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Hemorrhoids Remedies
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29 YEA
3 NAY
1 BETTER BUT WITH SIDE EFFECTS
1 WARNING!
[YEA] 09/22/2006: Joan from TX writes: "The Apple Cider Vinegar worked for me. After having my baby, I could barely sit! I put all-natural ACV on a cotton ball and applied it 2-3 times a day and, although it burned, it shrunk the tissues and made life bearable in 2 days. I will continue to use it until they are almost gone. Thanks to all who offered this advice - ACV really works! I also used Vicks Vapo-Rub for pain after applying the ACV. The combo of the 2 worked well. Good luck!"
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[YEA] 08/22/2006: Mark from Charlotte writes: "I would not say that the acv has cured my hemorrhoids but has greatly diminished my discomfort. *** I do have a question though. Does ACV in pill format deliver the same health benefit as ACV in the Liquid unpasteruized format. Thx"
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[NAY] 06/14/2006: Linda from Erlanger KY writes: "After reading several statements on your website regarding ACV & hemorrhoids, I tried it. After all, I drink the stuff and I truly believe in it's healing properties. However, I applied the ACV using a q-tip to the area where I had the hemorrhoids and I developed a very painful rash on the inner part of my buttocks, both sides! I wouldn't recommend it for hemorrhoid treatment, but it is good stuff otherwise!"
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[YEA] 05/04/2006: Sandra from Birmingham, Alabama writes: "As a secretary I sit all day. Today my hemorrhoids started acting up. They weren't really enlarged. Just stinging and itching. Came to this site to see what I could find and it suggested ACV. I have a bottle of ACV, honey, and water on my desk that I drink throughout the day. I took it to the restroom, soaked a napkin, and applied it to the sore area holding it there for a minute. The relief was instant. It felt so good I wished I could just leave it on it. Now that I'm back at my desk, there is still no burning or itching."
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[YEA] 04/11/2006: Kimberly from Bowling Green, Kentucky writes: "I can't believe it, I had never suffered with a bad case of hemorrhoids before (I had them after my children were born but they quickly went away) and of course they came at a time when we have no medical insurance. I have suffered with a bad case for over a month now and I was finally desperate for some relief. I found your web site and although I was skeptical I was willing to try just about anything for the pain. I dabbed the area with apple cider vinegar and the pain and itch have already subsided immensely. Thank You Thank You Thank You!"
[YEA] 02/11/2010: Leeandmel from Loyall, Ky replies: "I couldn't believe it. My wife was in tears today over her hemorrhoid. The last time hers flared up she had to go the ER and they cut it. Well I read the your comments on the ACV, and WOW, and I mean WOW it really works. There was an immediate relief, and the size went down. This is amazing, Thanks for the info..."
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[YEA] Judy from Seattle, WA writes: "I have had itching hemorrhoids on two separate occasions (years in between). Each time, I put some ACV on a cotton ball and dabbed the affected area. Boy, did it burn. But the itching went away and never came back. Awesome!"
06/24/2009: Hemorroid Cure from Toronto, Ontario replies: "Foods to avoid if you want to cure your hemorroids. No Pepper of any kind. No walnuts. No chocolate. No Meats, fish, chicken. No eggs. I believe that hemoroids might be some kind of parrasite that lives in your boby and enjoys eating those kinds of foods. I don't think much research has been done on it...I mean common, would you volunteer to push on the toilet to see if that is how you get hemorroids? Or would you volunteer to sit on cold cement. The truth is that these experiments have never been done and therefore we can conclude that those reasons are just theories."
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[YEA] Anonymous writes: "vinegar soothes the itching and burning of hemorrhoids. Just take a cotton ball and dab the affected area with full strength apple cider vinegar! Caution: some people find the full strength solution stings. If this happens to you, just dilute the vinegar half and half with water."
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1 YEA
[YEA] 08/16/2007: K from SF, CA writes: "I have never suffered from bad hemorrohids. I took a flight to east coast and sat on my ass for 12 hours and then stuffed myself with Pizza. and oh boy next day I had to strain during BM and I started getting pain. It went away after 2-3 days without doing anything and came back after 10 days and it was painful. I could not sit and itching was unbearable. I applied some ACV but did not help. OTC itch cream did not help either so I applied some aloe vera and itching went away in few hours and it felt great. Then I started applying ACV on my hemorrhoids 3-4 times a day and it shrunk and doesn't hurt anymore after 2 days.
