The majority of people alive today will encounter problems with hemorrhoids by the time they reach 50 and most of them will do nothing about it. Only a small percentage will look for help. It is a crazy situation, because for most of us, hemorrhoids can be avoided and healed by making a number of simple adjustments to lifestyle, diet and also by the use of an anti-inflammatory creams or gels.

Failure to deal with your hemorrhoids straight away can result in the need for surgery. Surgery for hemorrhoids is not very pleasant and can be very painful especially after the operation when the wounds are healing. The reality is the outer rectum is one of the most sensitive parts of your body and has the operation entails burning off or banding the hemorrhoids it results in the rectum being very sore, so any bowl movements will result in a lot of pain.

All of this can be avoided if you act early. One of the main causes of hemorrhoids is from straining while moving your bowls, the main reason for this is down to a bad diet and life style. People strain when moving their bowls due to the stool hardening inside them, simple changes to their diet and life style can avoid the stool hardening and therefore reduce the risk of hemorrhoids in the first place.

An average adults large intestine holds between 6-40lbs of fecal matter at any one time. So someone that moves their bowls at least once a day will have much less fecal matter in their bowls than someone who is not so regular with their bowel movements. The large intestine is the last part of the digestive system and it is where the water is pulled out of the fecal matter before it reaches the rectum. Therefore if the fecal matter stays in the large intestine for a long time too much water will be drawn from it and this will cause it to harden, resulting in more straining and pushing, leading to an increased chance of hemorrhoids.

What causes the stool to stay in the large intestine longer is very debatable. But the majority of experts agree that a clean large intestine will help you to move your bowels easier. A diet rich in fiber and drinking a lot of water will help you to keep your fecal matter softer and easier to pass. Doing so will help to decrease the chance of hemorrhoids.

Many experts say that you should do more physical exercise and that it will help in speeding up your metabolic rate which will make the digestive system faster. This will result in more regular bowl movements and less fecal matter in the large intestine.

It is advisable to get a diet plan that includes a lot of fiber such as wholemeal breads, cereals and fruits. Along with this you need to be drinking 6-8 glasses of water. This will help to regain your natural balance and will help with your bowl movements and reduce the chance of hemorrhoids.

If you are suffering from hemorrhoids now your first line of attack should be the application of anti -inflammatory agents. You can apply creams or gels or alternatively go for a more natural product such as Aloe Vera or an Elderberry poultice. Using these products will aid the blood circulation in veins in the rectum area this will often help to reduce the size and sometimes eliminate the hemorrhoids. You then need to look at your diet and fluid intake altering these factors will result in less chance of getting any more hemorrhoids.