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Noxema Provides Help For Hemmorrhoids

Q. I enjoy reading about Noxzema in your column. I have used this product on my hemorrhoids for years.

I used to work for General Motors as a power fork truck driver. I sat on leather seat, sweating, for hours. Five or six days a week I drove all over the plant delivering materials. You can imagine how that aggravates hemorrhoids.

Many of my friends had operations for this problem, but I resolved mine more easily with Noxzema.

A. Thanks for telling us about this unusual use for Noxzema. This cleansing cream contains camphor, menthol and eucalyptus and was originally developed, around the turn of the 20th century, as a sunburn remedy.

We suspect that the herbal ingredients may be soothing. Camphor should only be used externally, as it can be toxic if absorbed.

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Joe Graedon is a pharmacologist who has dedicated his career to making drug information understandable to consumers. His best-selling book, The People’s Pharmacy, was published in 1976 and led to a syndicated newspaper column, syndicated public radio show and web site. In 2006, Long Island University awarded him an honorary doctorate as “one of the country's leading drug experts for the consumer.”.
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