I see that one person has said that ACV gave him bad rashes. Same thing happened to me too. It gave me rashes too. So if you butt skin is sensitive then just be careful while you apply and only apply to your roids and apply some vit E oil or aloe vera on rest of the butt area. Thats what I have been doing.
Also drink plenty of water and fiber fiber fiber. Because if you strain again due to hard stool you are going to get your hemorrhoids back again. So DO NOT strain during your BM. Drinking ACV definitely helps. I also take 1-2 tablespoon of psyllium husk at night to soften the stool.
I also used wipes (wet in witch hazel) you get in walgreens. 5.99$ for pack of 100. Don't use toilette paper it will irritate your hemorrhoids.
Another thing I learned is doing KEGEL exercise (specially for women). I did it for 2 days and my hemorrhoids went inside. It helps you to tone your anal muscle and will help to stop hemorrhoids in future.
Basically whenever you urinate, try to stop the flow, hold it for upto 10 sec and release it and repeat it. Make sure that you're squeezing and lifting without pulling in your tummy, squeezing your legs together, tightening your buttocks, or holding your breath. In other words, only your pelvic floor muscles should be working.
google kegel and you should find more about it."
04/01/2009: A from Vancouver, Canada replies: "It's not a good idea to hold a kegel (engaged pelvic floor) while urinating. It might help the first time to find the muscles but shouldn't be practiced in that way after the first time. Best to do them while not on the toilet as it could lead to a urinary tract infection. I do find it very helpful, for hemmorhoids and for toning the perineum for childbirth and recover post-partum."
04/02/2009: Jamie from Lake Worth, Fl replies: "I just wanted to concur that keigel while urinating is a no no. While my primary encourages keigels for women, she warned me not to while voiding my bladder or in need of doing so. The reason being the urge to urinate is signaled by the brain, by squeezing the muscles you stop the flow. Somehow it screws things up. Previously it was thought a good time to do keigles was while passing urine.
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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, VITAMIN B6
1 BETTER BUT NOT CURED
[BETTER BUT NOT CURED] 05/05/2008: Mamon from Manila, Philippines writes: "I'm only 30 years old male, and I love riding motorcyles and been sitting at the office for the most of the time, then all of a sudden, when I do my usual dump, it turned into a bleeder, so searched cure using google, found this site, tried ACV, vicks, and vit. B6 right now. Am still using vit. B6 there are some changes... I'm trying to take B6 everyday with 200mg I'm planning to do it like for a month, also applying vicks and ACV everyday, hope it will disappear and never have to go surgery...thanks..."
05/07/2008: Taylor from Mon, Texas replies: "Try taking rutin, or any bioflavanoids. it's worked for me. but you have to take it everyday without fail."
[YEA] 03/30/2009: David from Houston, TX replies: "A friend recommended a B-Complex supplement as a Dr had recommended to him. They weren't sure which 'B' was working it's magic. Two days into some relief I started the EC ACV cocktail (2 tsp in 8 oz water). A day later...NO PILES!"
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APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ZINC OXIDE
[YEA] 02/23/2010: Otabek from Namangan, Uzbekistan writes: "IMPORTANT FOR INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS.
First time my hemorrhoids started 2 months ago, because of constipation. Constipation resulted in fissure and blood. Then perhaps because of baktery invasion, constantly I had lots of mucus, it itched badly. I washed with soap very often, but it became worse by time(a month). I found your site and applied apple cider vinegar on a cotton ball at first. It became better, mucus and itching reduced by half, 1 week passed, but it stopped at that point and never improved. I thought my hem was an internal one and cotton ball was shallow. So I found a nose spray which is smooth, emptied it and filled with ACV, applied a zinc oxide cream to the tip, injected it to my hole and sprayed it 3 times. I repeated it 3 times a day first days. Result was very effective, after 2 days there was no mucus and itching any more. Now after 2 weeks I am almost completely cured, external part has almost disappeared, now still I am applying it once a day, especially after stooling.
