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digestive system
hemorrhoids
nutrition
dietary guidelines
eating principles:
increase fluids
calorie percentages: 70% complex carbohydrates, protein 12-15%, fat 15-18%
high fiber
to protect against hemorrhoids, increase cellulose and hemi-cellulose foods in diet
decerase amount of time sitting
therapeutic foods:
cranberries, black fungus, water chestnut, buckwheat, tangerines, figs, plums, fish, prunes, guavas, bamboo shoots, mung beans, winter melon, black sesame seeds, persimmons, bananas, squash, cucumbers, tofu, Cooling foods, lubricating foods, Qi-tonifying foods
blueberries, blackberries, cherries
fresh juices:
carrot (Walker, p. 140)
carrot and spinach (Walker, p 140)
carrot, spinach, turnip, and watercress (Walker, p. 140)
carrot, celery, spinach, and parsley (Walker, p. 140)
specific remedies:
narrow, raw potato slice inserted in anus (Shefi)
1/4 cup flax seed tea strained and inserted in anus as a retention enema at bedtime (Shefi)
eat black fungus with rice every morning for breakfast on empty stomach for 1 month (Ni, p. 132)
roast and grind black sesame seeds and eat with honey and water every night before bed (Ni, p. 132)
steam or soak figs, add honey and steam again several times until soggy and eat every day (Ni, p. 132)
take 2 half ripe bananas, including the skin and steam with water in a covered pot. Mash and eat twice daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 65)
take 90 g of skinned water chestnuts and eat twice daily (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 69)
cover 1 kg fresh or 0.5 kg dried crushed pumpkin seeds with water and simmer. Wash affected area two to three times daily for 5-7 days (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 101)
take 6 g of charcoal made from chestnut shells, grind into powder, add 30 g candied honey, thin with a little boiling water and serve (Yin-fang and Cheng-jun, p. 108)
simmer swiss chard until water has thickened and use to wash affected parts, squat over the steaming liquid (Chao-liang, Qing-rong, Bao-zhen, p. 42)
avoid:
coffee, spicy foods, fried foods, lack of exercise, sitting or standing for too long, smoking, stimulating foods, meat, alcohol, hot sauces, fatty foods, rich foods, salty foods, sugar and sweet foods
supplements
Collinsonia root
Vitamin E 400-800 IU per day
Vitamin C 2-3 g per day Helps build up the connective tissue around the hemorrhoids
Vitamin A 25,000 IU per day Enhance the healing and integrity of the epithelial cells. (Marz, 1989)
Bioflavonoids 1-3 g per day Strengthens cell membranes.
Flaxseed oil 2 Tbsp per day Acts physically as a lubricant, builds up the mucosal membranes and enhances prostaglandin production.
Flaxseed powder
Psyllium seed powder: Softens stool and increases the number of bowel movements.
» drug interaction:
mineral oil used as a laxative interferes with fat soluble vitamin absorption
footnotes