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Exercises for healing and managing hemorrhoids

The helpful exercises for preventing  and managing  hemorrhoids are Kegel pelvic muscles exercises. Kegel exercises were developed in the 1940's by Dr. Arnold Kegel to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor. Pelvic floor refers to muscles that support the bladder, bowel and the vagina in  women.

Benefits from doing Kegel exercises:

1. The exercises help prevent hemorrhoids by increasing the blood flow to anal  region thus improving blood circulation. The  bad  blood circulation is a major cause for developing  hemorrhoids.  
2. The exercises  help strengthen  anal muscles. Therefore,  the anal muscles  will provide good support for internal hemorrhoids thus preventing the existing hemorrhoids from enlargement or protruding  and  developing new piles as well.  
3. They can strengthen the pelvic-floor muscles, which support the uterus thus preventing leakage of urine.  
4. Kegels may increase your  sexual satisfaction by increasing the blood flow to genitals.  
5. Kegels help men to achieve strong erections and control premature ejaculation and women to have a stronger orgasm.  
6. You may exercise  everywhere,  without being noticed-at work, at home, during commute.    

Which muscle is a pelvic floor muscle?

 The muscle you use to stop the flow, while you are urinating, is the pelvic floor muscle. If you want to feel your pelvic muscle try to stop the flow while you urinating. But  don’t do this try regularly. Otherwise you may develop an infection because of not emptying your bladder completely.

How to do your pelvic floor exercises to improve your hemorrhoidal condition and to prevent hemorrhoids from flaring up?

Simply contract the anal muscle and hold that contraction for the count of three. Do not tight to the point of pain, especially if you already have  flared up hemorrhoids. Slowly release and relax.

Repeat the tightening and release  slowly five times, if you can. Now you have done a set of kegel exercises. Gradually increase the number of repetitions in the set, without overloading your pelvic floor and anal muscles.

Repeat a set of your  kegel exercises three or four times a day. Gradually increase the strength of the muscle contraction.
Avoid tightening  your  pelvic muscles quickly and afterwards relaxing them. You should exercise  the pelvic floor muscles by holding them tight, not just pulling them up quickly and relaxing them straight away.

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