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 hemmorhoids treatment and hemmorhoids prevention, then read on.
Hemmorhoids 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 hemmorhoids by the time they're 50 years old, in fact. I first discovered the joy of external hemmorhoids (sarcastic, of course) about four years ago and that has prompted me to put together this hemmorhoids information page. Further down the page, after the hemmorhoids info., you can read what treatments keep my hemmorhoids painless and nearly unnoticeable.
The term hemmorhoids 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).
Hemmorhoids commonly result from heavily exerting to move stool. Some other common factors that contribute to hemmorhoids development are: sitting for too long, pregnancy, chronic constipation or diarrhea, age, and anal intercourse.
Hemmorhoids can be either: external (under the skin around the anus) or internal (inside the anus).
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External hemmorhoids-
These types of hemmorhoids are usually visible, and symptoms of external hemmorhoids 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 hemmorhoids-
The most noticeable symptom of internal hemmorhoids is bright red blood covering the stool, the toilet paper, or the toilet bowl. Also, 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 hemorrhoid.
Pregnancy hemmorhoids-
The pressure of the fetus in the woman's abdomen, coupled with changes in hormone levels, cause 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 hemmorhoids discomfort. The symptoms for pregnancy hemmorhoids are identical to those of normal internal or external hemmorhoids 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 hemmorhoids recurrence and symptoms.
Prevention and treatment of hemmorhoids:
Hemmorhoids, 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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