How To Increase Fiber Intake To Help With Healing Hemorrhoids?

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March 4, 2009

Increasing your fiber intake is one way to help ease the pain that you experience from hemorrhoids. Whenever you need to pass stools and they are hard, there’s a big chance that your hemorrhoid will get worse. If you have plenty of fiber in your diet then your stools will be softer and it will be easier to pass. With that, your hemorrhoid won’t hurt and it will also remove pressure from it. Together with taking regular sitz bath, your hemorrhoid should eventually heal. Read on to find out which high fiber foods can help you with healing hemorrhoids.

There’s plenty of fiber rich foods that you can incorporate in your diet. At least 4.5 cups of fruits and vegetables are required each day to fulfill our fiber needs.

For starters, eat whole-grain breads and cereals instead of white bread. Cooked beans are high in fiber and it’s a good addition to your diet. To make beans tastier, add some spices to the beans prior to cooking. To give you a wide choice of high fiber foods, I’ve compiled the list below:

Vegetables / Spices

turnip greens, cooked, 1 cup (5.0g)
romaine lettuce, 2 cups (1.9g)
cauliflower, boiled, 1 cup (3.4g)
collard greens, boiled, 1 cup (5.3g)
broccoli, steamed, 1 cup (4.7g)
cabbage, shredded, boiled, 1 cup (3.5g)
spinach, boiled, 1 cup (4.3g)
green beans, boiled, 1 cup (4.0g)
celery, raw, 1 cup (2.0g)
eggplant, cooked, 1 cup (2.5g)
cayenne pepper, dried, 2 tsp (1.0g)
bell peppers, red, raw, 1 cup (1.8g)
winter squash, baked, 1 cup (5.7g)
split peas, cooked, 1 cup (16.3g)
summer squash, cooked, 1 cup (2.5g)
carrots, raw, 1 cup (3.7g)
lentils, cooked, 1 cup (15.6g)
brussel sprouts, boiled, 1 cup (4.1g)
asparagus, boiled, 1 cup (2.9g)
black beans, cooked, 1 cup (15.0g)
green peas, boiled, 1 cup (8.8g)
pinto beans, cooked, 1 cup (14.7g)
cucumbers, slices, with peel, 1 cup (0.8g)
lima beans, cooked, 1 cup (13.2g)
tomato, ripe, 1 cup (2.0g)
kidney beans, cooked, 1 cup (11.3g)
barley, cooked, 1 cup (13.6g)
onions, raw, 1 cup (2.9g)
cinnamon, ground, 2 tsp (2.5g)
basil, dried, ground, 2 tsp (1.2g)
oregano, dried, ground, 2 tsp (1.3g)
thyme, dried, ground, 2 tsp (1.1g)
rosemary, dried, 2 tsp (0.9g)
black pepper, 2 tsp (1.1g)
chili pepper, dried, 2 tsp (2.6g)
turmeric, powder, 2 tsp (1.0g)
flaxseeds, 2 tbs (5.4g)
wheat, bulgur, cooked, 1 cup (8.2g)
chickpeas, 1 cup (12.5g)
beets, boiled, 1 cup (3.4g)
navy beans, cooked, 1 cup (11.7g)
rye, whole grain, uncooked, 1/3 cup (8.2g)
soybeans, cooked, 1 cup (10.3g)
sweet potato, baked, with skin, 1 each (3.1 g)
mustard seeds, 2 tsp (1.1g)
buckwheat, cooked, 1 cup (4.5g)
olives, 1 cup (4.3g)
oats, whole grain, cooked, 1 cup (4.0g)
miso, 1 oz (1.9g)
corn, yellow, cooked, 1 cup (4.6g)
potato, baked, with skin, 1 cup (2.9g)

Fruits

raspberries, 1 cup (8.3g)
cranberries, 1/2 cup (2.0g)
strawberries, 1 cup (3.3g)
kiwifruit, 1 each (2.6g)
oranges, 1 each (3.1g)
apricots, 1 each (0.8g)
blueberries, 1 cup (3.9g)
papaya, 1 each (5.5g)
apples, 1 each (3.7g)
grapefruit, 1/2 (1.7g)
pear, 1 each, (4.0g)
avocado, slices, 1 cup (7.3g)
prunes, 1.4 cup (3.0g)
pineapple, 1 cup (1.9g)
cantaloupe, cubes, 1 cup (1.3g)
banana, 1 each (2.8g)
plum, 1 each (1.0g)

We strongly recommend that you stay away from diuretics like coffee, tea and cola as these can harden the stools. Spicy and salty foods should also be avoided.

I hope you find this extensive list helpful in finding the foods that you can add in your diet. I’m sure that as soon as you meet the fiber needed by your body, you will start to benefit from it. Doing it regularly will give you softer stools and help with healing hemorrhoids.