Hemorrhoids are certainly not contagious. They are an acquired environmental affliction, brought on by misuse of or poor care of one's body. 50 % of people over 50 have the problem and are looking for how to get rid of hemroids. They most probably got them as a result of one or more of 4 factors:

1. Insufficient fiber in the diet. This leads to infrequent bowel movements and hard stool. Straining to pass hard stool does damage to rectal tissues. Over time, this damage shows itself as hemroids. If you're not having 1-3 bowel movements daily, if your stool is hard lumps or not easy to pass, then you are not getting enough dietary fiber. Oat bran, wheat bran, flax seeds, whole wheat bread and most vegetables and fruits may help. In fact, a hemorrhoid home remedy, one of the natural remedies for hemorrhoids, is to change onto a higher-fiber diet.

2. Insufficient exercise. Our bodies are wonderful, very adaptable and efficient machines. If we don't use them enough, with both aerobic and strength activities and exercises, they deteriorate. They lose capacity to maintain and regenerate themselves. We lose hard healthy muscle mass and add more fatty flab.

3. Poor diet. Too much low fiber processed foods, an excessive amount of one's caloric intake in fats, and not enough vitamins, minerals, friendly bacteria and phytochemical materials that the body needs. This weakens your body and its tissues. Hemorrhoids are just one of the effects.

Most of us don't get an adequate amount of the vitamins and minerals that only originate from whole foods or food supplements. Therefore our bodies lack the nourishment necessary to keep us strong and healthy. We will need to eat healthy diets or take many supplements to avoid these deficiencies.

4. Sitting too long in one position. This tends to disrupt correct blood circulation to posterior tissues, causing injury to veins and surrounding flesh. It can result in varicose vein effects and hemorrhoids. For those who must sit, move around. Get up and move about frequently. And/or get an excellent cushion that will not disrupt normal blood flow.

Whether or not you will get hemorrhoids depends largely on how well you take care of your body. Hemorrhoids are a result of poor body maintenance, much like obesity, type 2 diabetes, ulcers and a host of other too-common ailments.

It's much better to take the time and expend the effort on maintaining your body in good condition, than to be worrying about how to heal hemorrhoids or how to get rid of hemroids!

"Preventive maintenance" is quite a bit more affordable (and less unpleasant) than "breakdown maintenance"!