Food for Hemorrhoid

Hi Siraf

I had the same symptoms except that in the more recent time the bleeding became more frequent and the external ones would not go back in which made it almost impossible to defecate. Stool softeners are not good on the long run because you need to balance your flora naturally. In the end I had to have a surgery but if your doctor did not tell you that you need one or if you do not want one, you need to be very careful with food and exercise... First, do not sit long on the toilet, even if you feel you need to oush more - don't. You are pushing the piles out, too. What I do now is stop and then walk and drink water and do stomach rub in case I need to release more. Shortly, save it for the next time. Fiber is good but with lots of water, otherwise you are stuck again. What works for me is: yoghurt, plum juice (boil dried plums, drink 3x a day), oat meal, spinach (I make it with a little soya milk, sometimes add an egg, boil, don't fry.), all kinds of fruit except pear and banana, home made juice (apple makes you go but do not overdo, you don't want to go to the other extreme)... All kinds of soups, boiled chicken, cereal. One day, I was overconfident thinking I was fine and I ate a slice of pizza - don't do that! Out of all the dry foods, I eat only a slice of bread with honey...I put sesame and sunflower seeds on top of it. 

This is my diet as short as possible... I am 25 days after op and realised that the inly way to recovery is to change eating habits. 

Also very important, don't skip meals, always keep some snacks with you. If you starve yourself, it will do a lot of damage. 

I hope I helped, I am still in the learning process myself. I wish you a pile-less healthy days and life! 

It IS very confusing, you are right but do not stress. Eventually, you will find what works best for you. My surgeon told me exactly this, avoid banana it blocks you and avoid apple, it does the opposite. I eat apple now, moderately, but I avoid bananas despite loving them a lot. Lots of meds and supplement also cause constipation, including antibiotics and antidepressants (my mum has a problem thanks to the latter ones)... She also takes vitamin B capsules but I am not sure about their effects because I know a woman who's been taking them for years but has no constipation. 

i know it is annoying to have your life revolve around this topic, I have turned into a toilet-talker myself lol but it is very important to be consistent. Be careful with red meat (I am a meat lover unfortunatelly), too. Definitely, you MUST not eat spicy, I was stupid enough to eat chilly in what I now think was stage 2. 

One more thing, a little less pleasant... Try to massage yourself. It can help your blood circulate and release the pressure. It means you need to go in and do a circular movement for a few seconds. 

If you are considering surgery, do it before stage III, they say recovery is less painful or even without pain. Also, DO NOT READ about the surgery before you have it. 

Are you taking any other meds, like Phlebodia or probiotics? Ask your doctor about them. 

I've spent the last couple of weeks reading everything I can. I'm not sure if these foods will help soften stool or are just anti-constipation. I'm living on these right now with stool softners and still some laxatives - I cannot go back to the pain of being constipated and hemmorhoids. I am juicng a lot at the moment.

Minimum of 3 litres of water a day. Plus additional drinks plus the liquid in my smoothies. Berries, Figs, Prunes, Apples, Pears, Coconut Water - fresh form coconuts, pineapple, water melon, cantaolope, broccoli, Apple Juice, Beet root (red beets), Tomatoes, raw veggies, leafy green veggies, Ginger, Chia seeds (soaked in water overnight), Aloe Vera,  Oats, Physillium -( not metamucil - which has aspartame in). Brown rice (not white)

As I said I'm juicing most of this every day, I'm nearly 6 weeks post op and I wouldn't wish that op on anyone.

Things not to eat - chocolate, meat, dairy, cheese, ice cream, potato chips/crisps (too much fat). frozen dnners, cookies, painkillers, iron and calcium.

I cross referenced many websites and lists to get this list together. At the moment I have diarhhea/loose stool every day and I'm cutting down on laxatives slowly. I don't know if this will help you but I hope it does, the juicing takes me a little bit of prep but the result is so much better than constipation and hard stool.

Good Luck!

Re: Bananas - my favorite fruit - ii did tons of research - what I summerized was that greenish bananas not good for you, ripe banans ok - I'm too scared to try but thats from my research.t

I just want to give an update for this thread. 

Last week I tried to consume banana regularly on daily basis. I juice it twice a day on breakfast and at the evening. The result was good, my stool become quite soft, and sometimes mushy.

I avoid eating spicy food as much as I can. For asian, this is quite a torture to me. But I know it can lead to stomach disturbance, as well as constipation.

However, at last weekend till yesterday night I was so careless, and eat too much fat food such as meat and processed chicken. I had a bigger, and harder stool. I can feel a fuzzy sharp pain after BM, though it is quite soft. But still I need to strain a bit, which is still not good for me. 

So. I think, what I need to do is reduce the amount of fat food such as meat and dairy product. I really need to reshape my eating habbit for good.