Consuming, Food regimen, & Vitamin for Hemorrhoids

What ought to I eat if I’ve hemorrhoids?

Your physician could advocate that you simply eat extra meals which are excessive in fiber. Consuming meals which are excessive in fiber could make stools softer and simpler to move and may also help deal with and forestall hemorrhoids. Consuming water and different liquids, equivalent to fruit juices and clear soups, may also help the fiber in your food regimen work higher. Ask your physician about how a lot you must drink every day based mostly in your well being and exercise degree and the place you reside.

The Dietary Tips for People, 2020–2025 recommends a dietary fiber consumption of 14 grams per 1,000 energy consumed. For instance, for a 2,000-calorie food regimen, the fiber advice is 28 grams per day.

The quantity of fiber in a meals is listed on the meals’s vitamin details label. Some fiber-rich meals are listed within the desk under.

Fiber-rich Meals
Meals and Portion Measurement	Quantity of Fiber
Grains
1/2 cup high-fiber bran, ready-to-eat cereal	14.0 grams
1 cup of shredded wheat, ready-to-eat cereal	6.2 grams
Fruits
1 medium pear, with pores and skin	5.5 grams
1 medium apple, with pores and skin	4.8 grams
1 cup of raspberries	8.0 grams
1/4 cup of prunes	3.1 grams
Greens
1 cup of inexperienced peas, cooked	8.8 grams
1 cup of collard greens, cooked	4.8 grams
1 cup of candy potato, cooked	6.3 grams
1 medium potato, baked, with pores and skin	3.9 grams
1 cup of winter squash, cooked	5.7 grams
Beans
1/2 cup navy beans, cooked	9.6 grams
1/2 cup pinto beans, cooked	7.7 grams
1/2 cup kidney beans, cooked	5.7 grams

Supply: U.S. Division of Agriculture and U.S. Division of Well being and Human Companies. Dietary Tips for People, 2015–2020. ninth Ed. Revealed December 2020. Accessed July 15, 2021. www.dietaryguidelines.gov.

A health care provider or dietitian may also help you learn to add extra high-fiber meals to your food regimen.

When you’ve got hemorrhoids, your physician could advocate consuming extra meals which are excessive in fiber.

What ought to I keep away from consuming if I’ve hemorrhoids?

In case your hemorrhoids are attributable to persistent constipation, strive to not eat too many meals with little or no fiber, equivalent to

cheese
chips
quick meals
ice cream
meat
ready meals, equivalent to some frozen and snack meals
processed meals, equivalent to scorching canine and a few microwavable dinners

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