IMPORTANT: apply some zinc oxide cream (baby cream) to the tip of your nose spray before inserting, otherwise you may hurt your hemorrhoids further.
Also, it is important to stool at least once in 24 hours even if you don't feel the urge, when you go to toilet and sit as muslim way (foots on toilet, and knees almost touching your chest) and wait a little, stool comes by itself easily."
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1 YEA
[YEA] 02/05/2009: The Haitian from New York, New York USA writes: "avocado seed for Hemorroids: crate an avocado seed. pour in some filered water. strain add some honey for taste and drink throughout the day and your hemorroids are gone. It worked for me. I learned this from somebody who had to wait for surgery while his surgeon was recuperating from an illness. By the time his surgeon return there was no need to go under the knife. People from Haiti should know about this."
EC: Sorry, a little confused by your instructions! Do you mean remove the pit from an avocado and add water to the inside of the avocado?
02/20/2009: Jonathan from New York, USA replies: "Hi, it seems to me that the Haitian meant to write "grate". If you read it like that it makes more sense"
02/21/2009: Joyce from Joelton, Tn replies: "Question for the Haitian from New York: Does it matter whether it is a Haas avacoda or the much larger green one that has a much bigger seed, or do they both work equally well?"
02/22/2009: Sarah from Northern, NJ replies: "Please be more detailed in your answer regarding avocado seed. Should I grate the seed (how? after it dries) and then mix it in with water. Please give exact recipe. It would be really appreciated. Thanks"
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1 YEA
[YEA] 06/28/2009: Philip from Dearing, GA writes: "My great uncle was in the USA Navy years ago and said they would have them use Baby Powder for hemmorhoids. He told this to my father who has been a truck driver for 45 years. My father has had his share of hemmorhoids and swears this works in relieving and ridding them. It will help if you have a friend or a spouse to assist you with this. Wash and dry the area and spread buttocks apart and fill anus with baby powder. The powder actually draws the hemmorhoids back up. Reapply as often as needed, some are completely gone the next day, but some may take a few days. I believe the baby powder used had corn starch in it. My dad always used the ____ baby powder."
EC: Unfortunately, baby powder (talcum powder) has been linked to cause cervical cancer in women.
"Talc is closely related to the potent carcinogen asbestos. Talc particles have been shown to cause tumors in the ovaries and lungs of cancer victims. For the last 30 years, scientists have closely scrutinized talc particles and found dangerous similarities to asbestos." http://www.preventcancer.com/consumers/cosmetics/talc.htm
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1 YEA
[YEA] Helen from St louis, MO writes: "Clean the area with baby wipes to get rid of irritation and if hemorrhoids are really bad stand up to go #2 until they get better. Also eat one orange a day until gone."
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[YEA] Christina from Vancouver, BC writes: "Thanks for the great site! You people are providing a wonderful service to humanity. Please accept my contribution (a folk cure for hemorrhoids). My ex-boyfriend (a geologist) was out in the bush when he came down with major hemorrhoids from wading waist deep across a freezing lake. The old prospector he was with told him to rub bacon grease (yum!) on the area. He swears they went away right away!"
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1 YEA
[YEA] 10/06/2006: Justin from Shanghai writes: "Juice 1 glass of beet roots a day and drink it all down. Maybe tough to stomach so mix it with carrot juice or something. Those nasties will be gone in a week."
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[YEA] 06/07/2009: DRIES from CAPE TOWN, WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA writes: "I AM HOOKED ON YOUR SITE.THANKS FOR THIS WONDERFULL SITE.I READ ALOT OF REMEDIES AND USER FEEDBACK ON REMEDIES FOR ALOT OF HEALTH PROBLEMS.I COULD HOWEVER NOT FIND A REMEDY FOR PILES.
