Hemorrhoids - a disease associated with a violation of outflow of blood from the hemorrhoids, resulting in their pathological expansion and prolapse. It is believed that in men this disease is more common than in women. The main risk group is people older than 40 years, leading a sedentary lifestyle and with a metabolic disorder. In women, hemorrhoids often occur during pregnancy and after childbirth.
Symptoms and stages of the disease
Hemorrhoids are divided into internal (nodes are within the rectum) and external (nodes protrude around the anus).
In the first case, the nodes are not visible, and the main symptoms of the disease are pain and blood in the feces. In the second case, there are visible signs of the disease, in the form of protruding tubercles.
Regardless of the form of the disease is accompanied by itching, pain (worse with exercise), discomfort in the anal area, bleeding during defecation, problems with stool.
In the initial stages of the disease, when the symptoms are not too pronounced, and the nodes appear after tension and then can disappear on their own, hemorrhoids are quite treatable at home, conservative methods. In later stages, the disease may require surgical intervention.
Folk remedies for hemorrhoids at home
Candles made of raw potatoes
A 3-4 cm candle is cut from the potato, neatly, without sharp corners, and injected into the anus at night. Such candles are a popular means of treating hemorrhoids, since they eliminate symptoms and exert a pronounced anti-inflammatory and enveloping effect.
Candles with propolis
Ingredients:
- propolis - 1 g;
- cocoa butter 20 g.
Preparation
The oil is melted in a water bath, propolis is added, it is heated for 10-15 minutes without boiling, after which it is poured into molds. Cocoa butter in this recipe can be replaced with solid animal fat (for example, pork smalt).
Ointment for the treatment of hemorrhoids in the home
Ingredients:
- mummy - 5 g;
- vegetable oil (best sea buckthorn) - 1 tablespoon;
- dry aspen buds - 1 tablespoon.
Preparation
Knead powder into powder. Mummy with oil is heated in a water bath, then pour in powder and mix thoroughly. The ready-mixed mixture is used to lubricate the joints 2 times a day.
Sea buckthorn oil
It can be used for lubricating external components, for ingestion with cotton-tampons, as well as as a basis for the preparation of home candles and ointments. It is considered an absolutely safe component that can be used to treat hemorrhoids and to quickly eliminate its symptoms at home even in pregnant women.
Curative enemas
The enemas are considered one of the most effective means of treating hemorrhoids. For enemas are used broths of chamomile, sage, wormwood, strawberry leaves, horse chestnut and root of ayr marsh. With difficulty defecation and cracks in the anus, apply oil enemas, based on olive, linseed or sea-buckthorn oil.
In addition, for the removal of pain using lotions of grated raw potatoes, beets, carrots, rowan berries and sessile baths from onion husks.
From pharmacy ointments to eliminate symptoms and treat hemorrhoids at home, widely used:
- Heparin ointment;
- Troxevasin ;
- Levomekol;
- Relief;
- Proctosan;
- Posterizan Forte;
- Bezornil;
- Girudoprokt.
From candles with anti-inflammatory effect apply:
- sea buckthorn;
- with extracts of belladonna, calendula;
- ichthyol suppositories;
- Candle Relief;
- Posterizan;
- Proctogivenol;
- Simpletons;
- Natalside.