If you're one of the many people suffering from hemorroids (also called piles) who are looking for some general information as well as good advice for effective, natural bleeding hemorroids treatment and bleeding hemorroids prevention, then read on.
Hemorroids 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 hemorroids by the time they're 50 years old, in fact. I first discovered the joy of external bleeding hemorroids (sarcastic, of course) about four years ago and that has prompted me to put together this hemorroids information page. Further down the page, after the hemorroids info., you can read what treatments keep hemorroids painless and nearly unnoticeable.
The term hemorroids 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).
Hemorroids commonly result from heavily exerting to move stool. Some other common factors that contribute to hemorroids development are: sitting for too long, pregnancy, chronic constipation or diarrhea, age, and anal intercourse.
Hemorroids can be either: external (under the skin around the anus) or internal (inside the anus).
Click on one of these two links to learn about hemorroids treatment or bleeding hemorroids prevention or keep reading below for more detailed hemorroids information.
And, of course, if you're not sure that it is a bleeding hemorroid that is causing your bleeding, go see your doctor.
External hemorroids-
These types of hemorroids are usually visible, and symptoms of external hemorroids include either painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus, which results when a blood clot forms. This one particular type of external hemorroid is called a thrombosed external hemorroid.
Internal hemorroids-
The most noticeable symptom of internal bleeding hemorroids is bright red blood covering the stool, the toilet paper, or the toilet bowl. Also, an internal hemorroid may also protrude through the anus until it is outside of the body, becoming irritated and painful. This internal hemorroids condition is known as a protruding hemorroid.
Pregnancy hemorroids-
The pressure of the fetus in the woman's abdomen, coupled with changes in hormone levels, causes the hemorroid vessels to enlarge, and during actual childbirth, the pressure on these vessels keeps increasing. Pregnancy hemorroids for most women, however, are a temporary problem. This does not mean, though, that a pregnant woman should feel compelled to ignore her hemorroids discomfort. The symptoms for pregnancy bleeding hemorroids are identical to those of normal internal or external hemorroids and should be treated accordingly while you have the hemorroids.
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 hemorroids recurrence and symptoms.
Prevention and treatment of bleeding hemorroids:
Hemorroids, 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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