How to prevent hemorrhoids

Doing what is needed for hemorrhoid revention is very important and regularly overlooked by most of us.  Prevention of hemorrhoids includes:

 Drinking more fluids,

 Getting more fiber in your diet by eating more fruits, vegetables and cereals,

 If needed, add wheat bran and oat bran to your morning cereal, take a tablespoonful of flax seed daily, avoid foods with white flour (no fiber) eat whole-wheat bread, crackers, etc. instead.

 Exercising regularly

 Practicing better posture.

Do all that you can to prevent any increase in pressure on the rectal veins – the root cause of hemorrhoids.

  Avoid sitting for long periods of time without getting up and moving around.  If you must sit in one place for a long time each day, get youself a good soft cushion!

  Preventing the recurrence of hemorrhoids will require relieving excessive pressure in the bowel, which includes:

  Avoiding the pressure from straining to get out hard stool

  Avoiding the injury that hard stool can do to the rectal mucosa.

[Hint: If you are not having 1-2 bowel movements daily, then you are probably NOT getting enough dietary fiber. You need to be creative about getting more fiber.

For example, I love parched peanuts in the shell. To get more fiber in my diet, I frequently eat my peanuts, shells and all! Shucks, it seems to be good for elephants, why not me?!  ;-)  ]