Lifestyle and Hemorrhoids
In the last few decades people have been mostly sedentary. In the morning we sat at breakfast, then we pass to your favorite seat of the car, which sticks out for a long time in traffic jams, and in the office we sit in front of the computer. From work we go again by car, and finally, in the evening, at home, after dinner, we like to flop on the sofa to watch TV. And so every day ... And then complain about the discomfort, you know where ... In the clinic the doctor rubbing his hands, exclaim: "And you have hemorrhoids, dear, hemorrhoids ..." How does the way of life affect the occurrence of hemorrhoids?
The cause of hemorrhoids is a way of life
Indeed, the main cause of hemorrhoids, according to medical experts from a specialized clinic in Cleveland, is a sedentary lifestyle, and only in a smaller version - overweight, stress, spicy food and smoking. As a symptom of hemorrhoids, there is also irritation and painful edema of the anus veins also due to the lack of fiber and fluid.
If a person has a food deficit with insoluble fibers, the stool decreases in volume, while the intestine is incredibly difficult to give up its contents. If this is repeated many times, it creates a high pressure in the veins, which subsequently leads to the formation of cones of hemorrhoids. The best means of preventing hemorrhoids is fiber-rich food. So says John Lee, a gastroenterologist, a professor at the University of California, who says: "If you eat enough fiber, you will have a cumbersome, soft and easily outgoing stool that will reduce pressure on the rectum and risk inflamed hemorrhoids.
Simple and healthy breakfast
From this follows a simple conclusion: if we abandon the sedentary lifestyle, we need to focus on proper nutrition. For example, a guy who has to spend a considerable amount of time driving his car can eat like this
Breakfast: put a glass of oatmeal in a bowl, pour over 2 glasses of warm water overnight, and add 1 tablespoon of vanilla or any other yogurt, 1 tablespoon of honey, 2 peeled cloves and 2 sliced raw apples in the morning. These ingredients are enough for 4 servings, enough for the person with the greatest appetite.
It is useful - there are apples, apricots, oranges, pears and berries, all these are high-fiber fruits. And in the melon contains a special fiber, which is useful for the prevention of hemorrhoids. Passing through the digestive tract, melon absorbs water, swells and it helps to get out the chair quickly and without stress. It is recommended to eat raisins for snack, it is tasty and useful at the same time.
Do not forget about vegetables, they also protect against the development of hemorrhoids. The focus is on broccoli, corn, artichokes, peas, beans and lentils. Cereals, especially barley, or oat bran are also rich in fiber. But fat food should not be consumed. Try to exclude from your diet fatty meat, fatty dairy products and high-calorie buns.
What products should I avoid?
Simple changes in lifestyle mean avoiding certain foods that can exacerbate existing hemorrhoids or cause the development of hemorrhoids. Some of the foods you should avoid include processed foods and fast foods, low-fiber foods such as meat, cheese, ice cream, drinks containing caffeine and alcoholic beverages, and foods high in fat and sugar .
Finally, an important condition - you can not consume too much alcohol. Alcohol tends to dry out the body. In dehydrated conditions, the body can not effectively eliminate tissue loss and inflammation. Excessive consumption of alcohol can certainly cause hemorrhoids.
The importance of water in the right way of life
If you practice foods high in fiber, it is important to increase water intake. Although a diet with a high fiber content removes constipation, if you do not increase water intake, it can actually cause constipation and stiff stools. Usually, you should drink more than eight glasses of water every day.
And spend at least 10-15 minutes a day for exercise, or take time to practice aerobics, go to the pool. Even half an hour of training 2 times a week can be for you an excellent remedy for hemorrhoids.
Avoid sitting or standing for a long time
Do this as part of your daily routine, avoid sitting or standing for a long period of time. This can give an additional strain on the blood vessels, which can irritate the area of your hemorrhoids or cause conditions for the development of hemorrhoids.
If your routine work involves a lot of sitting at the bottom of the room, you must definitely take a break to take a short walk.
