Hemorrhoids are painful, swollen veins in the lower portion of the rectum or anus.
Symptoms
- Pain while passing stool
- Bleeding from rectum
- Feeling of soreness
- Lump of the anus
- Slimy discharge of mucus
- Incomplete stool discharge feeling
- Frequent urge to pass stool
- Heaviness at anus
- Itching of anus
Home Remedies
- Plenty of water
- Take a walk
- Eat lot of Oranges
- Apply vinegar locally
- Aloe vera
- Water
- Prunes
Self Care
- Use warm water therapeutically
- Get more fiber to avoid constipation
- Stay hydrated
- Exercise
- Act on the urge (delaying defecation can lead to constipation)
- Take special care when pregnant
- Lubricate
- Try elevation (elevate your feel a bit with step stool as it changes the position of the rectum in a way that may allow easier passage to stool)
- Avoid straining
- Increase fiber intake
- Dinner as early as possible.(not after 7p.m.)
- Plenty of fluidsat least 12 glass of water per day.
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