What dietary taboos should you pay attention to when you have hemorrhoids?

The core dietary minefields for hemorrhoid patients are actually three categories - a large amount of spicy food, high-alcohol drinks, and highly processed low-residue food that can easily induce constipation. If you step on any one of them, there is a high probability that it will aggravate the symptoms of swelling and blood in the stool, so don't take chances.

A while ago, when I accompanied my sister to the anorectal department for dressing change, I met a young man who works in Internet operations. He originally had mild internal hemorrhoids. Occasionally, there would be some blood when wiping his buttocks. During the company team building, he drank cold beer with cold beer for three consecutive days, and added twice as much spicy food.

Many people wonder whether they can eat spicy food. There is no absolute standard answer to this question. People who have grown up eating spicy food and have a high tolerance to capsaicin in their intestines will not have much reaction to eating spicy food occasionally. If their anus burns and diarrhea occurs when they eat spicy food, they must not touch it at all. After all, capsaicin stimulates the dilation of perianal blood vessels. Hemorrhoids that are already congested are like inflated balloons. The more they swell, the more likely they will rupture and bleed.

There are also many people who miss out on foods that can easily cause constipation. For example, they eat fried chicken, cream cakes, and highly processed biscuits for several days in a row. They rarely touch vegetables or whole grains. Their stools are as dry as sheep dung eggs. They have to squat for more than ten minutes to go to the toilet. When the abdominal pressure is high, the hemorrhoids will be squeezed out. There is a girl around me who dieted excessively in order to lose weight. She ate too little staple food and became constipated for half a month. The internal hemorrhoids that were originally asymptomatic were forced out, and the pain was so painful that they could not even walk.

As for the rumor that "all hot fruits should be avoided", it is not so absolute. For example, some people can eat half a catty of lychees, longans, and mangoes without any problems, while some people may get angry and constipated after eating two or three. It all depends on the individual's physical constitution. You don't need to rigidly follow other people's taboo lists. If you feel uncomfortable after eating something, just write it down and avoid it.

If you are really greedy and can't help but eat something heavy, drink more warm water immediately after eating, and eat some moisturizing foods such as prunes and red dragon fruit. Don't let the stool become dry and hard, which can also reduce the probability of getting sick. If you already have symptoms of blood in the stool, swelling and pain, it is better to eat lightly and don't make trouble for your butt.