What's the best way to get rid of hemmorhoids? If you're a devout Catholic, you can try calling on St. Fiacre, the patron saint of hemmorhoids. Fiacre was a hermit known for his miraculous cures and strong distaste for women. How he became associated with hemmorhoids is unknown but it might have originated from the fact that the French word for that disorder is "fie" which means a small...

Hemmorhoids are not at all rare and most people have a 50% chance of developing this condition sometime in there life. While there are steps that one can take to minimize the chance of getting hemmorhoids, you may already be a hemmorhoid sufferer. If so then you may well be looking for a way to treat this painful and sometimes embarrassing condition and there are indeed many available...

Hemmorhoids have two types: the internal and the external hemmorhoids. Unlike internal hemmorhoids that have grown inside the anal canal, external hemmorhoids occur outside of the anal verge. This sac-like protrusion found outside the anus is often characterized by itchiness (pruritus ani), pain, irritation and swelling. Normally, tissues that bulge and protrude outside the anus is...

The Encarta dictionary describes them as painful varicose veins in the canal of the anus. It's little wonder then why so many victims of this awful infliction, also known more commonly as piles, choose to suffer in silence. Quite often anal bleeding is a common symptom of hemmorhoids which can be either internal or external. The internal types are those which cannot be seen and have to be...

Aromatherapy currently enjoys steadily increasing popularity as a method of treatment for hemmorhoids these days, but aromatherapy can often be confusing to the average person. What is it? How does it work? Does it even work at all? These are valid questions that should be asked of any regimen of treatment. When properly used and understood, aromatherapy offers beneficial, at home treatment of...