How long do hemorrhoids take to heal? As a former hemorrhoids sufferer I have asked that same question.
This question is hard to answer since there are several type of hemorrhoids.
However, there are tips I can give you to help speed up this process and heal hemorrhoids fast.
Tips to help heal hemorrhoids:

• Stop drinking alcohol while dealing with this problem.
  Alcohol will dehydrate your body and cause problems like constipation and hard stools.
  These two things are the leading causes of getting hemorrhoids do to the added pressure and straining during a bowel movement.
  
• Start walking to help get things moving in the right direction.
  Walking helps by decreasing the time it takes to move food through the large intestine, this will limit the amount of water absorbed into the body from the stool.
  It will also help keep them from being hard and dry and will reduce straining.
  
• Drink a lot more water, this will help do several things like lose weight, softer stools, and helps with digestion to keep you regular.
  If you start drinking 2 or 3 eight ounce glasses of ice water before every meal, this will help keep you hydrated and it will help with digestion of your food.
  Plus, this will help you lose weight since you will be filling your belly with water so you don't eat as much.
  This is the same diet the Air Force puts you on during basic training.
  
• Take warm soothing sits baths and use ice packs to reduce swelling.
  Sits baths can feel very soothing and will increase circulation to help reduce the pain and swelling.
  Ice packs will also help reduce the swelling and help reduce or stop the bleeding with internal bleeding hemorrhoids.
  
• If you have bleeding hemorrhoids I recommend that you try not to take aspirin.
  Aspirin will thin the blood and increase the bleeding and make it harder to clot.
  
• Start eating natural high fiber foods to help heal your hemorrhoids fast.
  If you start eating high fiber foods like whole grains, leafy green vegetables, and fresh fruits then you will reduce your chances for constipation.
  

These tips will help reduce the swelling and help with your bowel movements.
By reducing the pressure during a bowel movement you will speed up the time it takes to heal hemorrhoids.
So, how long do hemorrhoids take to heal? Well, there are many natural hemorrhoids treatments that can help speed up this process and in a lot of cases you could heal your hemorrhoids as soon as 48 hours.