HEMORRHOIDS AND OVERACTIVE BLADDER

Hemorrhoids are enlarged blood vessels in and around the anus that can cause pain, itching, and blood in the stool. Overactive bladder (OAB) describes a frequent urge to pass urine.

Both condition is strongly associated with pelvic floor muscle weakness. Both hemorrhoids and overactive bladder (OAB) can occur due to an issue with the pelvic floor muscles. These muscles support and maintain the organs of the pelvis, including the bladder, rectum, and anus.

SYMPTOMS:

• Over active bladder – frequency of urination increased, difficulty in holding urine.
• Hemorrhoids - itching near the anus ,hard, tender lumps near the anus , pain near the anus when sitting down

HOMOEOPATHIC MANAGEMENT:

Few homoeopathic medicines are as followed:

CANTHARIS - Shivering with burning. Dysentery; mucous stools, like scrapings of intestines. Bloody, with burning, ntolerable urging and tenesmus. Nephritis with bloody urine. Violent paroxysms of cutting and burning in whole renal region, with painful urging to urinate

HAMAMELIS -  Hæmaturia, with increased desire. Anus feels sore and raw. Hæmorrhoids, bleeding profusely, with soreness.

NUX VOM - Irritable bladder; from spasmodic sphincter. Frequent calls; little and often,  While urinating, itching in urethra and pain in neck of bladder.

PULS- -Increased desire; worse when lying down. Burning in orifice of urethra during and after micturition

NIT ACID - Scanty, dark, offensive. Smells like horse's urine. Cold on passing. Burning and stinging. Urine bloody and albuminous, Hæmorrhoids bleed easily.