CarKat (AR) on 03/30/2025
Hello All. 40 Years of dealing with H's and just figured this out. Good luck to you all and I hope you are as happy as I am with the results. It's easy and no scary pills or painful applications. Just plain relief.
This worked to reduce my H's to almost negligible - in less than a week. I have struggled for years and tried most of the recommendations on this website, not to mention prescription meds and over the counter Prep H which does absolutely nothing.
Here are the items needed to fix your hemorrhoids in short order:
Cotton round/oval - in the make up section of the store
Aloe Vera Juice - the Pure liquid kind for drinking (kept in the refrigerator)
Zinc Oxide - baby diaper rash cream 40% Zinc Oxide
Turmeric powder - I ordered in bulk online and keep this in my medicine cabinet.
Directions:
Wet the cotton round with aloe vera and lay aside, squeeze a dab of zinc oxide paste on the wet cotton, sprinkle Turmeric power on top of that. Hold that on your tender area for 30 seconds or so. That's all. It is very soothing immediately. You are good to go and enjoy your day.
I used this twice daily for about a week and my years long H's have shrunk to very very minimal. Turmeric stains clothing - no big deal. Wash and keep in a special place for the next time you may need this treatment.
Best wishes.
Zinc Oxide for Hemorrhoids sparkleheart (Canada) on 03/10/2025
Zinc and witch hazel worked really well for me... I used to have a couple of small but recurrent and painful/annoying hemorrhoids and whenever I applied zinc oxide powder mixed with witch hazel for 2-3 nights they were completely gone/zero symptoms for quite a while.
Mine were triggered by constipation and how I got rid of them in the long term is by taking a small amount of magnesium oxide every night (in pill form). I now have no constipation (or very rarely), and no hemorrhoids, yay.
Witch Hazel for Hemorrhoids sparkleheart (Canada) on 03/10/2025
Witch hazel and zinc worked really well for me... I used to have a couple of small but recurrent and painful/annoying hemorrhoids and whenever I applied zinc oxide powder mixed with witch hazel for 2-3 nights they were completely gone/zero symptoms for quite a while.
Mine were triggered by constipation and how I got rid of them in the long term is by taking a small amount of magnesium oxide every night (in pill form). I now have no constipation (or very rarely), and no hemorrhoids, yay.
Rutin for Hemorrhoids Betsy (Richmond VA) on 11/16/2024
Just a thank you to all of you who suggested Rutin for hemorrhoids. I tried everything I could possibly think of, creams, ointments, suppositories, essential oils, horse chestnut, etc. Once I started the Rutin, and slowly increased the dose to 2 capsules twice a day, everything settled down beautifully. I’d suffered for years with both hemorrhoids and fissures. Thank you especially to the older gentleman who mentioned that at least 40 years ago he was advised by his doctor to take Rutin for hemorrhoids, and that now that he’s older, he needed to increase the dosage as the tissues thin with age. I’m about to turn 65 so that bit of advice resonated with me.
Calendula and Goldenseal Tea for Hemorrhoids Helen (Michigan) on 09/20/2024
After some loose stools, I had a particular bad case of hemorrhoids. I have bleeding hemorrhoids before, and I healed it with hygiene and witch hazel. This time it came back, and witch hazel did not help. Tried castor oil and mouth wash, did not help either. I then put h2o2 on first then put gel from fresh aloe leave to sooth. It helped but it still bothered me though significantly less. I then made a tea out of golden seal root powder and dabbed it on. It helped but not completely. I then made a tea out of dried calendula flower and added it to the golden seal tea, so each portion is about half and half. I dabbed on the mixture. I could feel it made a real difference. I continued this tea mixture every time after a bowel movement. After a couple of days, I could not feel it anymore. Also, don't sit right the hemorrhoid spot. Elevating your bottom a bit, whether by tilting it left or right by lifting up your thigh or sitting on donut shape cushion, so that area is not touching anything. Hygiene is another must. Put some water on toilet paper and damp wipe until no spot after each bowel movement. Among all of the remedies I tried, the mixture of golden seal root and calendula flower tea worked the best.
Ozonated Oil for Hemorrhoids Jen (MO) on 09/06/2024
Been suffering from non stop hemorrhoids for well over a decade. Enemas of all sorts never helped, they seem to make it worse sometimes. Tried ozone olive oil suppositories for vaginal or rectal use, I use promolife kind or made at home using purchased suppository molds, three placed at night, placed very shallow, not deep, push suppository in and don't insert finger into anus, left in overnight, wear some sort of padding for absorbing any leakage, did this nightly for about a week, then one day as I was sitting doing my normal straining, was normally expecting usual hemorrhoid to pop out, and noticed that all traces of hemorrhoids are completely gone for the first time in many many many years.
