What are the causes for piles and its treatment?
Hemorhoids are pretty miserable things, and if you have them, you want to get rid of them and make sure they don’t come back too often. Causes are not drinking enough water – not eating enough fiber – so you might try some Metamucil (and they have cheap store brands of this). It’s a good fiber and makes things slippery so they come out easier. Further causes are overwork – stress – high blood pressure – overweight. Also what’s really important is the “Valsalva Maneuver” – this is sitting on the john and “pushing”. It’s also called “Forced expiration against a closed glottis”. This spikes up the blood pressure in your chest – and this pressure is then dumped onto the hemorrhoidal veins – the veins burst – and you have a sore butt! So try not to do this. One of the best treatments for hemorrhoids is to get a bottle of Witch Hazel – it’s cheap. It’s an herb crushed into alcohol. It’s an astringent – it shrinks things. It’s also very soothing. So when you have hemorrhoids, you put some on
