How Do You Get Rid Of Hemorrhoids

By mayo clinic staff.

For short term relief from particularly painful swollen hemorrhoids icing can be a highly effective solution. Hemorrhoids care at mayo clinic. Apply an ice pack or cold compress to your anus for about 10 minutes up to three. To get rid of hemorrhoids try applying an ice pack or cold compress to your hemorrhoids for 20 minutes at a time which can reduce inflammation and swelling.

Eat more high fiber foods such as fruits vegetables and whole grains and consider an over the counter fiber supplement such as metamucil or citrucel. You can use a sitz bath which is a small plastic tub that fits over a toilet seat or take a full body bath in. Sit in warm water covering just your hips. Take a sitz bath two to three times daily for 15 to 20 minutes.

There are several steps you can take at home to ease the discomfort caused by hemorrhoids.