Many people are afflicted with hemorrhoids.
It's typically something that is joked about or viewed as an embarrassing condition.
But for those of us who have them, it is not a pleasant experience.
With hemorrhoids, home remedies are what you should try first.
Two easy and quick things are to get more fiber in your diet and drink more water as this will soften your stools and make them easier to pass.
In addition, you should be adding more fruits and vegetables and changing your breads to those with whole grains.
In severe cases there are stool softeners or stronger fiber supplements to help you out with your discomfort.
The challenges here are by making these dietary changes you are keeping your hemorrhoids from getting worse, but not solving the underlying problem, the fact that you have them to begin with.
With hemorrhoids, cures are available but many of them involve surgery where the surgeon physically removes them.
There is an extended period of time to heal though and you wind up being a little nervous about going to the bathroom for a while.
For those people who don't want to have surgery there are still other things you can try.
If you do additional research on the issue who will find that with hemorrhoids, home remedies do in fact work wonders if you take the time to read the right ones and are willing to try alternative methods to cure them.
There is relief available if you are willing.