Piles Treatment

One good thing about starting a piles treatment at home is that it can keep what can be an embarrassing situation under wraps – which is very important to many people. Many people suffer with the pain of pile for years because they think that going to the doctor to get help is just too shameful. They cannot bear to share the details about their pain with anyone. They do not want to talk to anyone about it and that delays the piles treatment that will end their pain. What a dilemma – live with the pain or suffer the (imagined) shame.

Another very important consideration that supports seeking professional help is the possibility that you just might misdiagnose your symptoms. For example, piles are often confused with anal fissures. When people see spots of blood on the toilet paper and have pain with bowel movements, they often immediately think it’s piles when the problem may really be a small but painful tear called an anal fissure, which is often caused by constipation.

If stools are dry and hard, the anal sphincter is forced open wider than normal, resulting in a tear, or anal fissure. There are often some spots of bright red blood on the toilet paper. Anal fissures also cause a sharp, stinging, often severe pain with the passage of each bowel movement (whereas hemorrhoids often cause bleeding but no pain).

Also, piles can be either external or internal — where the external piles can be seen and felt outside the anus and is associated with pain and itching, the internal piles are found inside the anus where there is pain, bleeding and swelling. Sometimes, the veins may burst to start bleeding and this form of piles is called bleeding piles/hemorrhoids.

The takeaway here: Be sure you actually have the condition, and then get started on a piles treatment plan – right away!

Only a medical professional can tell you exactly what you have, and exactly how to treat it

Piles Treatment Plan

There are two broad approaches to piles treatment. As mentioned above, the first is to immediately seek professional help for your piles treatment plan. Because of the wide-spread need for piles and hemorrhoids treatments, a number of pharmaceutical companies have created medical treatment methods that can reduce the pain and severity of hemorrhoids. Looking at the sites and testimonials for these products as well as speaking to your doctor can help you know if one of these medications is the right route for your hemorrhoids treatments.

Natural Remedies For Piles Treatment

This method of piles treatment is a mix of 1) actions you can take to physically ease the piles symptoms, and 2) natural remedies that could eliminate the need and expense of medications to treat piles pain.

Fast on lemon juice & honey for one or two days and then on fruits (especiallyPapaya and Cheeku) for two days at least.

A cold water enema may be taken regularly during the fast. It tone ups the bowels by activating them.

Add whole wheat bread and green vegetables to your diet, and eliminate sweets and spicy foods.

A mud pack over covering the anus and a cold-water hip bath can be very soothing.

In addition to the above actions, some of the natural piles remedies you can take include the following:

1. Fiber. Highly beneficial and effective in relieving piles symptoms and bleeding. It can soften stool and increase its bulk, which helps to reduce straining. Randomized trials involving hundreds of participants found that fiber improved piles symptoms including itching, discomfort, and pain. There are plenty of ways to get more fiber. Start by eating foods high in fiber, such as whole grains and vegetables. Psyllium and flax seed are very effective and inexpensive fiber supplements.

2. Bioflavonoids. These are a type of plant compound that are effective through stabilizing and strengthening blood vessel walls and by decreasing inflammation. They have been found to reduce anal discomfort, pain, and anal discharge during an acute hemorrhoid attack. Side effects of bioflavonoids appear to be mild and rare, making them a promising treatment for hemorrhoids in pregnancy; however, the flavonoid tangeretin however, shouldn’t be used by people taking tamoxifen for breast cancer, so be sure to read the indications/side effects on the product before using!

3. Witch Hazel Compress or Cream. Readily available from drug stores this treatment is not be taken internally but is instead applied topically to the anal area in the form of witch hazel distilled liquid, ointment, or medicated pads. It is believed to decrease the bleeding of hemorrhoids by acting as an astringent. It may also relieve pain, itching and swelling associated with hemorrhoids.

4. Butcher’s Broom. The plant butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus), which is also known as knee holly, box holly, and sweet broom, and has a long history of traditional use for hemorrhoids and varicose veins. It is often used when there is underlying poor circulation in the veins. It is usually recommended in capsule or tea form. The tea has a slightly bitter taste, so a bit of stevia or honey can be used to sweeten it. The tea can be made by steeping one teaspoon of the herb in a cup of hot water for 10 to 15 minutes. Butchers broom has also been shown to be effective in piles treatment when applied topically as an ointment or compress.

Butcher’s broom should not be used by people with high blood pressure, benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), by pregnant or nursing women, or by people taking alpha blocker or MAO inhibitor drugs unless otherwise recommended by their doctor.

5. Horse Chestnut. This herb, like butchers broom, can be an effective piles treatment when there is poor circulation in the veins, or chronic venous insufficiency. In folk medicine, it is used to relieve symptoms such as swelling and inflammation and strengthen blood vessel walls. The active compound is believed to be aescin. It can can be taken as a tea or in capsule form. It can also be applied externally as a compress. People with an allergy to the horse chestnut family, bleeding disorders, or people taking blood thinners should not take horse chestnut. Other medical warnings may apply so be certain to read the indications.

There is so much more to say on this topic, so please check out some of the other pages and posts on this site concerning piles treatment and symptoms.