How to STOP your hemorrhoids from growing!

Summary

Dr. Over Chung addresses the concern of managing grade 1 hemorrhoids to prevent their progression. He emphasizes the importance of recognizing early symptoms such as pain, swelling, and bleeding. Dr. Chung suggests lifestyle adjustments, including diet modifications, stool softeners, and improved toilet habits, to maintain soft stools and reduce strain. He reassures viewers that with proactive measures, hemorrhoids can be managed effectively without severe impact on daily life, encouraging a proactive approach to health for a better quality of life.

Takeaways

• 🌟 Grade 1 hemorrhoids are mildly enlarged and not as severe as higher grades.
• 📌 The key to prevention is maintaining good habits and taking care of your body.
• 🔍 Early signs of hemorrhoids include pain, swelling, and bright red bleeding.
• 🚫 It's rare for hemorrhoids to be cancerous, especially if you're healthy and have regular medical checkups.
• 🍽 Adjusting your diet, possibly reducing fiber intake, can help soften stools and prevent hemorrhoid issues.
• 💊 Stool softening agents like Colace or MiraLax can be helpful but should be used under a physician's guidance.
• 🚽 Limit toilet time to 5-10 minutes and avoid straining to prevent hemorrhoid worsening.
• 🤔 If you experience severe pain or discomfort, consult a specialist to understand and address the underlying causes.
• 🔄 Fine-tuning your habits, such as diet and toilet habits, is crucial for managing hemorrhoids effectively.
• 🌈 Even with grade 3 hemorrhoids, it's possible to live a happy life without severe discomfort.
• 📈 Proactivity in recognizing and addressing potential health issues can lead to better overall health and quality of life.

Q & A

What is the main concern of the person asking the question in the script?

The main concern is how to prevent grade 1 hemorrhoids from getting worse.

What are the signs that may indicate one has hemorrhoids?

Signs include pain, swelling, fullness in the bottom end, and bleeding, usually bright red blood, which can appear on tissue paper, stool, or in the toilet bowl.

What is the significance of seeing blood in the toilet bowl?

Seeing blood can be dramatic and alarming, but it doesn't necessarily mean cancer. Hemorrhoids and anal fissures are much more common than colon or rectal cancers in healthy individuals.

What is the recommendation for someone with grade 1 hemorrhoids who wants to prevent them from worsening?

The recommendation is to fine-tune their habits, including diet, toilet habits, and possibly using stool softening agents, to ensure soft stools and gentle toilet use.

What are some low residue foods that can help soften stools?

The script does not specify exact foods, but generally, low fiber foods that are easier to digest can help soften stools.

What is the suggested maximum time for using the toilet?

The suggested maximum time is five to ten minutes, from beginning to end.

Why is it important to avoid straining while using the toilet?

Straining can cause increased blood flow to the bottom end, potentially leading to swelling and injury to the hemorrhoids, which may result in bleeding.

What should one do if they suspect their hemorrhoids are causing their stools to be too large or hard?

They should consult a specialist to evaluate the cause of the issue and receive appropriate guidance on how to manage it.

How can one ensure their hemorrhoids remain quiet and not cause discomfort?

By maintaining soft stools 95% of the time and being gentle with the bottom area during toilet use, which involves not straining and limiting toilet time.

What is the overall goal for managing hemorrhoids?

The goal is to maintain a high quality of life by preventing hemorrhoids from becoming painful or disruptive, allowing individuals to live without their hemorrhoids affecting their daily activities.

Outlines

00:00

👨‍⚕️ Introduction and Hemorrhoid Concerns

Dr. Over Chung welcomes viewers to discuss hemorrhoid issues, emphasizing the importance of understanding and managing them. The video aims to provide useful information on preventing hemorrhoid problems and addressing the signs of grade 1 hemorrhoids, such as pain, swelling, and bleeding. The doctor reassures viewers that grade 1 hemorrhoids are not severe and suggests lifestyle changes to prevent worsening.

