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Internal Hemorrhoids Treatment –Natural Treatments for Internal Hemorrhoid


Hemorrhoids are dilated or bulged out veins in and around the anus area. When the veins inside or just outside the anus are strained mostly due to hard stool (constipation) or any other reason, they bulge out to form lumps called hemorrhoids.  

There are two types of hemorrhoids. Internal hemorrhoids are the lumps that remain inside the anal canal and external hemorrhoids are the ones that are outside and around the anus.

Internal hemorrhoids are difficult to detect at early stages. They get diagnosed only when they rupture and begin to bleed or a stain of blood is seen with the stool. Some times the internal hemorrhoids protrude out side the anus and get noticed.

Anal fissures are other conditions which mimic hemorrhoids.  Bleeding could be as a result of this condition. Therefore the treatment should be specific to that condition

One of the unusual treatments for Internal Hemorrhoids is rubber band ligation. This is a simple out patient procedure which doesn’t require hospitalization. A small rubber band is placed at the base of the internal hemorrhoids. This stops blood supply to the inflamed hemorrhoids. Restricting the blood supply helps to shrink the vessel which normally falls off within a week of the rubber band ligation procedure.

Laser Coagulation, Injection Sclerotheraphy and Hemorrhoidectomy are other medical and surgical procedures to treat internal hemorrhoids.

The natural methods of treatment of internal hemorrhoids and even for external ones begin with changing the food habits by increasing fiber and fluids in the diet. Eating the right amount of fiber and drinking six to eight glasses of water and other fluids like fruit juices result in softer and bulkier stools.

Softer stool helps emptying the bowels easier and reduces the pressure on hemorrhoids caused by straining. Elimination of straining helps preventing the hemorrhoids from protruding.

Other natural treatment of hemorrhoids is taking tub baths twice a day. This softens the tissues and reduces the pain and itching.

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