- A diet rich in spices, pepper, coffee, alcohol?

Hemorrhoidal disease often manifests as pain type of burning in the anal area. Hemorrhoids usually bleeding during defecation. The patient often complains of itching.

Hemorrhoids are easy to treat and usually they disappear after a "home treatment". However, it is prudent to perform a medical examination to ensure that the signs reported by the patient (bleeding, pain, ...) are actually related to hemorrhoids. Medical treatment should be mandatory associated with lifestyle and dietary rules.

Hemorrhoid treatment also depends on the severity.

The development of hemorrhoids can be avoided by observing some simple measurements and lifestyle and dietary rules. These measures include avoiding constipation and strengthen muscle tone fabrics:

- Ensure a high-fiber diet: fruits, vegetables, cereals ... (laxatives are often not recommended except with medical advice). Spicy and irritating foods, coffee should be avoided

- Drink lots of water

- Perform regular exercise, walking promotes intestinal transit and is the most recommended

- Avoid lifting or carrying heavy objects, avoid efforts abdominal pressure

- Respect the decision breakfast

- Avoid prolonged sitting, make frequent small steps during breaks

- Avoid prolonged sitting on the toilet seat

- Avoid retain stool

- Observe proper hygiene of the anal region, the perfumed hygiene products are not recommended at all, toilet paper should be soft and moist

- In case of pain or itching, make a sitz bath or apply cold compresses to the anal region

Hemorrhoids disappear quickly if these rules are followed.

Some forms of hemorrhoids are treated by surgery or by an instrumental treatment is performing under local anesthesia. These methods make it possible to avoid recurrence. They are mainly indicated in cases of:

- Hemorrhoids rebels the usual simple treatments

- Persistent pain, affecting the quality of life of the subject

- Acute and intense pain leading to the need for emergency surgery

- Recurrence

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