If you're one of the many people suffering from hemorrhoids (also called piles) who are looking for some general information as well as good advice for effective, natural bleeding hemorrhoids treatment and bleeding hemorrhoids prevention, then read on.
Hemorrhoids are a very common condition, especially as you begin to get older, and are nothing to be embarrassed about. Almost half of the U.S. population develops hemorrhoids by the time they're 50 years old, in fact. I first discovered the joy of external bleeding hemorrhoids (sarcastic, of course) about four years ago and that has prompted me to put together this hemorrhoids information page. Further down the page, after the hemorrhoids info., you can read what treatments keep hemorrhoids painless and nearly unnoticeable.
The term hemorrhoids refers to a condition, which is similar to varicose veins, in which the veins around the lower rectum or anus are either swollen or inflamed (usually both).
Hemorrhoids commonly result from heavily exerting to move stool. Some other common factors that contribute to hemorrhoids development are: sitting for too long, pregnancy, chronic constipation or diarrhea, age, and anal intercourse.
Hemorrhoids can be either: external (under the skin around the anus) or internal (inside the anus).
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And, of course, if you're not sure that it is a bleeding hemorrhoid that is causing your bleeding, go see your doctor.
External hemorrhoids-
These types of hemorrhoids are usually visible, and symptoms of external hemorrhoids include either painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus, which results when a blood clot forms. This one particular type of external hemorrhoid is called a thrombosed external hemorrhoid.
Internal hemorrhoids-
The most noticeable symptom of internal bleeding hemorrhoids is bright red blood covering the stool, the toilet paper, or the toilet bowl. Also, an internal hemorrhoid may also protrude through the anus until it is outside of the body, becoming irritated and painful. This internal hemorrhoids condition is known as a protruding hemorrhoid.
Pregnancy hemorrhoids-
The pressure of the fetus in the woman's abdomen, coupled with changes in hormone levels, causes the hemorrhoid vessels to enlarge, and during actual childbirth, the pressure on these vessels keeps increasing. Pregnancy hemorrhoids for most women, however, are a temporary problem. This does not mean, though, that a pregnant woman should feel compelled to ignore her hemorrhoids discomfort. The symptoms for pregnancy bleeding hemorrhoids are identical to those of normal internal or external hemorrhoids and should be treated accordingly while you have the hemorrhoids.
In addition, excessive cleaning, rubbing, or straining of the anus may cause irritation with bleeding and/or itching. Be sure that you're not causing a vicious cycle of bleeding hemorrhoids recurrence and symptoms.
Prevention and treatment of bleeding hemorrhoids:
Hemorrhoids, not counting the discomfort of course, are not very serious problems. Often treatment can be accomplished through a few very simple and minor procedures.
There are two common measures to reduce symptoms that I use:
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