One of the principal symptoms of hemorrhoids, particularly internal hemorrhoids, is bleeding.
Naturally this is a pretty unpleasant experience whenever you visit the toilet, even if there is no pain associated with the bleeding, as is often the case.
So what can be done about it? This article will give you a few ideas on how to stop bleeding hemorrhoids.
Two points should preface how you go about stopping the bleeding.
The first is that bleeding may not be caused by hemorrhoids.
As everything that goes on in the digestive system is ultimately revealed when it passes out of the anus, there are many potential causes of bleeding.
So always check with your health care provider if you experience this problem.
It could be totally unrelated to hemorrhoids.
The second is, provided the bleeding is caused by hemorrhoids, what are the mechanics behind the bleeding ? What has actually happened? What has happened is that the hemorrhoid is swollen tissue inside the rectum.
By it very definition, swollen tissue is thinner and weaker than in it's healthy state.
This leaves it vulnerable to breaking should any pressure be applied to it.
When it breaks it bleeds because under the swollen tissue are swollen blood vessels that are engorged with blood.
  The key to stopping bleeding hemorrhoids is to heal the broken tissue and to reduce the pressure exerted on it.
There are many herbal and pharmaceutical applications that can be used to heal the wound.
Two natural products that are thought to help are apple cider vinegar and cayenne pepper.
Cider vinegar can be applied topically or taken as a beverage.
Cayenne pepper can be mixed with water and taken as a beverage.
Other than these two products, there are natural and pharmaceutical products that can act as a protectant around the swollen tissue and help to shrink it.