DEAR DR. GOTT: I just want to say a big thank you for the help I got with my hemorrhoid problem. Because I have a spinal disorder, I struggle with bowel difficulties that are not really constipation. This resulted in severe internal and external hemorrhoids. The internal ones were banded about every six months but surgery was recommended for the external ones.
I read about rutin in your column and decided to give it a try. It did take a while, but in about a year, I noticed that despite my continue bowel difficulty, the hemorrhoids had totally disappeared. I had my “well woman” physical this past April and my doctor noticed their absence. When I told her the “secret” she was skeptical but I am quite sure it was the rutin as nothing else has changed. I continue to take one a day. [Read more…]