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Five natural remedies to combat hemorrhoids
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Blueberries
Blueberries contain a large amount of bioflavonoids - these are anti-inflammatory compounds. You should be aware that bioflavonoids (bioflanoidy) can relieve pain and reduce tumors of the anal veins.
Bilberry leaves are also used in inflammation of the urinary tract and the gastrointestinal tract. These are excellent natural remedies that can be used as infusions. Enough to fill these leaves with boiling water and insist 15-20 minutes, and then drink in the form of heat before bedtime and after breakfast.
Fresh fruits
Fresh fruits have a relaxing effect on constipation and hemorrhoids. However, dried fruits are also good for these diseases.
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Aloe
Before eating, it is recommended to drink aloe vera juice - this is a natural antibiotic. Eliminating pain in the intestines, healing anal fissures that can occur with constipation and hemorrhoids.
Aloe also exhibits anti-inflammatory, antibacterial and antifungal agents. Aloe heals intestinal disorders, flatulence, constipation.
Aloe also helps in problems with the liver, metabolic disorders, diarrhea, hemorrhoids and irritable bowel syndrome.
Aloe Recipe
In order to alleviate the symptoms of hemorrhoids or get rid of it completely, it is very good to apply aloe leaves. You need to take a sprig of aloe, wash it, dry it and cut it off from the spines. Then you can insert it into the anus in the form of a suppository and keep it all night.
The course of treatment can be from 1 week to 1 month. This method is good for treating internal hemorrhoids. Only aloe leaf must be used at least 5 years old.
To cure external hemorrhoids, you need a plant aloe three years of age. It is also cut off, as well as for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids, and then make mush. This gruel is applied to the anus area for an hour or two. The course of treatment is from 1 week to three.
Proctologists of Mexico believe that aloe is the best remedy for such a disease as hemorrhoids, and other medications may not be required. Aloe treats even chronic hemorrhoids and its chronic cases completely without any additional methods. True, there are such forms of hemorrhoids, in which you need to use other methods. Therefore, consult a physician before attempting any of these methods.
Milk
It has a beneficial effect on the liver. It protects it from harmful toxins and poisons, supports regeneration and purification.
Milk also helps soften stools, so it fights constipation and hemorrhoids. Only milk should not be fat, because then it can have the opposite effect - to provoke a delay in stool.
Plantain
Plantain leaves also contain flavonoids. And also contain tannins, mineral salts and vitamin C, very useful for the harmonious work of the intestine.
Plantain leaves are used as a medicine to stimulate the secretion of gastric juice. This grandmother's grass softens the chair and thus facilitates its passage through the anus. That is, it contributes to the prevention of hemorrhoids.
It is known that this plant - plantain - relieves urinary tract infection and bladder, and also stops internal bleeding - which can be especially useful in case of heavy menstruation.
Recipe from plantain leaves against hemorrhoids
This recipe is very simple, but it helps with hemorrhoids perfectly. It is necessary to pick 7 plantain leaves, rinse and tear into small pieces so that the juice stands out. These pieces pour boiling water. It is necessary to insist not for long - only 3 minutes. Then lay down the leaves on a red dress and let cool. Warm they need to attach to the hemorrhoids. Keep until cooled completely.
The course of treatment is 10 days. During this time, hemorrhoids will first become softer, then disappear altogether. For prevention, you need to apply this technique 1 or 2 times in 90 days.
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Vitamins of group B
Vitamins of group B are crucial for liver health, since in patients prone to hemorrhoids, their concentration is usually low.
For this reason, it is recommended that foods rich in B vitamins, such as
- potatoes,
- nuts,
- milk products,
- offal
- eggs,
- a fish.
With these natural remedies, hemorrhoids will not rush to occupy your body.