Hemorrhoid Relief: Home Remedies, Diet & Quick Cures

Relieving hemorrhoid pain and bleeding can be achieved through home remedies like herbs and hydrocortisone. Maintaining a high-fiber diet and understanding the impact of activities like cycling or squats are key to fast healing and prevention.

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Herbs to Shrink Hemorrhoids

Published Aug,14 2017 | By Janet Contursi

Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, occur when the veins and tissues in your rectum and anus become swollen and inflamed. If you have hemorrhoids, you may experience pain, bleeding and itching around your anus.

Janet Contursi has been a writer and editor for more than 23 years. She has written for professional journals and newspapers, and has experience editing educational, cultural, and business articles and books. Her clients include Gale Publishers, Anaxos, Vielife and Twin Cities Wellness. Contursi earned her Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota, where she studied cultural anthropology, South Asian languages and culture, and art history.