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