One of the biggest falacies about hemroid treatments is that there's a miraculous pill out there that will permanently erradicate you hemroids. Hemroid symotoms are, in many cases, indicative of trouble with your overall digestive health. As such, pills, ointments and the like are likely to produce only temporary and/or partial hemroid relief.
Sorry to disappoint you, but there is help at hand. There are steps that you can take to improve your digestive health that will pay dividends for years to come. Let's look at some of the conditions that can predispose a person to developing hemroid symptoms:
1. Diarrhea - If you chronically suffer from chronic diarrhea, then clearly your digestive system is not working properly. For the majority of sufferers, a little sleuthing can reveal the underlying issue or issues. The most common causes of diarrhea are:
a. Lactose Intollerance. This is where you body has a hard time digesting the sugar lactose, which is found in milk and other dairy products. For many people, reducing or eliminating their dietary intake of lactose can result in a measurable and fast improvement in their symptoms.
b. Chronic antibiotic use can frequently cause diarrhea. the mechanism behind this is that antibiotics, in addition to killing harmful baceria, can also kill the good bacteria that live in your intestines and that is so important to aiding digestion. Even without chronic antibiotic use, people may have a reduction in their normal bowel flora levels. This can often be remedied by increasing your dietary intake of foods containing many of the healthy bacteria in the form of live cultures. for example, many yogurts cantain Lactobacilli or Acidophillous. Products such as DanActive, or my favorite, Kefir can help restore healthier levels of normal bowel flora and improve digestion and boost immunity.
c. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. This is a particularly nasty condition that can cause the sufferer to have multiple loose bowel movenents daily along with abdominal cramping and urgency. Sufferers often report a feeling of incomplete bowel evacuation.
d. Celiac disease is an intollerence to dietary gluten which, unfortunately is found in wheat and wheat products, sadly, including beer. Celiac disease is only one condition that falls under the broad catregory of malabsorbtion syndromes. A diagnosis of celiac disease is improtant where the condition exists as the small intestine becomes progressively damaged (a process known as flattening of the villi) and hampers the intestines ability to absorb nutrients from food. With celiac disease, the elimination of dietary gluten will often resolve or greatly reduce the symptoms. A diagnosis of celiac disease can be made by blood tests and/or biopsy.
e. Inflammatory bowel disease — There are several types of inflammatory bowel disease, with two of the most common
being Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. These conditions may develop when the body's immune system inappropriately attacks parts of the digestive tract.
- Crohn's disease — Common features of Crohn's disease include mouth sores, diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, and fever. There may also be problems outside of the digestive tract, including a skin rash, joint pain, eye redness, and, less commonly, liver problems.
- Ulcerative colitis — Symptoms of ulcerative colitis depend upon the severity of the disease, but can include frequent, loose bloody stools, anemia, abdominal pain or cramps, and fever.
f. Infections — Intestinal infections are an uncommon cause of chronic diarrhea in people who live in developed countries such as the United States. Infections that cause chronic diarrhea can be seen in people who travel or live in tropical or developing countries, especially older adults or whose affected by HIV. Other risk factors for infection include recent use of antibiotics and drinking contaminated water or unpasteurized ("raw") milk.
g. Medications — A number of medications, herbs, and dietary supplements can cause diarrhea as a side effect. To determine if a medication could be the cause of chronic diarrhea, review the side effects of all medications with a healthcare provider or pharmacist. This information may also be available on the medication bottle or paperwork that accompanies most prescriptions.
Investigation by a medical professional into the cause of your chronic diarrhea is an important step to take in improving your digestive health and decreasing or eliminating your hemroid symptoms.
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