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