Treat your post-cholecystectomy hemorrhoids with probiotics

Treat your post-cholecystectomy hemorrhoids with probiotics

Are you suffering from chronic hemorrhoids after cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder)? You may want to learn about a type of bacteria that can help your entire digestive system heal gently and naturally. You can get relief from hemorrhoid pain and itching by improving the bacterial balance in your gut.

Post-cholecystectomy syndrome, estimated to occur in up to one in eight cholecystectomy patients, may occur some time after surgery because the gallbladder is no longer present to regulate the release of bile from the liver into the intestines.

In people with post-cholecystectomy syndrome, bile flows into the digestive tract, usually after a high-fat meal. This bile severely irritates the intestinal lining and makes it unable to absorb water normally, resulting in diarrhea. The type of diarrhea in patients with post-cholecystectomy syndrome is usually very sudden and high in intensity. People report that they cannot get to the toilet in time.

Diarrhea of ​​this type is known to traumatize delicate anal tissues, causing tears and injuring veins.

Sometimes switching to a low-fat diet and eliminating obvious irritants like spices or coffee works well for people with cholecystectomy-related digestive problems.

Others may find relief with prescription medications that bind fat molecules and allow them to pass through undigested. These drugs have well-documented negative side effects such as leaking and bloating, dizziness, and headaches.

Luckily, there are natural remedies for diarrhea that will improve your digestion and stop the flow. The class of bacteria known as probiotics includes Lactobacillus acidophilus (lactic acid bacteria), Saccharomyces boulardii, Bifidobacterium longum and yeast. These bacteria are normally present in the human digestive system, but can be overtaken by infectious bacteria such as Clostridium difficile. This can occur in people taking antibiotics and in people recovering from a viral or bacterial stomach upset. Symptoms of harmful bacterial growth can range from stomach pain to life-threatening intestinal infections.

Not all strains of probiotics are created equal – some, like S. boulardii, are particularly effective at controlling diarrhea caused by C. difficile or antibiotics, while Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG has shown the ability to reduce the severity and duration of diarrhea caused by viruses.

When the right probiotics are included in the diet of those with post-cholecystectomy syndrome, the irritating effects of the “bad” bacteria are reduced, the intestines can reabsorb water, and hemorrhoids caused by diarrhea can begin to heal.

Inspired by JoEllen Watkins