Diet taboos for patients with hemorrhoids

The first is highly irritating foods that will directly stimulate the dilation of perianal blood vessels, the second is indigestible/easy intestinal foods that can induce constipation or diarrhea, and the third is gas-producing foods that will increase abdominal pressure if consumed in large quantities in a short period of time. The rest of the so-called "fat food" taboos are mostly individual reactions that vary from person to person, so there is no need to copy other people's lists.

Last week I just accompanied an old hemorrhoid friend who works in Internet operations to go to the anorectal department for a review. He told people he had quit spicy food for a year, but he worked on a project for three days in a row, relying on cold beer and braised duck neck every night, and squatting on the toilet on the last day. After squatting for forty minutes, the hemorrhoids protruded and could not be plugged back. I took a taxi to the emergency room in the middle of the night. The doctor saw Dole and said that you have quit smoking and have become lonely. The culprit is not the spicy taste of the duck neck at all, but the cold beer and the hard stool that has not been passed out for three days.

Speaking of this, someone must ask, isn’t it said that hemorrhoids cannot eat spicy food? Here we have to talk about different research conclusions: Western medicine believes that capsaicin itself will not directly induce hemorrhoids. It will only increase the sensitivity of the perianal mucosa that is already in a congested state. If there is a break, the burning sensation during defecation will double. However, if you are in remission and have no perianal edema or bleeding problems, eat a micro There is absolutely no problem with spicy hot pot - if you look at people in Sichuan and Chongqing who eat red oil hot pot every day, the rate of hemorrhoids is not much higher than in areas that don't eat spicy food. Many people get sick after eating spicy food. In fact, they eat spicy hot pot with ice cola and cold beer, and eat a lot of fatty and difficult-to-digest foods like crispy pork and fried mushrooms. Constipation is the straw that breaks the camel's back. When I went for a follow-up consultation before, the doctor with 30 years of experience who treated me had hemorrhoids himself. He said that he would eat something spicy every meal, but he would never touch the ice drink just taken out of the refrigerator, nor would he eat fried food for two days in a row. "Spicy is the blame, and constipation is ten times more terrible."

Many people know that constipation is unavoidable, so they eat fruits to relieve constipation. This is also a common misunderstanding. Last year, a patient told me that he ate two kilograms of lychees every day to relieve constipation, but he didn't have a bowel movement for three days. He bleed so much that he thought he had bowel cancer and went for a check-up. Eating too much of hot fruits such as lychee, mango, and durian will aggravate intestinal dryness and heat, and may lead to constipation. ； Some people go to the other extreme and eat half a pound of ice dragon fruit every day for defecation, which causes burning pain around the anus. Repeated diarrhea irritates the perianal mucosa, which can also induce hemorrhoids and edema.

Another taboo that many people don’t notice is that you should not eat too much gas-producing food at one time. For example, if you eat two pounds of fried soybeans in one meal and drink half a bottle of carbonated drinks, your belly will be swollen like a drum. When the abdominal pressure is high, the pressure on the perianal blood vessels will increase, and you may bleed even if you have nothing to do. My old friend with hemorrhoids had a Coke drinking competition during a company team building. He drank three large cups and started bleeding that night. He still didn’t know why. In fact, it was caused by a sudden increase in abdominal pressure.

As for whether you can drink wine, there is no absolute conclusion yet. Clinical data shows that consuming any alcoholic beverages during an attack will dilate blood vessels and aggravate edema. This stage must be completely avoided. ； However, if it is during the remission period, most people will not have any obvious reaction if they occasionally take a sip of low-alcohol red wine or fruit wine. There is no need to deprive yourself of the joy of life just for this matter. Just control the amount.

In fact, to put it bluntly, there has never been a unified standard answer to the dietary taboos of hemorrhoids. If someone else touches something that makes them sick, you may not have any problems if you eat it. Many people with hemorrhoids around me keep a small account book, including what they ate today and whether they felt any discomfort around the anus when defecating the next day. After two months of recording, their own list of taboos came out, which is more effective than reading a hundred popular science articles. After all, having hemorrhoids is uncomfortable enough. There is no need to have unreasonable taboos and dare not eat this or touch that. Living a happy life is better than anything else.