Professor Zhang Dongyue, a nationally renowned traditional Chinese medicine doctor in the Anorectal Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said that during the onset of hemorrhoids, you can eat foods that can clear away heat and detoxify, such as mung beans, purslane, loofah, water spinach, watermelon, and figs. , banana, kiwi, etc. Avoid eating spicy and hot foods, such as chili peppers, white wine, beef and mutton, etc.

In terms of dietary therapy for hemorrhoids, Professor Zhang Dongyue recommends eating purslane. This dish is very mild, has the effects of clearing away heat, detoxifying, reducing swelling and dispersing blood. It is an intestinal anti-inflammatory drug and is suitable for those with itching and swelling in or around the anus.

Another dietary recipe is to take two bananas (peeled and mashed into puree) and 100 grams of water spinach (with only the sharp tips). Boil the rice soup until it is almost cooked, add the mashed bananas and water spinach, and then cook Just 3 minutes. When eating, you can also add a little salt or sugar. Bananas and water spinach both have the effect of laxative and cooling blood, and are suitable for people suffering from constipation.

The weather is hot in summer, and hemorrhoid patients should drink more water. They can soak Erhua and chrysanthemum in water. Those with constipation and bleeding can drink sophora rice tea for a few days (20g sophora rice, 2 to 3 pieces of Pang Dahai, Cistanche deserticola 30g). When drinking, put the three herbs into a tea cup with a lid, pour boiling water in, cover and steep for 10 to 15 minutes, and drink it frequently as tea.

Zhang Dongyue said that the key to preventing hemorrhoids in summer is to adjust your life. In addition to the above measures, you should also sit less and move more, and develop the good habit of taking a sitz bath after defecation. When hemorrhoids occur, you can simmer 100 grams of green onions in water (boil gently for 1 minute). After turning off the heat, add 50 grams of Glauber's salt and wait for 15 minutes to sit in a sitz bath when it is half cold.