If you're one of the many people suffering from a hemmorhoid who are looking for some general information as well as good advice for effective, natural hemmorhoid treatment and hemmorhoid prevention, then read on.
A hemmorhoid is a very common condition, especially as you begin to get older, and is nothing to be embarrassed about. Almost half of the U.S. population develops a hemmorhoid by the time they're 50 years old, in fact. I first discovered the joy of an external hemmorhoid (sarcastic, of course) about four years ago and that has prompted me to put together this hemmorhoid information page. Further down the page, after the hemmorhoid info., you can read what treatments keep hemmorhoids painless and nearly unnoticeable.
The term hemmorhoid 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).
A hemmorhoid commonly results from heavily exerting to move stool. Some other common factors that contribute to hemmorhoid development are: sitting for too long, pregnancy, chronic constipation or diarrhea, age, and anal intercourse.
A hemmorhoid can be either: external (under the skin around the anus) or internal (inside the anus).
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External hemmorhoid-
This types of hemmorhoid is usually visible, and symptoms of an external hemmorhoid include either painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus, which results when a blood clot forms. This one particular type of external hemmorhoid is called a thrombosed external hemmorhoid.
Internal hemmorhoid-
The most noticeable symptom of an internal hemmorhoid is bright red blood covering the stool, the toilet paper, or the toilet bowl. An internal hemmorhoid may also protrude through the anus until it is outside of the body, becoming irritated and painful. This internal hemmorhoid condition is known as a protruding hemmorhoid.
Pregnancy hemmorhoid-
The pressure of the fetus in the woman's abdomen, coupled with changes in hormone levels, causes the hemmorhoid vessels to enlarge, and during actual childbirth, the pressure on these vessels keeps increasing. Pregnancy hemmorhoids for most women, however, are a temporary problem. This does not mean, though, that a pregnant woman should feel compelled to ignore her hemmorhoid discomfort. The symptoms for a pregnancy hemmorhoid are identical to those of normal internal or external hemmorhoids and should be treated accordingly while you have the hemmorhoid.
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 hemmorhoid recurrence and symptoms.
Prevention and treatment of a hemmorhoid:
A hemmorhoid, not counting the discomfort of course, is not a very serious problem. 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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