| What is the main cause of hemorrhoids? We can | | | | disease, or even tumors in the pelvic area. |
| blame our modern life style as the main cause. Today | | | | 8. Excessive rubbing and cleaning around anus- Do not |
| we know that lack of foods high in fiber, insufficient | | | | use toilet paper, wash up after bowel movements or |
| water intake and lack of movement are the main | | | | use moist towels. |
| causes. One other likely cause is genetics, it is quite | | | | 9. Ageing - Not your fault, just make sure to eat plenty |
| possible to inherit a predisposition to develop | | | | of foods high in fiber, fruits, vegetables and drink lots of |
| hemorrhoids. | | | | water. |
| Hemorrhoids causes can be divided in 9 major groups: | | | | Anything of the above can be the cause of |
| 1. Improper diet - Shortage of high fiber food in our | | | | hemorrhoids, usually it is several of these causes |
| every day diet and insufficient water intake, too much | | | | combined that are the problem. |
| coffle, sodas and alcohol causes dehydration. | | | | Examine what you might be doing wrong: |
| 2. Wrong bowel movement habits - Delaying and | | | | -Analyze your diet. |
| straining during bowel movement and reading during | | | | -Do you exercise enough? |
| bowel movement. | | | | -Do you drink enough water? |
| 3. Everyday activities - Too much sitting or standing, | | | | -Do you have a job that requires lots of sitting or |
| causing pressure on veins in the rectum area, driving to | | | | standing in place? |
| work instead taking a public transport, bike or walking | | | | It is not simple admitting to yourself that you are doing |
| lack of exercise. | | | | something wrong. I know that some of this causes are |
| 4. Lack of personal hygiene - Not washing up after the | | | | hard for you to hear and I know that most of us have |
| bowel movements, excessive wiping, using paper | | | | jobs were you can not set aside time for a good meal. |
| instead of washing up or using moist vipes with Witch | | | | In addition, drinking lots of water will cause more |
| Hazel. | | | | frequent urination, and not all of us have access to |
| 5. Pregnancy - Changes caused by hormones along | | | | decent bathrooms while working or commuting. |
| with amplified pressure of fetus on the veins in anal | | | | It takes little effort to remove hemorrhoid causes in our |
| canal. | | | | modern everyday lifes, even if we think that some |
| 6. Obesity - Excess weight causes pressure on veins | | | | factors are out of our control, when actually they are |
| in anal canal. | | | | not. |
| 7. Health conditions - Anal infection, liver or heart | | | | |