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