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