Healing Hemorrhoids Yourself

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Hemorrhoids. or piles as they are commonly known, are rarely life threatening. But they are extremely painful and annoying to the person who has to put up with them. Some people think that there is not much that you can do about it, so they put up with them for years.

What exactly are hemorrhoids? Simply put, they are swollen veins that usually occur in and around the anus area. These are known as external hemorrhoids. Those occurring deeper into the rectum area are referred to as internal hemorrhoids. Because these cause not pain, many people who have them are totally unaware of it.

Internal hemorrhoids are broken down into four grades, with each grade indicating a level of seriousness. The grades are numbered from 1 to 4, with 4 being the most serious.

Because most people that have internal piles are unaware of it, a physician is needed to make the diagnosis. A common trait of these internal piles is that they secrete mucus which causes itching when it comes into contact with the outside skin. This accounts for the itching symptoms that many sufferers experience.

You usually first become aware of hemorrhoids when the rectum starts to bleed. Possibly, you first see it in your stool or on the toilet paper when you wipe. Before trying to treat yourself, however, you should first make an appointment with your doctor to ensure that the blood is not from some more serious medical condition. If piles are really the cause of the blood, there are various treatments that you can take depending on the seriousness of your condition.

If your condition is very mild, all that may be necessary is for you to modify your diet and let your system heal itself. If your condition is a bit more serious, you may need to try lotions to reduce the swelling and provide you with relief. If, however, your condition is more serious, you may have to consider surgery.

One of the more common methods of treatment is called banding or rubber band ligation. In this procedure, the physician ties a rubber band around the base of the hemorrhoid. The tightness of the rubber band restricts the ability of the hemorrhoid to receive blood. Without blood, after a few weeks the hemorrhoid will die and drop off.

But, rubber band ligation is only a short term solution. Unless you change your diet, you are destined to repeat the cycle of getting hemorrhoid and receiving treatments for the rest of your life.

The potential causes of piles are many. They can be caused by a woman's pregnancy, by constipation, by sitting incorrectly for too long of a period, and by not exercising. But, by far, the most common cause of pile is diet. specifically the fast food fatty diets that so many are fond of. Many times a change in diet will help to cure you more than any medicine will.

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