NOW HERE IS MY STORY: I USED TO WORK WITH A FRIEND OF MINE WHO SUDDENLY GOT A VERY BAD CASE OF PILES.I ACTUALLY GOT A HUGE FRIGHT WHEN HE SHOWED THEM TO ME AND A COUPLE OF OTHER CO-WORKERS BECAUSED I HAVE HEARD OF THEM BUT HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM.THEY WERE THE TYPE OF PILES THAT HUNG OUT,IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.I HAVE A NEPHEW WHO HAD THE SAME PILES AND HE HAD THEM REMOVED BY HAVING A VERY PAINFULL AND UNCOMFARTABLE OPERATION.ANYWAYS,ONE OF MY CO-WORKERS WHO ALSO SAW THIS GUYS PILES WAS A REAL JOKER TYPE OF GUY AND USED TO PULL A LOT OF PRANKS ON THE LOT OF US.HE LOOKED AT THIS GUY AND TOLD HIM THAT HE KNOWS ABOUT A REMEDY THAT WILL MAKE THOSE PILES DISSAPEARE WITHIN DAYS.WE ALL THOUGHT HE WAS JOKING AGAIN.WHAT HE TOLD THIS GUY,I WILL NEVER FORGET IN MY LIFE.I GAVE THIS REMEDY TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE AND THEY COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT IT WORKED.
THIS PRANKSTER TOLD OUR COLLEGUE TO SWALLOW 2 TO 3 BLACK PEPPER CORNS ON EMPTY STOMACH IN THE MORNING AND THE SAME AMOUNT IN THE EVENING BEFORE HE GOES TO SLEEP.THAT SIMPLE.THAT IS THE REMEDY FOR THOSE BIG PILES THAT OTHERWISE CAN ONLY BE REMOVED BY HAVING A OPERATION.
LOW AND BEHOLD,THE GUY WHO HAD THE PILES COULD NOT BELIEVE IT AND SO COULDNT THE REST OF US.FOUR DAYS AFTER HE STARTED THIS BLACK PEPPER CORN TREATMENT HE SHOWED US HIS ARSE AND THEY WERE GONE COMPLETELY.I PROMISE YOU THAT I HAVE SEEN THIS WITH MY OWN EYES.BEFORE AND AFTER.I DO NOT KNOW HOW IT WORKS BUT THIS IS NO JOKE.IT DOES WORK.MAYBE TED CAN GIVE US FEEDBACK ON HOW BLACK PEPPER CAN CURE THIS.
I CINCERELY HOPE THAT THIS INFORMATION CAN HELP SOMEBODY TO GET RID OF THOSE PILES INSTEAD OF GOING FOR A OPERATION.I HAVE SEEN IT.IT DOES WORK.THIS IS NO PRANK.
IF SOMEBODY TRY THIS PLEASE GIVE US FEEDBACK ON THIS MATTER.
REGARDS
DRIES LATEGAN."
02/05/2010: Tracy from Nashville, Tn. Usa replies: "Ok, I have been suffering long enough to be desperate enough to try this peppercorn remmedy. I had a baby in July of 09, and have been riddled with hemorrhoids and fissures ever since. I have had two surgeries, have tried most of the natural remmedies on this site, have been using prep H, wipes with witch hazel, prescription hydocortizone suppositories, hot sitz baths, apple cider vinnegar both on the hemorrhoids themselves and taking internally, nothing is working. I even shoved a raw clove of garlic up there as my homeopathic remedy book suggested. NOTHING is helping. I am in so much agony every day that I am suffering from depression, not enjoying my life and my baby as I should be, and am feeling like giving up. I cry every day. I eat tons of fiberous foods, drink tons of water, take fiber pills daily, don't strain on the toilet, do not have hard stools, go once a day like clock work. I am starting to worry that I am dying, have cancer or something is really wrong with me. For about half the day after I have a BM, I am in such pain. Not only does it hurt around my anus, but my butt cheeks are sore and numb, the mussles around my vagina hurt, my groin, the backs of my legs are throbbing and numb, and feel almost cold. Do other ppl with bad hemorrhoids have this also??? Well anyways, I just swallowed three black whole peppercorns with a huge glass of water. I am praying that this is some sort of miracle cure and not a joke. I guess I will let you all know, but if there is anyone out there with some advice for me I would love to hear it. I really just can"t live like this any more.... Please Help!!!!"
