Home Remedies for Hemorrhoids or Piles

Hemorrhoids, also known as piles are swollen and inflamed blood veins of the rectum, which could happen either outside or inside. The main cause of hemorrhoids is persistent constipation.  When a constipated person strains to pass motion, the force exerted will increase the venous pressure. This will usually cause itching, pain, and sometimes bleeding. Other causes lead to this problem could be mental stress, sitting or standing for too long, stressful work, and obesity.

When the is a hemorrhoid especially internal hemorrhoid, continuing pushing to have bowel movement will cause the hemorrhoid to burst and bleed. That's why internal hemorrhoids are also called bleeding hemorrhoids. External hemorrhoids on the other hand, are less likely to bleed but are more painful.

The common symptoms for hemorrhoids are:

• hurt and bleeding when passing stool;
• having irritated feeling after passing motion;
• feeling discomfort or itchy around the rectum; and
• a flesh coming out of the rectum.

If you have hemorrhoid problem, the following home remedies for hemorrhoids might be useful:

Remedies Internal Hemorrhoids:

• Dry Figs: Eating figs twice a day is the most effective way to cure piles. The small seeds in this fruit helps in bowel movement and avoid constipation. Soak 4 figs with water overnight and eat them in the next morning together with the soaking water. Prepare another 4 figs in the morning and keep them for the evening. Repeat the same thing for 3 to 4 weeks.
• Mango Seeds Powder: Prepare mango seeds powder by drying the seeds in shade and then grind into powder. Add about 2 grams of the powder to water together with some honey. Drink it 2 times daily. This is good for treating bleeding piles.
• Jambul Fruit: Jambul Fruit also known as rose apple or java plum. Eat this fruit with some salt every morning for at least 2 months. This will help in preventing the recurring of bleeding hemorrhoid.
• Radish Juice and Grated Radish: Drink about 90ml of radish juice with a pinch of salt added to it in the morning and evening. You can also consume grated radish (about 100mg) with 1 tsp of honey added to it.
• Onion Drink: Finely crushed 30g of onion in water to release the oil and add in 60g of sugar to make an onion drink. Consume twice daily to treat bleeding piles.
• Ginger-Lime-Fresh Mint Juice: Add 1/2 tsp of ginger juice, 1 tsp each of lime juice and fresh mint juice together with some honey and drink.
• Sesame Seeds Decoction: Put 20g of sesame seeds in 500ml of  boil water and cook until the volume reduced to 1/3. Drink the decoction.
• Turnip Juice: Extract juice from turnip leaves. Mix the turnip juice with juices of watercress, spinach, and carrots in equal portion. For example, to make a glass of 200ml mixed juice, 50ml of each juice are to be added.
• Bitter Gourd Leaves Juice: Extract juice from fresh bitter gourd leaves and mix 3 tsp with a glass of buttermilk. Drink this in the morning.
• Coriander Seeds Drinks: This drinks will stop the bleeding when passing stools. Prepare this solution by soak the coriander seeds in a glass of water for one night and drink it in the next morning.
• Banana-Milk: Make banana milk by blending a cook banana in a glass of milk. Drink it at least 4 times a day. This will relieve the pain.

Remedies External Hemorrhoids:

• Radish-Milk Paste: Prepare this by grinding radish in some milk. Apply the paste over the painful piles will help to ease the pain and reduce the swelling.
• Onion-Garlic Patch: Finely chop onions and garlic cloves and apply on the hemorrhoids for 3 hours using a cotton wool pad. You can also replace this with the combination of sliced onion and honey.
• Bitter Gourd Root Paste: Make a paste using roots of the bitter gourd plant and apply over the hemorrhoid.
• Cumin Seeds Powder Paste: Make a paste by mixing cumin seeds powder with water and put the paste on the painful piles.
• Baking Soda: If the hemorrhoid have itchy feeling, try applying some baking soda onto it.
• Passion Fruit Paste: Make a passion fruit paste (4g of fruit extract in 1/4 cup of water) and apply to the piles. This will help soothing and relaxing the skin.
• Carrot or Beet Paste: Grind carrot or beet into paste (drain the juice) and refrigerated until cool. Put the cooled paste on the painful area using a cloth.
• Plum Leaves Paste: Mix ground plum leaves with olive oil and apply the paste on the hemorrhoids to relieve the pain.