The sitz bath is the most recommended home remedy for hemorrhoids and the one people most often get wrong. Here's the right temperature, the right duration, and the mistakes that undo the benefit.
Rinsing produce doesn't reliably remove cyclospora, and a few other common assumptions about this outbreak don't hold up either. Here's what actually reduces risk, and how prolonged diarrhea ends up aggravating hemorrhoids.
Wondering who performs hemorrhoid surgery? Our guide explains the specialists, clarifies when to see one, and covers what to expect from your consultation.
Movement is one of the best things you can do for hemorrhoids — but the wrong kind of training can set off a flare. What to keep doing, what to modify, and the gym-day routine that keeps you comfortable.
Long hours of sitting, dehydration, and unfamiliar food make late-summer travel rough on hemorrhoids. Here's a practical plan for the drive, the flight, the restaurant stops, and the hotel bathroom.
The CDC's August 5 update puts the cyclospora outbreak at 6,358 confirmed cases across 15 states. Here are direct answers to the questions we're hearing most — about testing, lettuce safety, and what weeks of diarrhea does to hemorrhoids.
Itch is the hemorrhoid symptom people admit to last and hate most. Here is why hemorrhoids itch, why scratching makes the whole thing worse, and a simple routine that breaks the cycle.
Eight hours in a chair keeps steady pressure on veins that are already inflamed. Here is a workday plan for desk workers with hemorrhoids: how to set up, when to move, what to keep in the drawer, and how to reset in the evening.
The CDC's August 5 update reports 6,358 confirmed cyclosporiasis cases across 15 states. A plain-language rundown of what changed, the symptoms that should send you to a doctor, and how to care for hemorrhoids aggravated by weeks of diarrhea.
