Hemorrhoids and anal fissures

This hemorrhoids is a condition very annoying and hard to bear, both day and night. It is characterized by varicose dilatation and thickening around the anus, resulting in inflammation of ano-rectal hemorrhoidal veins, sometimes bleeding.

The disease incidence is high enough, in relatively equal proportions in adults of both sexes, especially at ages 30-60 years, especially the elderly and in women with repeated pregnancies and who have had uterine fibroids. By some statistics, the disease affects about 50-70% of mature urban population.

Factors that cause disease are very diverse: hemorrhoidal vein compression by the uterine and ovarian tumors, fibroids, pregnancy, prostatitis and prostate hypertrophy, some ano-rectal inflammation, loss of elasticity of the venous walls, liver cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, enterocolitis, abdominal and rectal tumors (including cancer), chronic constipation, obesity, poor diet, incomplete mastication due to defective teeth, spices and alcohol excess, inactivity prolonged standing or sitting, lack of local hygiene and, in many cases, hereditary predisposition in the family .

Manifest, most often by itching and pain in anus, painful stools, sometimes with bleeding and loss of iron and red blood cells.

After location, there are internal hemorrhoids, located in the anal canal and inside the colon which can cause bleeding and blood clots, as well as external hemorrhoids, trained outside the anus, in the form of soft lumps, purple and painful, often accompanied by cracks, eczema and anal itching.

The disease is a chronic ill be gone for a period of many years. Acute crises, with violent pain and unbearable itching, can you 4-5 days, often with bleeding, shivering and unable to sit upright.

Disease complications occurring in patients with constipation when bowel effort may cause a slight bleed red blood, rare or frequent, which given rise to anemia, moderate or severe. In some cases cracks occur and anal fistulas, anal pruritus and a mucous secretion, strangulation internal hemorrhoids or hemorrhoidal thrombophlebitis, manifested by violent pain due to inflammation vein with blood clot inside.

Herbal treatments

Are made with teas, tinctures and ointments antihemoroidale using plants high in tannins and anthraquinone derivatives which have astringent properties, laxatives, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic, healing, Antihemorrhagics, hemostatic and sedative. These dishes make a substantial improvement in enzyme states, especially in sedentary people with constipation as well as pregnant women or obese.

The national treatment plants are effective normalize defecation, stop bleeding and soothes pain ano-rectal mucosa:

- Decocturi of roots (chicory, Geum urbanum, couch grass, dandelion, tataneasa), bark (oak and willow), leaves (vine with grape tomatoes), buds (black poplar), fruit (fennel and anise) ;

- Infusions of flowers (chamomile, yarrow, arnica, marigold, sea mallow), leaves (cranberry, artichoke, ash, sage, nettle vine), Herb (the pedicle, horse tail, hay, grass lamb, knotweed), seeds (dill);

- Tincture of brown shells of wild chestnuts (10 drops each day put on yarrow tea a cure for 20 days), effective with high content in esculozid (flavonoid) and a coumarin heterozid with immediate effect anti-inflammatory and vasoconstrictive , increasing strength and reducing capillary permeability of these vessels;

- Cure juniper oil, using 4 -18 drops, with increase and decrease from day to day.

In mixtures of plant species separately using the same plants but with greater effect by the cumulative actions of active principles contained.

Recipe author

Oak (bark), dandelion and tataneasa (roots), chamomile and yarrow (flower), sage and beef-vine (leaves), horse tail, called and nettle vine (herba).

The external treatment is applied:

- Compress, sitz baths to wash or infusions and decocturi chamomile, yarrow, marigold, white n large, walnut, sage, plantain, nettle, black poplar buds, horse chestnut, oak bark, which exert decongestant, anti-inflammatory and healing;

- Mush poultice of tataneasa, chestnut flour, crushed leaves of cabbage, beetroot, leeks, dill and lime, hazel or young branches of oak, fruit and crushed cranberry and quince paste of raw potatoes;

- Local badijonari tincture of arnica or Shepherd's Purse and castor oils, cathine and chestnuts;

- Ointments beladona, Marigold, candles, aloe, black poplar buds and propolis (20% in vaseline).