Reduce stress
Working to maintain your healthy lifestyle is working to eliminate or reduce stress, as much as possible, even if it requires you to undergo therapy or counseling. Stress plays an important role in your health and well-being and can cause hemorrhoids or worsen the existing symptoms of hemorrhoids.
Change your bowel habits
Try not to postpone defecation when you feel like going to the toilet, because this creates an excessive strain on your blood vessels and anal veins. Get a habit of going to the toilet when you feel like it.
Avoid excessive heavy work (Heavy Lifting)
Hard work for a long period of time can cause irritation of existing hemorrhoids or provoke hemorrhoids to development. If your work requires a lot of stress, you can consider another different job or make sure that you have rest intervals between hard work periods.
Simple changes in lifestyle are important if you are going to recover properly after treating hemorrhoids or prevent hemorrhoids as a whole. It's much easier - to make some simple changes in lifestyle, than to suffer pain and discomfort from hemorrhoids or undergo surgery.
Regular physical exercises for controlling constipation
Exercise causes food to move through the gastrointestinal tract faster. Sitting or standing for a long time, a person gets a bad muscle tone, a poor posture and can get enormous pressure on the rectal veins. If you are overweight, this only adds to the problem.
Good muscle tone makes it easier to eliminate it. And, of course, when you exercise and eat right, it helps to lose those extra pounds. Try walking for 20 minutes, 4-5 times a week, and you will notice the difference.
Weightlifting causes hemorrhoids
When a person is engaged in weightlifting, the body exerts too much pressure on the large intestine. If too much emphasis is placed on the large intestine, the colon goes outside the body, causing external hemorrhoids. In addition, the poor performance of the cardiovascular system dehydrates the body and causes hemorrhoids. Like oil for the engine, water is necessary for proper digestion. Without enough water, the tissues become irritated, cracks appear in the anus, and thus hemorrhoids arise.
Learn how to properly lift weights
Incorrect lifting of weights can injure the back and make defecation painful. The correct way to lift something, especially heavy objects, is, first, to bend your knees. Thus, the spin will not experience such a large overload. In addition, it is important to breathe correctly when lifting. Exhale when you lift the heaviness, inhale as soon as you release the object. Again, this relieves excess pressure from the lower back and rectal veins.
Changes in lifestyle require effort. If these efforts are not so easy for you, tempt yourself with frequent reminders of all the pleasures that you will enjoy, getting rid of hemorrhoids and preventing its recurrence. Your simple home treatment for hemorrhoids can become a salvation. A change in lifestyle is really necessary to avoid hemorrhoids.
Using Home Treatment
- You can relieve mild pain, swelling and inflammation of the hemorrhoids with the help of home treatment. Often this treatment is necessary for a person to alleviate suffering in a timely manner.
- Use a cream from hemorrhoids or suppositories containing hydrocortisone, or use tampons containing witch hazel or anesthetics.
- Apply on a regular basis a warm bath or a sedentary bath. Soak the anal area in warm water 10 to 15 minutes two to three times a day. After a sit-down bath, go to the toilet.
- Keep the anal area clean. Bathe (preferably) or take a shower daily to cleanse the skin around the anus with warm water. Soap is not necessary and can only exacerbate the problem. Gently dry the anus area with a hairdryer or a soft paper after bathing.
- Do not use dry toilet paper. To help keep the anal area clean after defecation, use a wet wipe or wet toilet paper that does not contain flavorings or alcohol.
- Apply the cold. Apply ice packs or a cold compress to the anus area to relieve swelling.
- Take oral painkillers. You can use acetaminophen (Tylenol, etc.), aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin, other antibiotics) temporarily to help relieve the discomfort of hemorrhoids.
With these procedures, the symptoms of hemorrhoids often go away within a few days. Consult your doctor if you do not get relief for a few days or earlier if you have severe pain or bleeding.
Medical expert editor
Portnov Alexey Alexandrovich
Education: Kiev National Medical University. A.A. Bogomolets, Specialty - "General Medicine"
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