Witch Hazel for Hemorrhoids sparkleheart (Canada) on 08/24/2024
I sat on a frozen cement step in the dead of winter and my mother told me I was going to get 'piles'. I didn't even know what she was talking about. Well unfortunately about a week later I did!!
I lived with this problem for a while until trying witch hazel. I mixed it with zinc oxide powder from the health food store which is another popular natural remedy and it worked! I would apply once or twice a day for 2-3 days and it would be pretty much entirely gone. It kept coming back however which was frustrating.
However it is almost completely gone now, rarely I have a few small symptoms but barely noticeable. I think that may be due to now taking magnesium oxide daily. I now have zero constipation whatsoever and no straining. I also use a stool to put my feet on. So those are the things that worked for me, best of luck to everyone!
Rutin for Internal Hemorrhoids Cat (Seattle, WA) on 05/09/2024
I tried many things over the past year for internal hemorrhoids. The hemorrhoids caused much discomfort, anxiety regarding bowel movements, pelvic floor spasms, etc. I thought something else seriously wrong.
I’m thrilled to say that after taking rutin capsules (twice a day) for a few weeks, the hemorrhoids are much, much better. I thank God for this and will go down to taking one capsule a day for a little longer.
Thank you, Earth Clinic. Onto healing fibroids and cysts now. All the best to Everyone in their healing.
Food Grade Hydrogen Peroxide for Hemorrhoid Relief Christene (Medicine Hat, Alberta) on 01/16/2024
I have not had a lot of experience with hemmies - thank my lucky stars! But I had an external one and put hydrogen peroxide on a cotton pad and applied it a few times and had relief! When you look into the amazing powers of hydrogen peroxide I'm not surprised.
Peppercorns for Hemorrhoids Easterly (Elsewhere) on 11/19/2023
My elderly father asked me to pick up the "H" remedy for him at the store. While I was there, I also got a jar of black peppercorns because I had seen the remedy while scrolling through Recent Posts some years before. When I dropped off the products for him, he said he would try the peppercorns before the OTC product. He swallowed 5 peppercorns for three days, and he said his problem was gone.
Prune Juice Helps Hemorrhoids SEDERO (West Midlands) on 09/30/2023
I have not yet tried garlic suppositories for my hemorroids but I got also good results by drinking prunes juice SunSweet from tesco ( little bit costy ) 3 boxes ( 1L each) / week. Prunes are rich in Fibres make your stool very soft and allow easy toilet and ease to pressure on veins and arteries in your anus.
Castor Oil for Bleeding Jimmy (Grand Cayman) on 08/14/2023
Castor oil shrank my exterior Hemmeroid though now I am bleeding the day after?
I did a compress yesterday and this AM it had shrunk from a grape to a watermelon seed, though today I have bled (alot- the bowel was bright red~)twice with two BM's, will the bleeding go away? If this bleeding persists, when should I see a Doctor?
Garlic and Exercise for Hemorrhoids Phyllis (Canada) on 05/21/2023
After reading through the comments, I would just like to add something. Yes, I have found that garlic cloves inserted anally is the most effective remedy. I've had this embarrassing problem since I had babies in the 1970's. Initially, it was an external problem then became internal. I would wake up at night in excruciating pain and have to walk around and take pain killers until I got some sort of relief. Finally, around 10 years ago I found out about garlic (an Ayurvedic solution) and have used it ever since. Recently I noticed some new bleeding with every bowel movement and thankfully, have started the strict garlic insertion again. Seems to be working. BUT I wanted to know why this time, the bleeding was increasing. Then I suddenly realized that I have been sitting way too much (I am 76 and spend many days seated, doing art work.) Now, I force myself to stay on my feet for much more time each day and I think this is helping as well. So, I believe that staying active is VERY important--we were never meant to sit for hours at a time! I hope this is helpful to some of you!
Coconut Oil for Hems Grace (London) on 05/21/2023
After reading through some remedies for hemorrhoids I tired ACV and Vicks and even castor oil but was making the progress I wanted. And at 37 weeks pregnant I did not want to have them in labour so I used Coconut oil morning and night pressing it into the anal entrance and after a 2 days it healed.
