Guest guest Posted November 6, 2004 Report Share Posted November 6, 2004 Namaste, all - I gave birth 5 weeks ago, and am now having bad hemorrhoids. Quite painful upon bowel movement, and bleeding. I'm using a natural balm for them, but what else does Ayuveda recommend? Blessings, Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2004 Report Share Posted November 7, 2004 > I gave birth 5 weeks ago, and am now having > bad hemorrhoids. Quite painful upon bowel > movement, and bleeding. ...what else does Ayuveda > recommend? > Dear Connie; Of course the constipation is first address and many dietary details need to be looked at in the special needs of postpartum. Please take a look at the free files at www.perinatalayurveda to help answer many of your questions. You should still be adding ghee to everything you eat except fresh sweet fruits, and also add it to your hot milk tonic (at least 1 tsp at a time). I am told by an Indian Grandmother that the word has it a postpartum woman should ingest 30 - 40 pounds of ghee in her first three months. This is not far from what I have found in my many years experience caring for postpartum moms, but just had not done the math to it! Specific to hemorrhoids though, my best success and comfort is to soak cotton ball in warm ghee and insert rectally overnight (not just for one night). Soothes, oleates, nourishes the tissues ahd helps them to heal. For very best healing and relief I recommend adding a blend of geranium, cypress and helichrysum oils into the ghee. Only if they are at least organic, best results for your money from therapeutic grade eoils. Available at http://sacredwindow.younglivingworld.com among other places of course. One to two drops or so of each at a time, depending upon severity. Helichrysum is the best I know for the bleeding and healing damaged tissues. The other two are more classically used for hemorrhoid and vericose tissues. I will be interested as always to learn any other tips we may be fortunate to hear from the vaidyas. Namaste; Martha Oakes Postpartum AYurDoula, 13 years www.sacredwindow.com (under re-construction) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 9, 2004 Report Share Posted November 9, 2004 Dear Connie We at ayurveda expected your result 5 weeks earlier, your having told us well in advance. However, you rememembered the group when you had a problem. Let it be. Martha (doulaminerva) and Guru Khalsa have already contributed internal oleation, several solutions to post-partum problems, food recommendations and easy evacuation method. Author here gives a general perspective for treatment of both types of piles. This post is directed more to Indians in foreign countries as well as in motherland. See if you can get something out of it. Piles (hemorrhoids) contain hard eruptions inside the rectum. The Sanskrit name for this is Arsha, derived from word Ari, meaning enemy. It troubles just like enemy or a terrorist. Eruptions those occur on neck, head, face, nose, ears, eyelids and skin are not so troublesome. But eruptions inside rectum cause a lot of suffering. In what follows, we will use the term piles, which covers both types, dry, which do not bleed and those which bleed (hemorrhoids is more appropriate for bleeding piles). They occur generally under all three doshas. However, dry (non-bleeding) ones are due to Kapha and Vata while bleeding ones are due to Pitta excess. Vata driven piles cause pains while those having excess Kapha cause itching. Pitta driven piles do not cause much pain, but inflamation and bleeding show their presence. Whatever be the dosha, the main reason for Piles is the weakening of elasticity of colon caused by atherosclerosis (contraction of) of arteries carrying blood to rectum. Life Style Piles was a problem in historical days also. Those deviating from norms suggested by ancient sage were few, as compared to today. todays life style and food invites and encourages Piles. They are caused by sedantary life style, horse riding, riding motor-byke for a long time. Low digestive fire coupled with excess food indulgence, constipation, can cause piles. Frequent use of harsh laxatives weakens large intestine and give rise to piles. Hereditary piles, if present, makes cure very difficult. Many childbirths by vaginal delivery can also cause piles. During pregnancy, constipation is most likely as blood flow is diverted to foetus and foetus in-turn needs pelvic space, pressing on colon all the time. Thus pressure on rectum, gives rise to piles. Mothers have to sacrifice a lot to children right from womb-stage itself. Foods Reduce as much as possible cerals (legumes), heavy to digest dairy items, fruits with milk, jaggery with milk, onion and milk, seasame seeds with jaggery, sweets, soft floor items and bakery items, potato, oils, chillies, spices, red mutton, white mutton. Rice, wheat Chapati, Green gram soup, all leafy vegetables, butter, butter-milk, aamalki juice can be taken. A root vegetable called