Home Remedies For Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids has become such as common ailment that every household should have a list of the most common home remedies for hemorrhoids. Chances are, at least one of the members of the households could be suffering from hemorrhoids which may require a quick treatment that can be provided by home remedies.

Here are some home remedies you can concoct or immediately use to treat the symptoms of hemorrhoids.

Dry Figs

Take three figs in the morning and in the afternoon just like you pop your daily vitamins. However, these figs should be soaked for several hours before taking it in. Doing this for up to three weeks will stimulate the peristaltic movement of the intestines which allows easy bowel movement. This can reduce pressure on the anus and can help shrink hemorrhoids.

Bitter Gourd

This is one vegetable commonly found in your refrigerator bins or in the supermarket. Extract the juice of bitter gourd leaves, mix it with buttermilk and take it every morning. If you can’t stand the taste then you can create a paste out of the bitter gourd plant and then apply it directly over the swelling hemorrhoid.

Ginger

A mixture of half a teaspoon of ginger juice, fresh mint juice, fresh lime juice and honey can stimulate the movement of your bowels. Ginger is effective in cleansing the colon, stimulating circulation and in fighting inflammation. When used with alum or potassium aluminum sulfate it is an effective treatment against hemorrhoids.

Onion

This common cooking spice rubbed in water and mixed with a pinch of sugar can be taken twice a day to treat hemorrhoids. Crushed, skinned and roasted onion can also be applied to dry piles. Raw onion juice combined with some sweeteners can stop the flow of blood when passing stool.

Home remedies for hemorrhoids are your first line of defense against the symptoms of hemorrhoids to include pain, itching and even the passing of blood while moving the bowels. These are remedies you can find in your pantry and they do not take much time to prepare and to use.