Topical Apple Cider Vinegar for a Hem DL (NC) on 05/05/2023
Topical application of apple cider vinegar, just once, quickly helped heal a hem when it did not appear to be getting better after 4 days. I never have this issue, but something triggered it at the end of a quick trip to Costa Rica last week. Possibly a parasite? Very painful. 24 hours before the hem appeared, I felt like I was suddenly bitten in the rump by a scorpion. I wasn't, obviously, but the pain was searing for a minute or two. At any rate, after I returned home and it didn't seem to be getting any better by the 4th day, I read through every post on EC's hemorrhoid page and decided topical acv one evening before bed was the thing to try. Burned like the dickens, but much better the next day and totally healed after 2 days. I only did it once for about 20 seconds. Oh, I also took parasite cleansing herbs right away just in case.
Raw Garlic for Hemorrhoids Jeffrey (CA) on 04/21/2023
I am amazed how effective the use of the garlic eased the swelling of my hemmroids. I had no bleeding prior to the use. The ointment preparation H was not proving to be as effective as advertised. It was the garlic in conjunction with the ointment I noticed and felt a significant change.
Black Peppercorns for Chronic Hemorrhoids Kelly (Lindale, Georgia, USA) on 04/13/2023
I am hoping to help those suffering with chronic hemorrhoids. I have had large hemorrhoids for over 16 years. External and internal. Sometimes with fissures. I was at wits end with surgery being the only option left. Hemorrhoids are pure misery, but you know that already. They take up every hour of your day. I have tried many remedies. All the ointments (Butler's, Prep H, hydrocortisone, Ching wan hung, ma ying long musk), Castor oil, sitz baths, apple cider vinegar, etc..... I have even tried prescription procto foam to no avail.. The only thing that has helped me on this miserable journey is the Earth Clinic website and black peppercorns. I take seven peppercorns whole with coffee in the morning and seven in the evening. I have been taking them for four months now. I saw results in about two weeks and have been improving since. I will continue to take them for the foreseeable future. My hemorrhoids have not dissapeared, but I will not need surgery anymore. They are bearable and have shrunken to at least 1/3 size. I do not need to tuck them in anymore to get relief. No more bleeding fissures. Some discomfort at times after a bowel movement. I just sit for 30 minutes or so until relief arrives. You know the feeling.... Thank you earth clinic for this site and for caring about natural health.
Apple Cider Vinegar for Hemorrhoids Harry (TX) on 03/22/2023
I've used Apple Cyder Vinegar for my hemmoroids for at least 15 years and have not had a problem with it. It goes away sometimes for year or so sometimes depending on my diet. Some spicy foods seem to flare it up or sitting for extended periods. Also the seating does make a difference.
Raw Garlic for Hemorrhoids Prabhu P. (India, Tamilnadu, Madurai) on 02/17/2023
I am Dr. Prabhu, registered dental practitioner, practising dentistry..very interested in natural healing. My journey started years back after being afflicted by psoriasis, an auto immune condition where modern medicine doesn't have a proper solution.
During my journey of healing psoriasis, I experienced hemorrhoids, whenever I went to the bathroom, a bulge of tissue pops out and when I push it with fingers it goes inside, at one stage it didn't go and was permanently sticking out with difficulty sitting down and causing pain..when I searched for natural remedies I came across the use of garlic suppositories for hemorrhoids, hesitant at first I thought I would give it a try. I cut the garlic in a few places to activate the allicin and kept it inside my anal opening, I also smashed some garlic and placed in a piece of gauze soaked in coconut oil and used it as a topical application on my external lesion. The first time my experience made me tremble, as it was stinging terribly..but my determination kept me going, after doing this for 10 days I was totally free. I could see the improvement from the third day.
I was amazed by the magic effect of garlic.
Black Peppercorns Healing Burst Hemorrhoid Fast C J (USA) on 02/09/2023
I had an external hemorrhoid burst yesterday. Usually fiber and a daily dose of ACV keeps it at bay but sometimes it still flares up. Looking for fast relief I decided to try some black pepper corns. I took about 8, morning and night on an empty stomach yesterday. Woke up today and I feel completely healed and no blood when I used the restroom. I will continue to do this 2x a day for a couple more days. And will do it 1x a day as a preventative measure. Thanks Earth clinic. Also, witch hazel on a baby wipe is a god send when one has a bleeding hemorrhoid.