02/05/2010: Bessie from Calgary, Alberta, Canada replies: "HI Tracy - Sorry to hear about the problems you've been having with hemorrhoids. Have you tried taking 500 mg of Rutin a day? You can get it from a health food store. A pharmacist recommended it to my husband and, fortunately, it worked quickly (less than a week). Good luck!"
02/05/2010: Cc from Tarzana, California, Usa replies: "Tracy... so sorry you are in such agony. I also tried everything, although mine was not as severe as what you are experiencing, but what 'cured' my Hemorrhoids was to spray my privates (front and back) each time I used the bathroom, keeping the area clean. I carried a small spray bottle in my purse filled with 3% Hydrogen Peroxide. It's been 3 years since I began this protocol, now I just spray after shower and bed-time. I suspected that perfumed soaps and chemicals aggravated this condition. Hope this helps."
02/08/2010: Lisa from Thousand Oaks, Ca, Usa replies: "Hi Tracy, Sorry to hear you're suffering so much and not enjoying your life. I had a lot of trouble with this too when I had my babies. What really helped finally was acupuncture. Hemmoroids have to do with the chi energy. You can get treated and the hemmoroids will rise back up into the body. I really hope you can look into this. The acupuncture can also treat your depression. Chinese medicine can really help you, I am certain. Peace, Lisa"
EC: Yahoo, Lisa's back! Glad to hear from you!!
Deirdre
02/08/2010: Dj from Pdx, Or, Usa replies: "Yes welcome back Lisa! I asked Deirdre if she had heard from you a few days ago. I hope all is right in your little corner of the universe."
02/09/2010: Tracy from Nashville, Tn, Usa replies: "Hi Everyone! Thanks so much for your comments. I am writing an update on this seemingly silly peppercorn remmedy. Well, I am a bit bewildered as to how, but I can say that I think it is actually working! Lol. I still have the hemorrhoids, but they seem to be shrinking, and I am in at least 75% less pain. I've been swallowing 4 black peppercorns morning and night on an empty stomach. Spiritually I feel absolutely wonderful. I am generally a very happy person, and each day I would wake up happy and eager to start my day off with my new baby, and then after I had a bowell movement everything would just go down hill. The throbbing would start, the pain would be unbearable and my spirit would sink and so would begin a day of misery. It is amazing how pain can affect one's spiritual well being. Well, it has been about a week of trying this, and I can say that I have not cried once. As I said, they are still there, but remarkably smaller and less painful. My day doesn't seem to be affected at all right now. This remmedy is definately not a prank as there really hasn't been any adverse affect as in burning or irritation caused by the peppercorns. I am going to continue this regemine, and see what happens. Part of me is so skeptical about how this could possibly work that I keep thinking maybe it is something else that is helping, but I'm really not doing anything else for them or anything different that could explain it. Anyways, as long as things stay on a positive path of improvement I am happy. But if this really works, I really want to help others who are suffering so I will continue to report on my progress. And when I say that I have had an incredibly bad case of hemorrhoids, I mean BAD!!! So if this can work for me, I know it can deffinately help others. Thanks for your support everyone. I'll keep y'all posted! Happy to be happy again, and really hoping it stays this way! :-)"
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2 YEA
[YEA] 06/02/2009: Jon from Singapore writes: "I had severe piles (internal) & haemorrhoids (external). Visit to doctor who gave some creams & advised surgery if the haemorrhoids didnt shrink. Read about castor oil and tried it as last resort as I didn't fancy the idea of surgery. A friend of mine who had piles surgery discovered he couldnt control his bowels well sometime after surgery.
Anyway, what i did was to coat the rear area, especially the inflamed tissues with castor oil twice a day after visiting the bathroom. Amazingly, after a couple of days, the area went back to normal and I did not have to go back to the doctor.
I will try castor oil for other various problems that I read about on earthclinic. Castor oil rocks!"
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[YEA] 02/04/2008: Gabi from TORONTO, CANADA writes: "Use Castor Oil to cure hemorrhoid. Make small CASTOR OIL PACK. You can use even cotton ball saturated with Castor Oil. Lie down and apply it to the hemorrhoid. You can walk with it if you have to. It brings very fast relive and swollen hemorrhoid shrinks fast."
