Apanemia Health Centre

Hemorrhoids are a common condition that many suffer in silence. This condition appears when not eat a balanced diet rich in fiber. While hemorrhoids can affect anyone, people of middle and upper classes are more likely to develop due to the high consumption of junk food.

There are medical treatments for cases of pain, itching and bleeding, but in the prevention of hemorrhoids and to prevent it from worsening, diet plays a role.

People with hemorrhoids should follow a diet rich in fiber and enough water to enable them to evacuate as usual, keeping constipation at bay.

The recommended fiber intake for a healthy person is between 20 and 35 grams per day, more than this amount can also be counterproductive.

What diet should include foods from hemorrhoids?

Although there are many foods that contain fiber, the most recommended for people with this condition are:

• integral type cereals: rice, corn, oats, rye, millet, wheat, etc.
• Legumes: lentils, beans, soybeans, peas, chickpeas, beans, etc.
• Fruits: apple, fig, strawberry, banana, pear, orange, etc.
• Vegetables: Carrots, spinach, potatoes, artichokes, etc..
• Liquids: at least two liters daily.

What foods should be avoided?

• Foods rich in salt,
• Some species such as pepper
• Spicy,
• Coffee, alcohol.

Fiber Supplements

There are also fiber supplements to help treat hemorrhoids them. Among the most effective include:

• Wheat bran: it is an insoluble fiber speeds up the transit of stool in the intestinal. Is added to juices, smoothies, yogurt and cereals. The recommended intake is 30 grams. More than this can cause intestinal pain and flatulence.

• Oat bran: it is a water soluble fiber, increases the size and weight of stool due to water retention. Help a child and avoid straining the pain of hemorrhoids. Its use and daily ration is equal to that of wheat bran.

Although, fiber supplements help improve hemorrhoids, should not replace a diet rich in fiber, as the largest source of fiber must come from food so that there is a normal intestinal transit.

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