I put 3/4 cup CS in a bottle with 3/4 cup witch hazel, add a few drops of DMSO and one or two teaspoons of glycerine. If you don't like glycerine use castor oil. Shake well. At the first sign of any discomfort, use a little of this on cotton or soft paper wipes (keep in contact with the painful area) and you have the equivalent of the best over-the-counter products for treating and preventing hemorroids. Gel packs can also help (the kind that are sold in drugstores). As far as prevention is concerned, making sure you get enough fiber in your diet is probably the best advice as is getting enough exercise--walking every day--because you don't want to be constipated--and of course you want to drink enough water. Consider limiting your intake of inflammatory foods as well.
In the eastern traditions, they advise contracting the sphincter or the reproductive organs for a few minutes every day. This can help us age gracefully--especially if we are no longer sexually active--and it prevents incontinence. Be well. Carlene
