By promoting gastrointestinal and circulatory health, Avatrol eases the discomfort associated with hemorrhoidal symptoms. Avatrol helps to re-shift your focus from hemorrhoid management, to fulfilling your daily responsibilities.

Hemorrhoids. A word that ushers in a sense of embarrassment. Despite the regularity of this condition in the adult populous, it seems that no one wants to talk about them, not even to their personal physician. As a result, the condition remains ignored and individual's suffering from hemorrhoid's discomforting and, at times, painful symptoms, remain in silence. However, this does not have to occur. Progressive Health's naturopathic physicians have designed avatrol with your integrity in mind; helping you to understand that hemorrhoids are, in fact, common place, and completely preventable and manageable.

Hemorrhoids are protrusions in the vascular network beneath the anal canal. Some physicians actually denote this bulge an enlarged vein, or varicose vein. In healthy person, the tissue surrounding the anus, or "anal cushion," fills with blood to help regulate the elimination of waste materials from the body (i.e. bowel movements). When excessive pressure, or other factors, cause the veins within the aforementioned "cushions" to become inflammed and stretch, hemorrhoids result.

There are three classifications of hemorrhoids, either of the External, Internal, or Prolapsed variety. External hemorrhoids refers to a swelling under the skin around the anus. Conversely, Internal hemorrhoids refers to a swelling inside the anus. Internal hemorrhoids are categorized in degrees of severity. For example; the first, second, third, or fourth degree. Internal and External hemorrhoids can occur simultaneously. Prolapsed hemorrhoids occur when an internal hemorrhoid protrudes outside of the anus.

The signs and symptoms of hemorrhoids vary from person to person, and are dependant upon the classification of hemorrhoid. Keep in mind that the signs and symptoms listed below may be an indicator of a more severe, underlying deficiency.

External Hemorrhoids: Itching, Burning, and Irritation are common. Streaks of blood may also appear on toilet paper after straining during bowel movements. You may also find it difficult to thoroughly cleanse the anal area.

Internal Hemorrhoids: Rectal Bleeding and pain are regularly complained about. Internal hemorrhoids can be extremely painful, as they often protude most all the time and can become thrombosed, or clotted. Mucus is also another indicator of Internal hemorrhoids, as is blood upon your stools or in the toilet.

A variety of reasons contributed to one developing hemorrhoid. Potential sources, or causes, of hemorrhoids include;

• Age
• Pregnancy
• Chronic constipation
• Fecal straining
• Liver disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Heart disorders
• Congestive disorders
• Straining during bowel movements
• Overuse of laxatives
  
  

Horse Chestnut- Horse chestnut leaves have been used by herbalists as a cough remedy and to reduce fevers.(1) The leaves were also believed to reduce pain and inflammation of arthritis and rheumatism. In traditional herbal medicine, poultices of the seeds have been used topically to treat skin ulcers and skin cancer. Other uses include the internal and external application for problems of venous circulation, including varicose veins and hemorrhoids.

Active constituents: The seeds are the source of a saponin known as aescin, which has been shown to promote circulation through the veins.(2) Aescin fosters normal tone in the walls of the veins, thereby promoting return of blood to the heart. This has made both topical and internal horse chestnut extracts popular in Europe for the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency and, to a lesser extent, varicose veins. Aescin also possesses anti-inflammatory properties and has been shown to reduce edema (swelling with fluid) following trauma, particularly following sports injury, surgery, and head injury.(3 4) A topical aescin preparation is very popular in Europe for the treatment of acute sprains during sporting events. Horse chestnuts also contain flavonoids, sterols, and tannins.

Double-blind and preliminary clinical trials have shown that oral horse chestnut extracts reduce the symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency, including swelling and pain.(5 6) Those suffering edema after surgery have also found relief from topical application of horse chestnut extracts, according to preliminary studies.(7)

Arginine- Arginine is a protein building block, that has been shown to treat heart attacks, interstitial cystitis, hemorrhoids, and Peyronie's disease.

Many diseases are caused by sustained contractions of muscles. Arginine causes your cells to make nitric oxide, a chemical that relaxes muscle spasms, so it can be used to treat diseases caused by muscle spasms such as a painful bladder condition called interstitial cystitis (8,9), because it stops the bladder from going into painful contractions. It treats hemorrhoids (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15) because they are thought to be caused by spasm of the anal sphincter.

Oat Straw- Oat can be helpful for high blood pressure, obesity, varicose veins, and hemorrhoids. Oats have been used as a soothing remedy for irritated conditions of the digestive tract, and for problems such as diverticulitis, irritable bowel syndrome, gastritis and constipation. Oat fibre produces bulkier stools and speeds their passage through the gut, reducing the exposure of the gut lining to irritants and carcinogens. This is why oat fibre is said to help prevent cancer of the bowel.

Cascara Sagrada- Control occasional constipation. Early plant chemists identified the active laxative constituents in cascara sagrada bark: anthraquinone derivatives. These compounds stimulate peristalsis, the vigorous wavelike contractions of the large intestine that keep food moving through the digestive system. When cascara speeds the process up, the body produces a softer, quicker bowel movement because the intestine has had less chance to absorb the liquid from the stool. Several studies have shown that cascara sagrada is effective in easing chronic constipation in elderly people. Treat hemorrhoids and anal fissures. Combined with conventional measures to soften the stool (plenty of dietary fiber, water, and exercise), occasional use of cascara sagrada preparations makes sense for preventing the pressure and pain associated with hemorrhoids and anal fissures (cracks in the skin near the anus). In fact, by speeding up bowel movements, hemorrhoids are also less likely to develop.

Bilberry- Bilberry is recommended for managing varicose veins and hemorrhoids, and rebuilding healthy connective tissue, but unfortunately most studies have involved animals or only a small number of humans. In Germany, the dried berries are sold for the traditional use of treating mild diarrhea and minor inflammations of the mucous membranes of the throat and mouth.

Butchers Broom- Butcher's Broom root is one of the most potent remedies for a wide spectrum of circulatory ailments ranging from thrombosis and phlebitis- to varicose veins and hemorrhoids. It strengthens tissues- tightens veins- and reduces clotting by thinning the blood. Useful for varicose veins- hemorrhoids and phlebitis. Also used in a formula for cellulite release. Used to clean the liver and the kidneys. Butcher's Broom also contains flavonoids such as rutin that strengthen capillaries. Contains glycolic acid which produces a diuretic action.

Mullein- Mullein is believed to possess demulcent, emollient, and astringent properties and is useful in treating both bleeding of the lungs (tuberculosis) and of the bowels. Not only is it both a sedative and a narcotic, but it can also be useful in treating cases of asthma, coughs, and hemorrhoids.

Cayenne- Cayenne Compound is an herbal combination to promote healthy circulation, warm the extremities, and enhance the health of veins and capillaries, and may be beneficial for individuals with poor circulation, cold hands and feet, Raynaud's disease, varicose veins, hemorrhoids and arteriosclerosis.

Zinc- Foods high in vitamin C, zinc, anthocyanins, and flavonoids, including quercetin, may be beneficial for managing hemorrhoids. Eating buckwheat and apples may improve hemorrhoids because recent studies show that they contain rutin, a type of flavonoid that has traditionally been consumed for the management of hemorrhoids. Garlic, dillseed, and sweet clover have also been traditionally used to treat hemorrhoids. Research suggests that citrus fruits contain the flavonoids hesperidin and diosmin, which have shown promise in improving hemorrhoids.