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In order to avoid being affected by the inflamed veins that surround the lower part of your rectum or anus, you should try to keep your stools soft.
Hemorrhoids do not pose a risk to life, but they can be very painful. Here are some tips you should consider to avoid having hemorrhoids.
While hemorrhoids do not pose a risk to life, they could be very painful. To avoid being affected by the inflamed veins that surround the lower part of the rectum or anus, 3 you should try to keep your stools soft, since Excessive exertion during intestinal elimination, and other complications caused by constipation, are important factors that could impact the risk of hemorrhoids.
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Here are some recommendations to consider:
Drink plenty of fluids: Ideally, drink between six and eight glasses of pure water, without fluoride, per day, in order to soften your stool.
Refrain from consuming alcoholic beverages, sodas, energy drinks and products that have caffeine6 and that are loaded with fructose, since these contain artificial ingredients and sugars that could do more harm than good.
Avoid straining during intestinal elimination: Striving and holding your breath while trying to evacuate the stool, will further press the veins that are in the lower part of the rectum. If you do this constantly, it could cause the hemorrhoids to develop.
Evacuate as soon as you feel the need: By prolonging your desire to have a bowel movement, this increases the chance that your stool will dry out and could make it difficult to evacuate, force the passage, and possibly cause the development of hemorrhoids.
Change toilet paper through a bidet: Using toilet paper to clean your back may cause irritation. A bidet is not only a light option, but it will save you more investment and reduce the contamination of your hands.
However, if you do not have access to a bidet, it could be cleaned with fragrance-free wipes or damp toilet paper.
Exercise: Staying seated or standing for long periods of time may increase the pressure on your veins and slow down your body, including bowel elimination. Basically, when you exercise, you prevent constipation by allowing waste to move through your intestinal tract, which decreases the pressure on your veins.
As a result, this reduces the risk of hemorrhoids.7 In addition, exercising will allow you to get rid of excess weight, another factor that could increase the likelihood of developing hemorrhoids.
Avoid sitting for long periods of time: Sitting for a long period of time, especially in the toilet, will increase the pressure on the veins of the anus, which could lead to the development of hemorrhoids.
When you are in the toilet, put yourself in a squatting position, you do not feel: Actually, when you feel it prevents evacuation by pinching the anus canal. So, you should choose to squat, since this position puts your knees closer to your torso, changes the spatial relationship of your organs and muscles, and relaxes and straightens your rectum - which produces a more efficient evacuation .
Eat foods high in fiber and consider fiber supplements: It is known that fiber is effective to soften stool, increase its volume and prevent the effort that could lead to hemorrhoids or worsen the complications of existing hemorrhoids.
If you have included foods high in fiber in your diet, just make sure to do it gradually to avoid the problem of flatulence.
If you want to take food supplements, choose organic psyllium husk (which is considered a simple and inexpensive way to add fiber to your system) and drink eight glasses of water per day.
If you are dehydrated because you do not have enough fluid in your system, taking fiber supplements could cause or aggravate your constipation.