05:01

🍽️ Diet and Toilet Habits for Hemorrhoid Management

The second paragraph focuses on dietary habits and toilet routines that can influence hemorrhoid symptoms. Dr. Chung suggests incorporating low-residue, low-fiber foods to soften stools and reduce straining. He also recommends stool softening agents, like Colace or MiraLax, with a physician's advice. The importance of not spending excessive time on the toilet and avoiding straining during bowel movements is emphasized to prevent hemorrhoid aggravation.

10:02

👋 Conclusion and Call to Action

In the final paragraph, Dr. Chung thanks viewers for their engagement and encourages them to like and subscribe for more information. He also invites viewers to explore additional details and services, such as video consultations, provided in the video description. The message concludes with a reminder to be proactive about health and to seek a high quality of life without physical discomfort.

Keywords

💡Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus, which can cause discomfort, pain, and sometimes bleeding. In the video, Dr. Over Chung discusses the different grades of hemorrhoids, with grade 1 being the least severe. The main theme of the video revolves around understanding and managing hemorrhoids to prevent them from worsening.

💡Grade 1 Hemorrhoids

Grade 1 hemorrhoids refer to the initial stage of the condition where the veins are slightly enlarged but not yet symptomatic. Dr. Chung emphasizes that at this stage, the hemorrhoids are not severe and can be managed with lifestyle changes. This concept is central to the video's message of early intervention and prevention.

💡Prevention

Prevention in the context of the video means taking steps to avoid the progression of hemorrhoids. This includes dietary changes, improved toilet habits, and potentially medical interventions like banding. The video's theme of prevention is highlighted by the importance of addressing grade 1 hemorrhoids before they become more serious.

💡Diet and Fiber

Dietary habits, particularly the intake of fiber, play a significant role in managing bowel movements and, consequently, hemorrhoids. The video suggests that too much fiber might not be beneficial and recommends a balanced diet with low-residue foods to soften stools. This concept is integral to the overall message of lifestyle adjustments for hemorrhoid management.

💡Stool Softeners

Stool softeners are medications that help to ease bowel movements by making stools softer and easier to pass. Dr. Chung mentions the use of stool softeners like Colace or MiraLax as part of a strategy to prevent straining during bowel movements, which can exacerbate hemorrhoids. This is a practical recommendation within the video's guidance on managing hemorrhoid symptoms.

💡Toilet Habits

The video emphasizes the importance of good toilet habits, such as limiting time spent on the toilet and avoiding straining during bowel movements. These habits are crucial in preventing the worsening of hemorrhoids and are part of the broader theme of lifestyle modifications for health maintenance.

💡Banding Procedure

A banding procedure is a medical intervention where a rubber band is placed around the base of a hemorrhoid to cut off its blood supply, causing it to shrink and eventually fall off. Dr. Chung discusses this as an option for those with larger hemorrhoids, illustrating the spectrum of treatments available for different severities of the condition.

💡Quality of Life

Quality of life is a central theme in the video, where Dr. Chung stresses the importance of managing hemorrhoids to maintain a high standard of living without the discomfort or embarrassment they can cause. This concept is tied to the overall message of proactive health management.

💡Proactive Health

Proactive health refers to taking initiative to maintain or improve one's health before problems arise. The video encourages viewers to be proactive about their health, especially regarding hemorrhoid issues, by recognizing early signs and making necessary lifestyle changes. This is a key message that underscores the importance of early detection and management.

💡Lifestyle Adjustments

Lifestyle adjustments are changes made to daily habits and routines to improve health outcomes. In the video, Dr. Chung suggests various lifestyle adjustments, such as dietary changes, improved toilet habits, and the use of stool softeners, to manage and prevent hemorrhoids. These adjustments are presented as a comprehensive approach to dealing with hemorrhoid issues.

💡Medical Checkups

Regular medical checkups are an important aspect of maintaining health and catching potential issues early. The video implies that while hemorrhoids are common and often not a cause for immediate concern, regular checkups can help in monitoring one's health status and addressing any concerns promptly.

