Hemorrhoids are a medical condition that is described as enlargement of the blood vessels in the rectal area causing swelling thereat.
Here are alternative treatments being resorted to by sufferers of the condition:
•Nutritional therapy
•Herbal medications
•Hydrotherapy
•Others
I.Nutritional Alternative Therapy
Use of this alternative treatment causes reduction in hemorrhoidal pain. This alternative approach entails only the consumption of unrefined fiber and intake of lots of fluids (water and decaffeinated fluids like coffee), the ingestion of coffee acts as a laxative to the colon. Vitamin C supplements and bioflavonoid ingestion are also part of this alternative treatment. They strengthen the walls of the blood vessels thereby preventing hemorrhoids from occurring. Sufficient consumption of fiber (soluble and insoluble) is preferred as this eliminates the hardening of stool.
Insoluble fiber is found abundant in the following:
•Pears and apples
•Carrots and spinach
•Wheat bran
•Brown rice
Soluble fiber are found abundant in
•Barley
•Oat bran or oatmeal
•Broccoli
•And lentils
II.Herbal Medications
Herbal medication is an alternative treatment approach to treating hemorrhoids that is fast gaining popularity, due to the minimal or absence of side-effects results. The herbs and the extracts used in this treatment are used to strengthen the rectal blood vessels. Such strengthened blood vessels relieve the pain felt in a hemorrhoidal attack.
Herbs that are in common use in alternative hemorrhoidal treatment include the following;
•Witch hazel
•Stone root
•Calendula
•Bayberry bark
•Butcher’s broom
•Plantain
•Ginkgo biloba
•Horse chestnut
•Pilewort
•Aloe vera
•Goldenseal root
•Myrrh
•White oak
•Comfrey root
•Elderberry
•Mullein
•Yarrow
•Buckthorn bark
•Collinsonia root
•Parsley
•Red grape vine leaves
•Green tea
•Euphorbia prostrata
III.Hydrotherapy
This alternative therapy makes use of water to ease hemorrhoidal pains and promote blood circulation in the anal area.
Here are the types of hydrotherapies employed in this alternative treatment.
•Sitz bath of alternating warm and cold soaking of the pelvic region
•Application of ice cold compress at the rectal region
•Alternating application of bearable hot and ice-cold washcloths
IV.Other Alternative Treatments
These other alternative treatment includes any of the following:
•Aromatherapy- some essential oils like geranium, cypress and myrrh are used in sitz bath.
•Detoxification, colon therapy and fasting- all aimed to relieve constipation.
•Ayurvedic medication- involves stress reduction techniques, dietary modifications and herbal therapy using astringent herbs
•Homeopathy- makes use of nux vomic, hamamelis, belladonna and collinsonia
•Yoga – exercises and meditation in yogic practice relieves constipation and improves blood circulation to the rectal area.
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