Today's useless fact - Are there any home remedies for hemorrhoids?

A general advice - "use bathroom" for one minute or less. No "pushing." You can use moist tissue, rather than dry, to clean yourself after going to the bathroom to avoid unnecessary irritation.

Some proven home remedies for hemorrhoids are:

Apply Aloe Vera gel relieves pain and soothes the burning sensation.

Use Bayberry, goldenseal root, myrrh, and white oak in a salve form to relieve pain in the hemorrhoids.

Brew a strong, warm tea using Lady's mantle (yarrow), and apply to the hemorrhoids with a cotton ball several times a day or as required.

Apply Witch hazel with a sterile cotton pad, 3 times daily to shrink the swollen veins.

Take Buck thorn bark, collinsonia root, parsley, red grape vine leaves or stone root either in capsules or tea form. They are also good for the treatment of hemorrhoids.

To keep the bowels clean use Cayenne (capsicum) or garlic enemas. They relieve pain caused by hemorrhoids.

If you find almost-constant bleeding is taking place, you MUST see a doctor. The bleeding could be internal, in a place you can't treat yourself. And you could become anemic or worse if you don't treat the problem properly. Treatment does NOT always require surgery.