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Are you suffering from hemorrhoids - this insidious and painful problem?
Are you hiding it from others, because you are embarrassed to admit that you have them?
Are you doing nothing and you are waiting for them to disappear on their own?
You are not alone. Between 50 and 85 percent of people have experienced problems with hemorrhoids at least once during their lifetime.
Even though people do not often speak about them, hemorrhoids are the plague of the modern age.
In some cases, hemorrhoids can disappear by themselves. In most cases, however, they require treatment and lifestyle change.
Do not wait for hemorrhoids to advance to 4th degree, because then they are difficult and painful to treat.
Take matters into your own hands and start treating your hemorrhoids using natural remedies.
Eliminate the cause and solve the problem
In the treatment of any disease, you should first find out the cause and then remove it. Relieving symptoms using creams and baths may temporarily ease the problem, but it will not cure it.
The cause of hemorrhoids is the pressure. Yes, just the pressure on the small blood vessels that surround our anus and lower rectum is causing enlargement of these vessels - a problem that is called hemorrhoids.
It may be several causes of this pressure. Find out which is yours and remove it.
1. Irregular bowel functions
Poor nutrition leads to irregular bowel functions. Straining during a bowel movement is the cause of hemorrhoids for many people.
Proper nutrition will help restore normal bowel functions.
Improve your diet. Reduce your intake of fast food and eat cooked meals prepared at home. Increase your intake of foods that contain a lot of fiber - fruits, vegetables and whole grains.
Increase water intake, because it helps to normalize bowel function. An adult should drink 2-3 liters of water a day.
2. Pregnancy and childbirth
Pregnancy and childbirth can cause hemorrhoids in many women.
In this case, you can not avoid the pressure. You just wait for the end of pregnancy and use creams to relieve the symptoms of hemorrhoids. Fortunately, hemorrhoids spontaneously subside shortly after birth in most cases.
If the hemorrhoids do not improve within a year after giving birth, consider taking natural remedies for the treatment of hemorrhoids.
3. Excessive sitting
Constant sitting can cause not only back pain, but also hemorrhoids. It is no wonder that people who spend a lot of time sitting, such as truck drivers or people who work on the computer, often suffer from hemorrhoids.
If possible, reduce the seating. Get up every 20 minutes, take a walk, stretch.
If your condition got increasingly worse due to seating, consider changing jobs.
4. Lifting heavy weights
Sometimes too much physical exertion can cause hemorrhoids.
Is physical activity a part of your daily work? Are you into sports associated with high stress?
Be sure to be careful to maintain correct posture when lifting heavy weights. Never lift a load that you know is too heavy for you.
5. Modern toilets
Many alternative doctors believe that modern toilets can cause many health problems, including hemorrhoids.
Apparently, the old-fashioned way of emptying bowels by crouching is much more suited to the physiology of the body and allows faster and easier bowel movements.
That is why hemorrhoids are virtually unknown in some rural areas, where modern toilets there are still not being used.
Five plants for the treatment of hemorrhoids
These five plants can help in the treatment of hemorrhoids. Look for each of them, individually or as a part of some natural products.
1. Neem tree (Melia Azadirachta)
The Ayurvedic herb neem has long been used for treating hemorrhoids.
Neem helps the intestines and prevents constipation, and in such a way cures hemorrhoids.
Neem extracts can be applied for external hemorrhoids in order to prevent bleeding and itching.
In Ayurveda, Neem has been used for thousands of years for treating many ailments. As much as 75 percent of Ayurvedic preparations contain neem. This plant has antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and is effective against pain.
2. Ceylon ironwood (Mesua Ferrea)
Nagkesar is the Sanskrit name for Ceylon ironwood, which belongs to the family Guttiferae. This medicinal plant only grows in the Himalayas and in Ayurveda it is used for treating many symptoms - fever, cough, vomiting, impotence, indigestion, and hemorrhoids.
NAGKESAR reduces permissiveness of a human capillary system, calms stimulated digestive system, it helps functioning of small and large intestine and treats hemorrhoids that way.
3. Indian barberry (Berberis Aristata)
Indian barberry, a plant that only grows in the Himalayas, plays an important role in herbal medicine for over 2500 years. Indian barberry has anti-bacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory properties and acts as a laxative.
Indian barberry stimulates normal bowel function by establishing a healthy balance of microorganisms in the intestines.
This herb is also used to treat eye diseases, ulcers, heartburn, indigestion, jaundice, eczema and psoriasis.
4. Slippery elm (Ulmus fulva)
Slippery elm is being used by American tribes for hundreds of years for treating wounds, ulcers and various types of inflammation.
In addition, slippery elm is an effective tool for the treatment of diarrhea, irregular bowel functions, duodenal ulcers, hemorrhoids and heartburn.
The broad spectrum of effects makes this plant frequently used medicinal herb.
5. Wild chestnut (Aesculus Hippocastanum)
Wild chestnut strengthens and stimulates the blood vessels and has anti-inflammatory effect. It is very effective for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and phlebitis.
It can be used internally and locally – for easing the symptoms of external hemorrhoids.
As always – whatever problem you have – healing herbs come to the rescue. However, the best results will be achieved by a combined approach.
Alongside using natural medicine, change your lifestyle and remove all causes of hemorrhoids.
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