking and cooking. You can also purchase Flax Seed Oil caps but these are more expensive.

I add 1 tbsp. Bran and 2 to 3 tsp. of Flax Seed Meal to my cereal each day.

The added benefit is that Bran plus Flax Seed Meal and regular exercise will not only relieve your constipation problems, but will also reduce your cholesterol levels. Include more fiber in your daily diet. Apples are also a great dietary fiber.
You know what they say "an apple a day ..."!

I used to purchase 'Bowel Buddy' bran cookies at the Drug Store, which are about $15Cdn for a bag of cookies, but found after about a 2 months they no longer helped for some odd reason. I think it's because they are a very dry cookie and although I drank Coffee with them, the coffee pulls water out of your system. So if you are regimented enough and will drink lots of water while eating these cookies, it might work for you. But at under $15 a pop, I just don't think it's worth it. Bran plus Flax Seed Meal are much cheaper and will last for months. Plus, I love the taste of Flax Seed Meal - it has sort of a nutty taste!

IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome): Fiber comes in two forms: insoluble fiber (for example, wheat bran) and soluble (for example, flaxseed). The review found that soluble fiber generally does help IBS symptoms, but insoluble fiber does not. Dr. Whorwell states in his letter "the total exclusion of all cereal fiber, such as bran and brown bread, from the diet is one of the most rewarding treatment strategies I can offer."

Hemroid treatment home remedy

While constipation is usually the major cause of Hemroids, there can be other contributing factors such as Vitamin and Mineral Deficiency, particularly Vitamin C and Magnesium.

When taking Vitamin supplements, separate your ingestion of vitamin C from your intake of Magnesium and Calcium, as one will block the absorption of the other. While Magnesium relieves constipation, overuse will result in a Calcium Magnesium imbalance within your body and some people will feel pain in the bones, particularly your hips if you're a woman. So make sure to take Magnesium and Calcium together.

Magnesium deficiency has been linked to hemorrhoids.

The Media talks a lot about Calcium and little about Magnesium, but my experience has been that both should be taken together. Magnesium is required for the smooth muscles of the body (the lining of the bowel contains smooth muscle). When magnesium is deficient the muscles do not contract and relax in the correct sequence. Magnesium as a part of a good multivitamin and mineral supplement should assist in correcting the deficiency.

I recommend Calcium & Magnesium by NOW Foods, or New Swiss Natural Sources MagiCalcium Powder with 300 mg Calcium and 150 mg Magnesium as a good, if not immediately beneficial, hemroid treatment. In other words, expect to see results in 3 to 7 days. If you take a regular dose of Magnesium and Calcium this should eliminate or significantly reduce your hemroid flare-ups. The powder has better absorption. If you do buy the tablets they can be ground up in a coffee grinder very easily. I like to make hot cocoa and then add the powder along with hot water and milk. This taken late in the evening will help you sleep too!

Vitamin C with bioflavonoids will help to ensure the health of the blood vessels which makes hemorrhoids less likely.

Heavy lifting can cause hemorrhoids particularly if you are prone to constipation, however if you take your Vitamins and Minerals, as mentioned above and add Bran and Flax Seed Meal to your breakfast cereal this should relieve constipation problems.

Mix Witch Hazel in cool water and gently apply to external hemorroids for relief.

Seat cushions, moist cloths and loose underwear are also recommended.

Foods that can aggravate hemroid symptoms are nuts, coffee, all alcohols and spicy foods.

Avoid sitting in hot baths as this can sometimes flare up hemroids unexpectedly.

Avoid prolonged sitting or standing. Get moving!

All the products I have recommended are available through Amazon (see below), and I have listed them below for your convenience.

This is a natural herbal supplement that is beneficial to the overall digestive system, from the mouth all the way through to the anus!

Added to water, it becomes a soothing mucilage. The mucilage moistens and soothes, while the herb's tannins are astringent, making slippery elm ideal to soothe inflammations, reduce swelling, and heal damaged tissues and makes it an ideal hemroid treatment. It also contains calcium, iodine, bromine, amino acids, and traces of manganese and zinc. It helps heal internal mucus tissues, in the stomach, vagina, esophagus and intestinal tract. It is often recommended for people who suffer from prolonged flu and stomach upset.

You do not however need to add it to water. Just take the capsule with a glass of water. You can add it to your food.

I add it to soups after they have been removed from the stove for 2 or 3 minutes and then serve.

"Native American healers have used the dried inner bark of slippery elm tree for centuries. Bark, collected in the spring, yields thick, viscous mucilage when mixed with water and is used to treat conditions such as urinary tract inflammation, inflammation of the digestive tract, cold sores, boils, and irritated skin and mucus membranes. Poultices made from slippery elm bark were applied to bruises and black eyes and recommended to help heal minor burns and abrasions. Ground bark was added to milk and taken as a nutrient for infants and chronically ill patients.