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2 YEA
[YEA] 06/23/2008: Richard from Winston Salem, North Carolina writes: "cayenne pepper rememdies: cayenne pepper foot baths will completely cure bad feet, although if you continue to work on hard floors the cure might need to be repeated every so often. also, cayenne pepper does wonders on hemorrhoids when mixed with an otc ointment (not vaseline). go very light on this one and be ready to wash it off yourself if you cant stand the burning. i've also tried cayenne pepper in a vaseline salve that i made on the cookstove that completely cured the bursitis in my shoulder."
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[YEA] 03/25/2008: Mario from Davao City, Philippines writes: "Hemorrhoids or piles is something genetic in our family. My paternal grandmother had it, my father, my uncles and aunts, all then of them, had it. In family reunions, hemorrhoids was an intimate, humorous conversation piece among them. Years later, eight of us brothers and sisters would have it too. Two of my brothers underwent painful operations to remove their hemorrhoids. I thought, soon I'd be going through the same ordeal too as I was already bleeding everytime I do my morning rituals. That's when I read about cayenne pepper. I took 3 capsules with meals everyday for three months in 2002. Miracle of miracles, my hemorrhoids disappeared...vanished without a trace. For five years now. I only stopped taking it when I was diagnosed for hyperthyroid. After getting into this website, I think I'll go back to taking cayenne pepper again especially because I am hypertensive and has a high cholesterol nowadays. Will get in touch again after a few weeks. Thanks for a very helpful and inspiring forum like this."
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4 YEA
[YEA] 02/14/2009: Rose Fenton from Bournemouth, England writes: "After suffering from haemorrhoids and inflammation with severe itching, also anal fissure, I can recommend virgin coconut oil for it all! Tried various medicinal products and nothing seemed to help, and was in desperation, being disabled, so put the VCO to the test, and within just 3 days, everything was 50% much better. Do try it!"
04/16/2009: Susie from Syracuse, NY replies: "In response to Rose, can you be more specific in your coconut oil application? Was it just external or external and internal as well. Thanking you in advance."
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[YEA] 01/07/2006: Maria from Valdosta, GA writes: "After having a baby, I had horrible hemorrhoids. Certain underwear was out of the question, but it usually took me a day to figure that out! After one episode that left me in pain every time I sat down, I found this web-site and chose the coconut oil remedy. I added an extra step--first, I clean the area with a cotton ball soaked in Witch Hazel. Generous amounts of coconut oil followed, and I did this about 3 times a day--basically every morning/night and after each bathroom trip. After 3 days the pain was completely gone, and after a week and a half I can no longer see visible outer hemorrhoids. I continue the treatment everyday, just not as often, and I'm hoping to wear that sexy outfit for Valentine's! Thank you so much for the advice!"
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[YEA] Carol from Baton Rouge, Lousiana writes: "When I was bleeding going to the bathroom it was bright red. I spoke with my Dr. and he told me bright red means there are hemorrhoids inside the rectum and the fesses is hard and scratching. If it were cancer the blood would be dark or brownish red. I read that coconut oil was great for hemorrhoids so I used it and guess what I have had no problems in over a year. Remember no double dipping."
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[YEA] Terri from Carlisle, PA writes: "I am a nurse's aide and I have used coconut oil on some of my patients hemorrhoids, some so large the patient could not sit down without pain. After using for about 6 months the hemorrhoids have completely gone. Applied externally 2x's a day or after each bowel movement and bath. For sanitary reasons, each person had their own separate bottle for their rectum area only. (no double dipping!!)"
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1 YEA
[YEA] 07/19/2009: The23rdman from Leeds, UK writes: "My naturopathic nutritionist suggested I try coffee enemas for my hemorrhoid as in her school of thought the inflamed hemorrhoid vein is due the the liver dumping excess toxins it cannot cope with into lower circulation. This, along with juicing, has worked wonders for my problem.
Please study very carefully before using coffee enemas though or, preferably, seek the advice of a professional naturopath."
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