Alternative treatment of hemorrhoids
Many are embarrassed to admit that they have hemorrhoids. But this problem is extremely serious and you shouldn't delay going to the doctor. Alternative treatment of hemorrhoids can be effective, but if it is prescribed by a doctor. Sometimes an integrated approach to the problem is needed, so you cannot cope with it yourself. Thus, medications should be used as directed by a doctor, and safe folk remedies can be used as an auxiliary therapy.
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How to quickly cure hemorrhoids
Initially, the disease can be cured with conservative methods. In advanced cases, surgery may be required.
Treatment procedures can be divided into three areas:
- Medication.
- Minimally invasive techniques.
- The use of traditional medicine recipes.
- Surgical intervention.
The therapy is based on drugs that improve venous tone and normalize blood flow. To quickly get rid of the disease, certain conditions are necessary. An important role is played by the stage of hemorrhoids, the general condition of a person, heredity, and many more factors.
If the disease is in the early stages of development, then drug treatment can be effective. The complex use of external therapy (ointments, creams, suppositories) will accelerate recovery in a short time. At an early stage of the disease, it is 4-7 days.
In the absence of the effectiveness of drugs, minimally invasive treatment is carried out. It involves the removal of hemorrhagic nodes by disrupting blood circulation in them. After this, the patient will immediately feel relief. This method of treatment is safe and the recovery period is short.
Alternative therapy can complement drug therapy and is extremely necessary for hemorrhoids. It is better if a doctor recommends folk recipes, as there is a risk of complications. If the hemorrhoids have passed into a neglected form and nothing helps, it is worth doing an operation to remove the nodes by excising them.
Treatment of hemorrhoids with folk remedies
Folk methods effectively treat hemorrhoids from the outside. In this case, plant components and food products are used that can normalize blood circulation, metabolic processes, and accelerate wound healing. Often, natural ingredients cause allergic reactions, so first make sure that you are not allergic to this or that product.
And now you can familiarize yourself with the most used methods of alternative therapy for hemorrhoids:
- Drink sauerkraut pickle daily. This should be done 2-3 times a day for a week without interruption. It is enough to drink a glass of this liquid each time. This recipe is able to normalize digestion, relieve constipation and stop bleeding from the rectal region.
- Twice a day for a week, you need to prepare yourself such a drink: mix the juices of carrots, lettuce and spinach. You will end up with normal digestion.
- Every time before meals, that is, three times a day, half an hour before meals, drink 0.5 cups of potato juice.
- You can make melon juice, they also drink half a glass 2 times a day. Feces from such a drink will become softer. Melon juice will act as a laxative.
- Blackberry juice is drunk in small quantities. It is enough to use it 3 times a day before meals for 1 tbsp. spoon. Constipation can be relieved easily in this way.
Healing baths.
They eliminate inflammation, remove itching and burning, reduce bleeding, and the resulting wounds heal faster.
- Simple tea brewing is an effective way to make trays. Prepare three liters of boiling water and 100 g of tea leaves. Tea is brewed, infused a little, then added to a bowl of water. It is necessary to sit in it for 10-15 minutes, then introduce a medicinal candle.
- Chamomile is brewed in the same way. If you take 4 tablespoons of the herb, then you need 2 liters of boiling water.
- Baths with potassium permanganate are considered effective. It is worth sitting in a weak solution of this substance for 20 minutes, as a result, the wound will heal, and the skin around the hemorrhoids will dry out a little.
- Pine cones. Baths with them can be used every other day for a month.
Remember that the water temperature should not exceed 40 degrees.
Hemorrhoid treatment during pregnancy 
During pregnancy, many medicines are prohibited. In this case, alternative therapy will help, but there are also nuances here. In order not to harm yourself and the child, it is necessary to apply all methods of treatment only after consulting a doctor.
During pregnancy, in the presence of hemorrhoids, it is imperative to adhere to the following rules:
- Carry out measures to normalize the stool.
- Engage in nutritional correction.
- Be physically active.
- Take care of body hygiene.
- Apply herbal sitz baths.
- The use of rectal suppositories is acceptable.
- Ointments and creams for external use are allowed.
- If the doctor has prescribed, then you can use tablet preparations.
It is also worth considering that during pregnancy it is necessary to carefully monitor the temperature of the water in the sitz baths, it should not be cold or too hot.
Decoctions and medicinal infusions for internal use are not permissible during this period. It has been proven that many herbs can have contraindications, some of them can increase uterine tone, which will lead to premature birth or even miscarriage.
Local herbal therapy, however, can be very beneficial. The following remedies are most often used:
- lotions;
- suppositories;
- ointments, etc.
In order to prevent the appearance of hemorrhoids during pregnancy, it is necessary to prevent the disease even before conception - to monitor nutrition and lifestyle, normalize the daily routine and food intake, play sports, and also give up bad habits.