Let Us Eat Lettuce

When over-the-counter remedies didn't help one of Hind's family members, a doctor recommended eating half a head of iceberg lettuce each day. Within a week, the area was healed. Hind says she shared the tip with another family member, who was scheduled to have hemorrhoid surgery. Once again, after only a week on the lettuce plan, the pain and hemorrhoids went away and the surgery was canceled.

"The fiber in the lettuce softens stool, which relieves the pain," says Dr. William W. Hampton, a surgeon at the Hemorrhoid Treatment Center in Santa Ana, California. "l always recommend a high-fiber diet, and one of the easiest ways to add fiber is to eat more salad."

Also try applying a cool compress or sitting in a tub of warm water for 10 to 15 minutes a few times a day. However, Hampton cautions that you should tackle hemorrhoids with the help of a doctor. "It's important for patients not to try to diagnose themselves, because some of the symptoms of hemorrhoids are the same as other ailments, such as colon cancer," he says.
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