Fiber, specially insoluble fiber, aids in digestion. It also helps to promote easy stool passing which in turn promotes hemorrhoid relief and hemorrhoid prevention. Fiber also helps those who suffer from diverticulosis, a condition that, as with hemorrhoids, may also come about from straining during bowel movements. Fiber helps relieve digestive dysfunction symptoms such as [...]

Here are some potential hemorrhoid post-surgery problems. I will discuss each of these further throughout this blog. 1. Pain 2. Urinary Retention 3. Urinary Tract Infection 4. Constipation 5. Fecal Impaction 6. Hemorrhage 7. Infection 8. Anal Tags 9. Mucosal Prolapse 10. Mucosal Ectropion 11. Rectal Stricture 12. Anal Fissure

What does being bowel friendly mean for hemorrhoids?  Why would anyone want to be friendly with the organ that holds and disposes waste? Well, for one, we can be grateful that it works. We talk about the “elephant in the room” and I would say this is one big elephant in our mind’s room. Some [...]

Comorbid conditions are conditions that exist simultaneously but independently of each other. A study from the Department of Veterans Affairs, “Associations between hemorrhoids and other diagnosis”, found comorbid occurrence of hemorrhoids with spinal chord injuries, diarrhea and constipation. Spinal chord injuries included: Acute SCI , T1-T2 Paraplegia Acute incomplete SCI, C5-C-7 Acute Complete SCI C5-C7 [...]

The handbook of Colon and Rectal Surgery lists the following as possible defining factors for hemorrhoid sufferers: Heredity, anatomic features, nutrition, occupation, climate, psychological problems, senility, endocrine changes, food and drugs, infection, pregnancy, exercise, coughing, straining, vomiting, constrictive clothing and constipation. For me, I believe that contributing factors were a combination of nutrition, constipation and [...]