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Hemorrhoids & Horse Chestnut

Hemorrhoids. These swollen veins of the anus and lower rectum are an external manifestation of variscose veins and often accompany the appearance of varicose veins on legs and arms. Hemorrhoids stretch under pressure, sometimes causing pain, itching, and the appearance of bright red blood on the stool or toilet paper. Often, this blood is mistaken as a symptom of colon polyps or even colon cancers.

Hemorrhoids are common, especially during pregnancy, because of pressure from the fetus. Other potential causes include chronic diarrhea or constipation and straining to have a bowel movement. About half of women and men get hemorrhoids by age 50. For some, the condition is hereditary.

Traditional treatments include warm baths, ice packs, hemorrhoidal creams or suppositories, and regular consumption of dietary fiber and nonalcoholic beverages. Sometimes, hemorrhoids must be treated surgically, says the NIH.

Horse chestnut has been used for relief of hemorrhoids since ancient times. In 1896 a clinical study established that horse chestnut was usefulness in treating hemorrhoids, using an alcoholate of the nut to show its anesthetic and anti-inflammatory activity in treating varicosis, in general, and hemorrhoids, in particular. It remains the treatment of choice among Europeans where standardized extracts of horse chestnut are readily available.


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