Surgeons during the American revolution used bark poultices as their primary treatment for gunshot wounds. As with Native American healers, physicians in the 19th century also recommended slippery elm broth for infants and chronically ill individuals, and as a tea for gastric ulcer and colitis...... it is traditionally used to treat inflammatory conditions of the digestive tract such as gastritis, peptic ulcer disease, or enteritis. It may be taken alone or in combination with other herbs. While anecdotally reported to be effective, supporting evidence is largely based upon traditional evidence and the fact that the mucilages contained in the herb appear to possess soothing properties. Scientific evidence is necessary in this area before a clear conclusion can be drawn." Source: Revolution Health Group LLC

If you are naturally prone to constipation then add the herb Slippery Elm to your daily intake. It heals the mucosa tissue all the way from the mouth to the anus. I consider it to be quite a wonder herb. It has been used in cough drops for decades and now Ulcetrol uses it as one of the ingredients to heal ulcers naturally.

When I was taking Ulcetrol, which contains Slippery Elm, I also noticed that it helped give me more regular bowel movements. I did a lot of research on Slippery Elm and that's when I discovered what I suspected, that it heals from mouth to anus. Once I went off the Ulcetrol, I bought the Slippery Elm. Who knows maybe it even heals the lungs! Slippery Elm is available at your Health Food Store and at Amazon.com listed below.

For those who experience constipation, upset stomach, ulcers, and hemroids, it can be a real blessing. It has been used for decades in sore throat lozenges. If you do a Google search you'll discover what a wonderful and economical, natural supplement it is.

Avoid Slippery Elm during pregnancy due to the risk of contamination with slippery elm whole bark, which may increase the risk of miscarriage.

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Molasses in warm water is a natural, mild laxative which helps keeps bowels functioning regularly, which prevents accumulation of the toxins in colon that cause appendicitis; 2 tbsp in warm water, twice daily.

Avoid foods that can lead to constipation, such as white flour, cheese, fried foods, sweets, salt, beef, pasteurized milk, all junk food, wine, carbonated drinks, and coffee.

Those berries with a large amount of seeds, such as strawberries, huckleberries, raspberries and blackberries, should be avoided, too, as they have a tendency to constipate.

The berry exception - Blueberries. Flavonoids, a constituent found in dark berries helps restore the integrity of the blood vessels.

Remedies for Constipation

Drink a cup of milk boiled with a mashed banana three times a day.
Grate up some white radish and eat it with a little honey. - Now I have not tried this and recommend you don't go overboard drinking a lot of milk. Even though you need magnesium with calcium, milk consumption actually can be constipating. Drinking 1/2 a glass of milk a day should be fine if you tend to lean to constipation. If you don't then drink one glass of milk (adults) a day.

Create a mixture of 1/2 teaspoon fresh ginger juice, 1/2 teaspoon fresh lime juice, a tablespoon honey, and a 1/2 teaspoon mint leaves and take once a day.

Horse Chestnut Seed Extract strengthens the veins around the anus so that they don't hurt anymore.

"Seems a bit awkward but its always worked for me... simply put just get a thing of carmex and apply directly to sore spots... you will be amazed"

Add drops of lavender and juniper essential oils to warm water and then you soak in it for some time. Please remember the water should not be hot!

Herb extracts like Japanese Pagoda Tree, Horse chestnut and Butcher's broom have been clinically proven to successfully eliminate the hemorrhoids symptoms with a great success rate.

Coconut Oil is great for constipation relief, lose weight, get healthier and have more energy. Not only that, if you have dry skin, it's the best rehydrater. I also use Coconut Oil to take off my eye make-up. I've tried all the over-the-counter products and they all sting my eyes. I then switched to Olive Oil, but if it gets in the eyes it can sting a little too, but not Coconut Oil!

The health food stores keep it in the fridge, but coconut oil does not go rancid and actually at normal room temperature is a solid. When you place it in warm conditions it melts, i.e. on your skin.

Over-the-Counter Hemorrhoid Medications such as Hydrocortisone creams are anti-inflammatories and can relieve inflammation and itching. However, your doctor can prescribe a higher concentration if the over the counter strengths don't provide relief.

Some drugstores also offer numbing sprays that will help with the pain.

I have found Anusol hemorrhoidal suppositories which is a hydrocorisone cream to be helpful and much prefer it over Preparation H. ANUSOL® Plus HC Suppositories are suitable for when internal and external piles become inflamed.

I also recommend Neo Healar hemorrhoid treatment cream which is a proven, natural cure for hemorrhoids.

Purchase a Sitz Bath at your local Pharmacy along with a bag of Epsom Salts. Hook the tube to the Sitz Bath and pour in half a cup of Epsom Salts. Place lukewarm water in the sitz bath and mix the epsom salts around and then raise toilet set and place on toilet. Sit in sitz bath for 10 to 15 minutes, or as long as tolerable, several times a day. This will soothe and reduce the inflammation of hemroids, aids in the shrinkage of the hemorrhoids, and reduces itching and pain.

This is also prescribed by doctors for those with anal fissures. The baths are often recommended to relieve pain and speed healing after hemorrhoid surgery.