What’s the quickest way to relieve an external hemorrhoid?
I have had internal hemorrhoids off and on since I gave birth 9 years ago. But this week I have a very uncomfortable "lump" you-know-where. There’s no bleeding, but it hurts to sit and even bothers me when I walk around. I’m assuming it’s just an external hemorrhoid. I haven’t seen it, just felt it (with a gloved finger of course!). What’s the quickest way to relieve the discomfort? I used a suppository this morning, which always seems to work for the internal ones, but it’s not helping much for this one.
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Hi, treating an external hemorrhoid is not too difficult, and the fact there is no bleeding means that it hasn’t got that bad yet.
A good way to shrink the hemorrhoid is to mix some apple cider vinegar into a hot bath, and just sit in it a couple of times a day for about 20 minutes. You should find that this gives you some relief pretty quickly.
Hemorrhoids are usually caused by too much pressure on your bowel, this means if you constantly strain when you go to the toilet, the risk of hemorrhoids is increased. For the short term you could try taking a laxative, but for the long term you need to start eating food that is high in fibre.
You can also try applying an Aloe Vera cream to the area, as Aloe Vera has a lot of natural properties for healing and keeping skin healthy.
You can get some free information about treating internal and external hemorrhoids at the resource below. There are a lot of natural and effective ways to treat this problem, so don’t think that medications are your only option. Hope this was helpful, take care.
Dip a cotton ball in witch hazel and apply it to the hemorrhoid every time you go to the bathroom, rather you pee or have a bowel movement. You can also dip a cotton ball in white vinegar if you don’t have witch hazel. Good Luck!
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