The prevention of both internal and external bleeding hemorrhoids takes not only a change in habits but in your overall diet and lifestyle.

The following are healthy tips and suggestions on how you can stop bleeding hemorrhoids from returning:

Change your diet

Keep yourself hydrated and avoid constipation.
Eat more fiber. Fiber is found in foods like cereals, whole-grain breads, raw vegetables, dried fruits, raw fruits and beans. Avoid soft drinks, white bread, red meat, cheese, ice cream and other non fiber containing foods.
Drink lots of water. You should be drinking 8 to 10 glasses of water everyday.  Avoid coffee and other caffeine containing drinks as well as alcohol. These types of drinks cause dehydration and that can cause constipation.

Purchase stool softening products that contain bran or psyllium. You can purchase these products in bulk and sprinkle onto foods and into juices. Stool softeners and laxatives are different. Avoid laxatives. Laxatives can cause diarrhea and irritate hemorrhoids and dehydrate the body which in turn starts the cycle all over again.

Change your habits

Exercise. You may hate exercise but a little bit of movement in the form of moderate exercise in combination with a high fiber diet will promote regular, soft bowel movements. Consider yoga or other low impact exercises and stretching exercises.

Don’t hold it in. If you feel the urge to have a bowel movement, go to the bathroom. Holding it in could cause straining later.
Avoid straining. It is the leading cause of hemorrhoids. Relax, don’t hold your breath and don’t push. Allow the natural bowel movement to occur on it’s own.
Don’t sit for too long. Get up and get off the toilet. Don’t read a book or a magazine.

Change your lifestyle

Go for a walk. Avoid extending periods of sitting or standing.
Try to avoid heavy lifting and always exhale when lifting heavy objects.

Extra pressure in the rectal veins and in the surrounding area cause internal and external hemorrhoids. The hemorrhoids are a sign that the waste is not passing through the colon as easily as it should.

Changing your eating, exercise and lifestyle habits will help you learn how to stop bleeding hemorrhoids from reoccurring.

Before we can discuss bleeding hemorrhoids, let’s first learn what hemorrhoids are.

In short, hemorrhoids are veins in the anal canal that become swollen.

To help with controlling bowel movements, the tissue inside the anus fills with blood. Often if there’s straining involved to move stool, the increase in pressure may cause the veins in the tissue to become swollen and to stretch.

When this happens it can lead to hemorrhoids. When the veins swell on the inside of the anal canal, the result is internal hemorrhoids. When the veins swell on the outer opening of the anus, they’re called, external hemorrhoids. It’s possible to have both internal and external hemorrhoids at once.

Once hemorrhoids occur, it’s also possible that they may become bleeding hemorrhoids.

What are bleeding hemroids?

Hemorrhoids bleeding is actually a common occurrence. For signs and symptoms of bleeding hemorrhoids, please see our bleeding hemorrhoids symptoms section.

While some hemorrhoids clear up on their own, there are other types that may become more serious. While it’s rare, some hemorrhoids may even need emergency surgery. These hemorrhiods are called strangulated hemorrhoids.

Bleeding internal hemorrhoids should be evaluated by a physician. Rectal bleeding can be a sign of very serious conditions so it’s important to be sure what the source of the bleeding is.

Also, once diagnosed, it’s sometimes necessary to involve medical intervention to stop bleeding hemorrhoids.  There are several types of  medical bleeding hemorrhoids treatment and your doctor will help you decide which one is best for your situation.

Usually, if you’re under the age of 50 and the bleeding is minimal and only occurs during bowel movements (bright red blood spotting on toilet paper) it’s okay to wait a week and attempt some home treatments before seeing your doctor. Our bleeding hemorrhoid treatment section will give you some of the more common at home treatments.

Again, only do this if you’re fairly positive the blood is being released from hemorrhoids.

If you’ve attempted some of the at-home bleeding hemorrhoids treatment options available and even if you are sure the source of bleeding is from hemorrhoids, if a week has passed and the bleeding has not subsided, please check with your physician. It may be necessary to have the hemorrhoids checked and graded and to get medical advice so that you can begin recommended bleeding hemorrhoid treatment.

Once the hemorrhoids have been repaired, and since lifestyle and some habits may have an effect on hemorrhoids, it’s important to try to make the changes that may help your prevent further problems. For advice on how to prevent hemorroids please read here for hemorrhoid prevention tips.