In many villages in Bukovina, a remedy is used with very good results: a fresh cabbage is chopped finely, rub with hands until the leaves juice, place in a clay pot with hot water and is opareste, adding a hand marigold flowers. Cover until it cools to the temperature bearable for a sitz bath made the evening for 15-30 minutes, a duration of 3-4 weeks.

These internal and external treatments are not only during crises but also by considering the apparent cure goal regulate intestinal function, normalization seats, relieve pain and stop bleeding caused by rupture of blood vessels during defecation.

Diet

It recommends a diet slightly laxative to enable a seat that does not irritate normal anal mucosa. It will consume as many rawness of vegetables rich in cellulose fine such as cabbage, cauliflower, onions, garlic, leeks, lettuce, spinach, peas, cucumbers, green beans, potatoes boiled in the shell. Very good results give a course of red beet juice, celery, kale, carrots, tomatoes and black radishes in addition with leek juice (2-3 tablespoons per day) to regulate bowel movements.

Fruits recommended course of several days are: blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, cherries, peaches, apricots, apples, pears, prunes, quince, melon, grapes, nuts, edible chestnuts, lemons, oranges, bananas , olives and figs.

In periods of crisis, with violent pain and itching, fasting is absolutely necessary, using only necessary amounts of liquid in the form of teas, fruit sauces, soups and fruit and vegetable juices (carrot, red beet, celery, nettles, spinach and apples ). Next will consume products rich in indigestible fiber in the intestine but that will clean the colon and the seat will adjust consistency. Graham is indicated or intermediate fried bread (high in dextrins), oatmeal, grits, wheat germ, polenta, fresh fish, yogurt, cheese, fresh cheese, vegetable oil sunflower, corn and olives. Best effect is wheat boiled in water until grains cracking followed by boiling in milk consumption of a few minutes and cups a day, divided into two halves, noon and night, in a diet for 6 weeks.

To ensure healing disease prohibited certain foods such as: animal fat, pork and venison sausage, smoked meat, preserves, sauces, fried foods, rantasi, eggs, Mayonnaises, fatty cheese, chili spices (pepper, mustard, pepper) , pickles, pastries, sweets, pasta, coffee, alcoholic drinks.

As far as possible eliminate foods prepared to fire and replace their temporary cruel.

Meals will be moderated, without quantitative excesses and chewing food bowl will be full, with a well-kept teeth.

Conditions of life

Requires a rigorous hygiene after seats using a soft toilet paper, then wash with warm water and soap local or chamomile tea, then apply a thin layer of ointment preparation designed to combat hemorrhoids or a brush with olive oil and oil paraffin.

Avoid prolonged inactivity but the chair or standing and walking long distances. It prohibits riding a bike and riding that can cause chronic constipation and the onset and hemoroizilor.In Instead, it is recommended gymnastics easy maintenance, with age appropriate exercise, swimming and walking outdoors, the categorical prohibition of smoking. Are effectively repeated jumps, barefoot, over rocks bad round (an ancient Chinese method).

It reduces the seat and will avoid the habit of reading on the toilet in the morning is a dry brushing means the evening is a semi-hot sitz bath with water boiled and cooled.

When hemorrhoids are painful indicated bed rest, massage gently on the abdomen with ointments from plants (marigold, candles, black poplar buds, horse chestnut extract and propolis -20% in Vaseline). The need resort to suppositories and ointments with anticoagulant properties, decongestant and anti-inflammatory (Hemorsal, Hemorzon) and oral sedatives. Only in extreme cases resort to anal dilatation (Lord method), the binding of hemorrhoids with endoscope or laser cautery.

June 8, 2008 Tags: Posted in: digestive system, hemorrhoids and anal fissures

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