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