| Piles are enlarged and engorged blood vessels in or around the
back passage (anus). These may be associated with pain, bleeding,
itching and feeling as if a lump or bump is hanging down.
Homeopathic Medicine for Piles
#Aesculus. [Aesc]
This remedy is especially suitable to the form of piles arising
from portal congestion, abdominal plethora. They may or may not
bleed, but there is a feeling in the rectum as of splinters or sticks.
This remedy actually produced many liver symptoms and piles in the
provers. Other indicating symptoms are aching in the lumbar region,
protruding purple piles with severe pains in the sacrum and small
of the back and fullness in the region of the liver. Dryness, burning
and itching are good indications. Hughes prefers Nux vomica and
Sulphur in piles dependent on congestion of the portal system. Pulsatilla
is one of the best remedies in piles after AEsculus. Passive congestion
and dyspeptic troubles are the keynotes; blind piles. piles that
bleed easily. It acts best in the higher potencies. piles from chronic
constipation may be cured with Aesculus.
#Collinsonia. [Coll]
But says that no remedy can equal Collinsonia in obstinate cases
of piles, which bleed almost incessantly, he recommends the tincture.
It is of special use in females with inertia of the rectum and a
congestive tendency to the pelvic organs. It suits pregnant women
who suffer from piles, and pruritus may be a marked symptom. The
indicating symptoms are chiefly a sensation of sticks in the rectum,
with constipation from inertia of the lower bowel. It is especially
applicable to heart pains resulting from a suppression of a habitual
haemorrhoidal flow. It is somewhat similar to Nux, but is a far
more useful remedy. Ignatia. piles characterized by sharp, stitching
pains, shooting up the rectum.
#Hamamelis. [Ham]
Hughes esteems this remedy as one of the best in piles, and clinical
testimony is decidedly with him. It has bleeding piles, and the
flow of blood is quite copious, and the great characterizing indication
is excessive soreness. Hughes recommends the second dilution, and
experience shows that an external application either hot or cold
of Hamamelis extract will promptly reduce the inflammation and soreness.
Sulphur has constipation and itching about the anus, worse at night,
which may be considered as keynotes for its use.
#Aloes. [Aloe]
This is also a most useful haemorrhoidal remedy. It is indicated
where the piles protrude like a bunch of grapes, bleeding often
and profusely, and are greatly relieved by the application of cold
water. There is a very marked burning in the anus the bowels feel
as if scraped. There is a tendency to diarrhea, with the well-known
uncertain feeling in the lower bowel. This tendency to diarrhea
will distinguish from Collinsonia, which has the tendency to constipation.
Ratanhia has burning in the anus, and protrusion of varices after
a hard stool. The characteristics of this remedy are burning and
fissure of the anus, great painfulness and sensitiveness of rectum
Capsicum. Bleeding piles with burning pain, itching, smarting and
stinging in anus during stool are characteristic of Capsicum.
#Nux vomica. [Nux-v]
If the piles be large and blind, with a burning, stinging and constricted
feeling in the rectum and a bruised pain in the small of the back,
and especially if excited by sedentary habits or abuse of stimulants,
them Nux may be prescribed with confidence. Itching piles keeping
the sufferer awake at night, relieved by cold water, or bleeding
piles with constant urging to stool, and a feeling as if the bowel
would not empty itself are further indications. Arsenicum. Indicated
in bluish piles with burning pain, prostration and debility. Muriatic
acid. Great sensitiveness of the anus, cannot make use of the softest
toilet paper; the piles are so sore and sensitive that the slightest
touch is unbreakable. piles in the aged. Graphites. piles which
burn and sting , anus sore, worse sitting. The rectum seems to have
lost its contractile power, and the varices protrude.
#Lycopodium. [Lyc]
A very useful remedy for piles which do not mature, but remain as
hard bluish lumps, and also for bleeding piles containing large
quantities of blood. Sepia. piles from retarded portal circulation;
bleeding piles with fullness in the rectum; oozing of moisture with
great soreness.
#Sulphur. [Sulph]
This remedy corresponds to ailments producing piles and to the troubles
resulting from piles which have stopped bleeding, and as a result
fullness in the head and uneasiness in the liver; constipation is
present; a desire for stool and itching of the anus. Jousset asserts
that Nux and Sulphur dominate the therapeutics of piles. Sulphuric
acid. Piles burn and fill up the rectum. Verbascum thapsus. Dr.
S. A. Jones gives the following indications as trustworthy: Inflamed
and very painful piles, scanty evacuation of faeces in small, hard
bits, like sheep's dung, with pressing; frequent or copious urination.
Petroselinum is mentioned by Gilchrist as being of value when intense
itching is present. |