Highlights

Dr. Over Chung welcomes viewers to discuss hemorrhoid issues.

Grade 1 hemorrhoids are slightly enlarged but not as severe as higher grades.

The importance of addressing hemorrhoid issues early to prevent progression.

Common signs of hemorrhoids include pain, swelling, and bright red bleeding.

The difference between hemorrhoids and anal fissures, and the rarity of cancer in this context.

The role of diet and toilet habits in managing and preventing hemorrhoids.

The potential for lifestyle changes to soften stools and reduce hemorrhoid issues.

The use of stool softening agents like Colace or Miralax with physician's advice.

The recommended maximum time to spend on the toilet to avoid straining and worsening hemorrhoids.

The importance of not straining during bowel movements to prevent hemorrhoid injury.

The need for specialist evaluation if there are persistent issues with bowel movements.

Fine-tuning habits to ensure soft stools and gentle toilet use for hemorrhoid management.

The potential for hemorrhoids to remain non-painful and not disrupt daily life with proper care.

The emphasis on proactive health measures to prevent hemorrhoid issues from escalating.

The goal of maintaining a high quality of life without health-related limitations.

Transcripts

hi there i'm dr over chung and welcome

to your friendly practologist thank you

so much for being here i really

appreciate you wherever you are in the

world i hope that you're dealing the

best that you can

and just know that you're also not the

only one everyone is here because we all

have questions we want to learn we want

to get better

the question is for today

i have grade 1 hemorrhoids what can i do

to make sure they don't get worse

and that's

an excellent question

before we get there

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useful helpful and real information

