What is the best treatment for hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids are a common chronic disease in clinical practice, which has a certain impact on people's lives and is even prone to recurrence. The best treatment for hemorrhoids is not only drug treatment, but also lifestyle treatment. If you want to treat and relieve hemorrhoids, it is best to change your lifestyle and develop good living habits.

1. Develop good living habits

Good living habits: Develop the good habit of regular bowel movements every day, and choose a relatively fixed time. You cannot read books or newspapers while defecating. Each bowel movement should not be too long. Clean the anus once a day.

2. Eat a light diet

The diet should be based on light and high-fiber foods such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains. Drink plenty of water every day, especially a large glass of water before going to bed and when you wake up in the morning.

3. Develop the habit of regular bowel movements.

There is usually no feces in the rectum of a healthy person. With the upright reflex caused by getting up in the morning and the stomach and colon reflex caused by breakfast, the colon can produce strong "group peristalsis" to push the feces into the rectum. When the feces in the rectum accumulates to a certain amount, the urge to defecate will occur. Therefore, it is best to develop the habit of regular bowel movements every morning, which plays an extremely important role in preventing the occurrence of hemorrhoids. Some people believe that drinking a glass of cold water in the morning can stimulate gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation.

4. Take a sitz bath before going to bed or after going to the toilet

Insist on taking a sitz bath before going to bed or after defecation, and at the same time perform anus-lifting and relaxation movements. Anal sitz bath can also relieve itching. It will be better if you dissolve an appropriate amount of salt in the water. After the sitz bath, you can wipe it with a dry and soft towel.

5. Exercise in the morning to prevent constipation

Participating in various sports activities in the morning, such as running, doing exercises, and practicing Tai Chi, can prevent constipation. When you feel the urge to defecate, do not hold it in, as holding it in for too long can cause habitual constipation. Sitting in the toilet for too long, reading newspapers, or exerting excessive force when defecating are all bad bowel habits and should be corrected.