Hemorrhoids Prevention - Cure And Treatment
If you are thirty or older and having issues with bleeding when having a bowel movement, you may be alarmed if you happen to notice traces of blood in your stool. Though the presence of hemorrhoids does cause bleeding; it would be in your best interest to have this condition investigated by your family physician to R/O any other underlying problem, because cancer and other conditions also have some of the same symptoms as a hemorrhoid flare-up.
Though hemorrhoids alone are not life threatening; other conditions could be if they are not diagnosed and treated, especially in the early stages. So, as you can see, it is very important to know what you are treating before you treat any particular kind of undesirable ailment. This is not the time to guess.
In most cases, if the bleeding is caused by a hemorrhoid, and if it is an external one that has set the alarming bell off in your head, your physician will be able to see it at first glance upon examining your rectum.
With the diagnoses of an external hemorrhoid condition; you will find out by your doctor that the veins in your rectum are swollen and inflamed, for internal hemorrhoids you will see blood on the toilet tissue or inside the toilet bowel. However, for external piles, upon examination you doctor may see a large protruding lump around the outside of your anus; a protruding nodule is a sure sign that your symptoms are indeed caused by a hemorrhoid condition and not some other underlying problem.
The pressure on your rectal area causes the blood vessels around it to expand and develop uncomfortable lumps called hemorrhoids.
Each time your move your bowels and the pain and discomfort become too much for you to bear, it will seem like your hemorrhoids are a never-ending plague. Take heart, however, hemorrhoids don't last long, certainly no longer than a month. On some people, they disappear during a period between a few weeks to a few days.
The fastest way you can start to do this is by changing some of the habits you've developed over a lifetime. You may not think this is a fun thing to do, but will you be having much fun if you're constantly in pain due to your hemorrhoids? If you eliminate this one miserable thing from your body, you'll be able to enjoy your life more than you do now.
So what changes can you make in your life to help with hemorrhoids prevention? One, you can add more fiber into your diet little by little. Fiber softens and increases your stool bulk so that you don't get constipated and have to strain while sitting on the toilet. Gradually adding more fiber into your diet will also cut down on the amount of gas you'll produce.
Two, get up and move around if you tend to stay seated a lot. For every hour that you stay seated, get up and walk around a bit for about 5 minutes. And don't stay seated on the toilet reading while going to the bathroom either.
Ignoring the problem will only prolong your discomfort and agony, and will increase the risk of your hemorrhoids developing into something even more serious that might require even more stringent medical measures to cure.
Though hemorrhoids alone are not life threatening; other conditions could be if they are not diagnosed and treated, especially in the early stages. So, as you can see, it is very important to know what you are treating before you treat any particular kind of undesirable ailment. This is not the time to guess.
In most cases, if the bleeding is caused by a hemorrhoid, and if it is an external one that has set the alarming bell off in your head, your physician will be able to see it at first glance upon examining your rectum.
With the diagnoses of an external hemorrhoid condition; you will find out by your doctor that the veins in your rectum are swollen and inflamed, for internal hemorrhoids you will see blood on the toilet tissue or inside the toilet bowel. However, for external piles, upon examination you doctor may see a large protruding lump around the outside of your anus; a protruding nodule is a sure sign that your symptoms are indeed caused by a hemorrhoid condition and not some other underlying problem.
The pressure on your rectal area causes the blood vessels around it to expand and develop uncomfortable lumps called hemorrhoids.
Each time your move your bowels and the pain and discomfort become too much for you to bear, it will seem like your hemorrhoids are a never-ending plague. Take heart, however, hemorrhoids don't last long, certainly no longer than a month. On some people, they disappear during a period between a few weeks to a few days.
The fastest way you can start to do this is by changing some of the habits you've developed over a lifetime. You may not think this is a fun thing to do, but will you be having much fun if you're constantly in pain due to your hemorrhoids? If you eliminate this one miserable thing from your body, you'll be able to enjoy your life more than you do now.
So what changes can you make in your life to help with hemorrhoids prevention? One, you can add more fiber into your diet little by little. Fiber softens and increases your stool bulk so that you don't get constipated and have to strain while sitting on the toilet. Gradually adding more fiber into your diet will also cut down on the amount of gas you'll produce.
Two, get up and move around if you tend to stay seated a lot. For every hour that you stay seated, get up and walk around a bit for about 5 minutes. And don't stay seated on the toilet reading while going to the bathroom either.
Ignoring the problem will only prolong your discomfort and agony, and will increase the risk of your hemorrhoids developing into something even more serious that might require even more stringent medical measures to cure.