Suran in Hindi and Swarna-gadde in Kanada is especially noted to be good for piles. Cook in pressure cooker, mash, add a little Saindhav salt and eat. If continued for 15 days, significant benefits will be seen. One can take fresh buttermilk (avoid sour buttermilk) along with this mash, it will help further. Soups made from floors of Java and Kalthi (Indian grains) are also noted to reduce Piles suffering. For relief from pain, one can sit in hot water or apply fomentation to piles. Be careful if you have the habit of removing pitta by intentional vomits during morning. Avoid sunbath. Sex is noted to increase the pain. The blood going out through piles should not be stopped immediately. Body gets rid of the blood containing toxins this way. Of course this does not mean that patients should be allowed to get weakness by hemorrhage. There are many medicines which try to reduce blood outgo. For instance Aamalakai Ghanvati taken with sugar twice a day. A mixture of 1 cup water, 1 cup milk, black dried grapes, boiled till 1 cup remains and taken after cooling will help. Take twice a day. Aarogyavardhini Ras, two tabs with water at bedtime improves liver, expels pitta towards rectum causing stools to become smooth and soft. This reduces pain while evacuation. Haritaki (small), fried in Castor oil and powdered, when taken 1-2 tsp with water at bedtime is a soft laxative. Castor oil has the healing property for ulcers in the large intestine. Oleation is highly benificial in Piles. For those who find it dificult to get Haritaki fruits, they can mix Haritaki powder, Licorice powder and Isabgol powder in equal proportion and take 2 tsp at bedtime, with water. Licorice and Isabgol soften the stools and reduce the bleeding. Isabgol is 100% fibre, helping elimination. Abhayadi Ghanvati (2-2 Tabs with water) or Abhayarishta (15-15 ml with equal water): These formulations of Indian pharmacies contain cooling herbs to reduce bleeding and also cause digestion of Ama and more blood flow to Sigmoidal colon, so that evacuation is done properly. Arshakuthar Ras and Arshoghni Vati are used in case of non-bleeding and bleeding piles respectively. However, these should be used under supervision of a vaidya. Indian pharmacies sell some ointments which contain Shatdhouti Ghrut, Raskapur, Sindur, Sandal oil etc. (e.g. Arshohar Malam). This ointment can be applied to rectum by small finger, or applicator available in drug stores. Cotton wick as suggested by Martha is best method, since slow release technique. Application at bed time and early morning before evacuation helps. Reduces pain/inflamation and bleeding. If applied after evacuation, it will reduce swelling and pain during the day. Once the blood flow to rectum is improved, the Piles start setting slowly and one day get removed through stools without patient knowing. One more medicated oil useful in such case is known as Kasisadi Tel. Ordinary Castor oil also gives substantial relief; however, best is Indian cow ghee. If piles have grown to large size, and if you are advised to go for surgery, Ayurveda also has surgery possible. Kshar-sutra Chikitssa is well established in India, which is inexpensive and least invasive procedure. Piles, ulcers are related ailments. Before they go to extremes, it is better to avoid constipation, indigestion, gas, hyperacidity etc by taking ayurvedic treatment in advance. There are many more receipes and formulations, since it is a very commonly occuring ailment, often people learn to live with. In todays fast life, only villagers have availablity of time, herbs and most important, simple remedies handed over to each new generation by passing generation. Dr Bhate ayurveda, "Connie Habash" <Connie@a...> wrote: > > Namaste, all - > I gave birth 5 weeks ago, and am now having > bad hemorrhoids. Quite painful upon bowel > movement, and bleeding. I'm using a natural > balm for them, but what else does Ayuveda > recommend? > Blessings, > Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 18, 2004 Report Share Posted November 18, 2004 My wife gave birth to a baby girl also about the same time (23 Sept). I am currently 46 years of age. Birth of a child at such advanced age is not common in India. My daughet is healthy (9.2 lbs of weight and 21 inches tall) an improvment over my first daughter born when I was 42 (8.5 lbs of weight and 19 inches tall). Both daughters are doing well. I am glad to offer answers that Vaidyas and others on the group may have considering that children at advanced age are not so common in India. Vinod - "Connie Habash" <Connie <ayurveda> Sunday, November 07, 2004 10:33 AM <ayurveda> hemorrhoids > > > Namaste, all - > I gave birth 5 weeks ago, and am now having > bad hemorrhoids. Quite painful upon bowel > movement, and bleeding. I'm using a natural > balm for them, but what else does Ayuveda > recommend? > Blessings, > Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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