so

let's do a little backtrack with this

question because i think the bigger

question surrounding this is is there a

way that i can never have issues with

hemorrhoids can i stay away from

hemorrhoid problems for my entire life i

mean grade one hemorrhoids is a very

specific diagnosis it's you know just

slightly enlarged hemorrhoids and so

of course at grade one they're not going

to be as severe as something like grade

three or four

but i think the person is asking i just

want to make sure that i take care of my

body and i think that's a great

way to

prevent issues and getting to the stages

where you may need hemorrhoid surgery in

the future we all don't want to be there

but

that's what i think this person is

asking

and so

we want to know well how do you know you

have hemorrhoids in the first place

what's the first signs that may come up

that may bring you bring that concern to

your attention right

because we don't get our butts checked

out at the doctor's office when you go

in for your regular checkup i mean it's

only when you have a problem that's when

the doctor said okay well let's look at

your anus let's look at your bottom end

so we all know the major things but

in general if you feel pain in your

bottom end

if you have swelling things like

fullness in your bottom end

that's another sign you may have some

anal hemorrhoid issues or anal fissure

issues something going on of course

bleeding usually bright red blood

and it could be on your tissue paper it

could be over your tor your stool and it

could be in your toilet old water right

and one drop of blood from your bottom

end can make your entire toilet bowl red

and so sometimes you may think you bled

a ton but it may have just been one or

two drops of blood but it's pretty

dramatic nonetheless

and of course does it mean that you

that it's no way cancer no i'm playing

the odds here okay

if you're a healthy person with a and

you get your medical checkups the odds

are this being cancer is low

because hemorrhoids and anal fissures

way more common than colon rectal anal

cancers okay

so

let's say you have one of those symptoms

okay and if you don't have things that

are popping out of your bottom or things

you have to push up in there then most

likely you have something like grade 1

or small grade 2 hemorrhoids something

of that nature

and

i don't think you need to rush to the

doctor to get

some treatment done okay

not saying it's a bad idea but it's not

necessary to okay

um true someone may ask well can't they

do abandoning if they see something yes

they sure could and you know it's your

decision after discussing the pros and

cons of a banning procedure or any

procedure

to get it done and yes you may even feel

some difference or improvement from

there but um so that's one option okay

go to the doctor go to a specialist like

me and see if a banding could be done

for you to make your hemorrhoids that

that are you know if there's any big one

in there make it gone

what's some other ways well no matter

what your habit needs to be looked at

and what habits well

the habits that create your poop so what

you're eating

if you're taking any stool softeners are

you taking fiber okay are you sitting on

the toilet for a really long time okay

so if we break these habits down number

one thing is what you're putting in your

mouth

you may want to see if you have too much

fiber and i have a bunch of videos on

the negative side effects of fiber

so you may need to bring that down maybe

you want to bring and integrate some low

residue foods low fiber foods and that

low residue low fiber can soften up your

poop make it smaller and therefore make

it easier to poop okay so that's number

three

is stool softening agents you know i'm a

person that likes to work around

people's quality of life current

existing habits because

you disrupt things you tell people what

to do they're not going to stick with it

it's not going to happen especially if

you have small hemorrhoids and you just

don't you may not see that there's an

urgency to change things yeah if your

hemorrhoids are huge you may be more

willing to

uproot your lifestyle

but anyway stool softening like colace

or miralax okay and i suggest you use

your physician's recommendations and

make sure these medications are suitable

for any medical conditions you have

but those if you need links helpful to

places to find them go ahead and look in

the description box it helps the channel

a lot and i appreciate you for that

what's some other things well toilet

habits like i mentioned so when you get

on the toilet what are you doing are you

are you doing things that make them more

mad so i always say five to ten minutes

on the toilet bowl sitting from

beginning to end and that should be the

maximum the less time you spend on

toilet the better

why because the blood is constantly

rushing down to your bottom end and you

just don't want to get things all

swollen down there because then if any

poop passes by there

you may injure your hemorrhoids and

cause bleeding

what's another one is you want don't

want to be straining right your eyes are

popping out of your head a little bit of

pushing is normal but if you're pushing

that hard it may be well it the

reasons why should be evaluated is it

because your stools are so big it's

because your stools are hard is there

because of muscle issue where you're not

relaxing or you're trying to fight

against something

and many people feel like they're

fighting against a blockage and these

kind of things need to be evaluated by a

specialist

so that you can get understanding and

therefore be on your way to recovery

okay

and all these things are

things i always discuss with patients

because whether you have surgery or not

whether your hemorrhoids are big or

small

your habits need to be fine-tuned so

that your stools can be soft 95 of the

time

and then when you're on the toilet

you're being nice to your bottom man

remember you're being friends with your

hemorrhoids that's the whole idea

and if you can achieve these things

which it takes time takes fine tuning

and practice with some upsets till you

get to your final plan

if you can do these things your

hemorrhoids stay quiet you don't see

them complaining with blood or something

like that or pain

and then you can you're doing the best

you can

by

not getting your hemorrhoid grade one

progress to a grade

anything else right

and this these rules really or these

guidelines can really be used for any

size of hemorrhoids right because it's

not like it's oh i have grade three

hemorrhoids doctor told me in the office

today shoot my life is over i screwed up

that's not the way it's not the case at

all because there are many people who

live day to day with grade three

hemorrhoids and i'll tell you they still

live happy lives

and their hemorrhoids you know they

notice them but they don't have to be

painful they don't have to destroy their

lives you know it's not like oh i can't

i can't go out you know i'm i'm

embarrassed i i you know these cause

issues where i i can't be in public

um and it doesn't it doesn't necessarily

have to be

that severe

but i think this question is great

because

if you want to get proactive you want to

start your habits before they become

issues you know you recognize

something might be wrong i may need to

fix something may need to change

something and i think that's an

excellent start to

getting better bottom and health

and getting your future to be

less cluttered with hemorrhoid issues

right

um and i think that's that's an

excellent way you know we should

all be proactive about our health right

and that's the idea is to live a high

quality of life

being able to do what you want to do

anytime anywhere right

without without our bodies complaining

that something is not right

well i hope that this video was helpful

to you and i hope it wasn't too long let

me see what the video i'm not sure but

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