Your Bathroom Habits Can Make a Difference
It is good to know, for your own good health and wellbeing, that there are better ways to actually have a bowel movement.
And this advice affects everyone because the average person will have at least one bowel movement each day.
Your position is important
When the time comes to have a bowel movement, start by putting your feet up on something to elevate them. This can be something like a stool, a small pedal bin or even a large pack of bathroom tissue.
Your feet should be rested on whatever you choose to elevate them with whilst you sit on the toilet. When a posture-changing device is used to squat, it helps the user to pass a movement more efficiently.
In addition, it also means they strain less and empty their bowels better.
It is also important to relax your stomach and lengthen the pelvic floor to make the process more comfortable.
If the whole process is proving difficult, pelvic circles can be carried out whilst on the toilet which involves moving the upper body around.
However, if no improvement is felt, standing up and sitting back down again a few times can be very helpful.
Never put off a visit to the bathroom
As soon as you feel the need and nature is calling, don't delay!
Delaying a bowel movement can cause further issues such as constipation, impaction, inflammation and more severe complications.
Complications from constipation and more
Two of these complications are hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
Preventing constipation, diarrhea and straining on the toilet is important to prevent both conditions.
The symptoms of hemorrhoids can include:
- Bleeding from the rectum.
- Feeling like there is a foreign object in the anus.
- Itching in or around the anus.
- Pain in or around the anus.
- Pain while having a bowel movement.
- Rectal pain.
- Bleeding from the rectum.
- Pain while having a bowel movement.
- Pain that can last for several hours after a bowel movement.
- Discomfort or tenderness in the anal area.
How to tackle the pain and discomfort of hemorrhoids
Safe, gentle and 100% natural, H-Hemorrhoids Formula is perfect for the symptoms of the following types of hemorrhoids:
- Prolapsed hemorrhoids
- External hemorrhoids
- Thrombosed hemorrhoids
- Hemorrhoids with minor bleeding
The Formula is for use on external hemorrhoids / internal hemorrhoids by applying topically to the area, helping to provide fast pain relief and shrink hemorrhoids by reducing swelling.
How to tackle the pain and discomfort of anal fissures?
Again, the Formula known as H-Fissures Formula is safe and gentle to use and preferably as soon as symptoms appear.
Apply topically and directly to the condition using a cotton swab so that it can begin to work immediately.
The Formula is concentrated, so only a few drops are needed. You will typically experience fast relief from pain, irritation, burning and soreness of the anus associated with anal fissures with the process varying from person to person, depending on the severity of the condition.
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Written by Jane Chitty
Jane writes for Healing Natural Oils, a producer and retailer of high-quality, all-natural treatments for a variety of conditions as well as a range of beauty products. Apart from writing about those various conditions, she also covers general health, environmental and other subjects of interest. She has lived in Kenya as well as Cape Town, South Africa and spent time in San Diego, USA. She now lives in Somerset, England with regular visits from her far-flung children and grandchildren. She is a keen gardener and enjoys growing fresh fruit and vegetables with her husband on their joint allotment. As a result, there is something available to use in the kitchen virtually all year round. Her regular posts can be found on our blog.