Home Treatments for Hemorrhoids

Information about hemorrhoids and their causes such as straining during a bowel movement, pregnancy, liver disease, and conditions that cause increased pressure in the hemorrhoid veins.

There are many home remedies for hemorrhoids from banana peel and blackstrap molasses to rutabaga and witch hazel.

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Hemorrhoids (Piles) are commonly caused by straining while having a bowel movement, pregnancy, colon cancer, constipation, or chronic diarrhea. There are internal (inside the anus) and external hemorrhoids. Symptoms of a hemorrhoid include rectal bleeding, rectal pain and itching, and swelling.

A few simple strategies can help ease the pain and trouble associated with these bothersome bulging blood vessels. Many women have a passing encounter with hemorrhoids during pregnancy. But by midlife, hemorrhoids often become an ongoing complaint. B...
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Prev post1 of 3Next Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, affect as many as 75 percent of people in the United States at some point in their lives. They most frequently strike when people are between ages 45 and 65. This common problem occurs when veins in the anus and rectum become swollen and inflamed. A