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Hemorrhoid Treatment at Home – A Natural Alternative

Hemorrhoids are painful, annoying and completely embarrassing. Trying to explain it to people or having to sit on one of the ridiculous hemorrhoids cushions and letting everyone know is an awful feeling. As such, using a hemorrhoid treatment at home is advisable and most people do this with drug store creams and ointments.

There are however more natural alternatives. These are good because lab made anti-inflammatory usually contain steroids which do work but have side effects such as weakening the skin, lowering the immune system and repeated use has been shown to cause osteoporosis and other bone density problems.

As such here are a few natural ways to get rid of hemorrhoids.

For pain relief and to lower swelling use a combination of these two herbal remedies: Aloe Vera and Witch Hazel. The former will sooth the itching and pain and the latter will stop swelling and inflammation.
For quick pain relief if you do not have these herbs on hand you can also sit in a few inches of warm water for a good 10 minutes with your hemorrhoids exposed to the water. This is called a sitz bath and it very good and soothing pain.
To stop aggravation of piles and also to stop them coming back you must make sure you have good bowel health and do not get constipated or have hard stool. To do this you need to increase the fiber in your diet and also decrease the processed foods that contain no nutritional value.
Exercise! All exercise is good and the improved blood circulation and the tightening of the muscles about your rear helps to relieve pressure that forms hemorrhoids. At the very least make sure you stand up and walk around a bit every hour if you have a seated job and make sure to have a soft cushion when you do sit.