Hemroids are one of the most common complaints
seen in any doctor’s surgery with some fifty percent
of people suffering from them at some point in their
lives. You may have had hemroids yourself so mildly
that you were not even aware of the hemorrhoids symptoms,
but on the other hand, you may well be suffering much
pain and discomfort from hemroids.
Hemroids are swellings that develop from the cushions
of tissue that form part of the anal canal. These cushions
are perfectly normal and act as a lining when the anus
opens and closes in order to prevent any leakage. As
you can imagine, life would be very difficult without
such cushions. However, these cushions are rich in blood
vessels and anything which increases the pressure on
them can cause the blood vessels to swell and then we
are faced with the symptoms of hemroids. Often people
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treatments for hemorrhoids which effectively eliminate
the condition.
Signs and symptoms of hemorrhoids
As we have said, your hemroid symptoms may be so mild
that you are unaware of their presence especially if
the hemroids are small.
Much of the pain and discomfort suffered by those with
hemroids are from the so called ‘piles’
which may appear at the opening of the anal passage
after you have been straining when having a bowel movement.
These piles can resemble soft lumps in bunches. There
is also a mucus covering to these bunches or piles and
this can become damaged quite easily from a bowel movement.
They can even start to bleed.
If these piles or bunches become hard and even start
protruding from the anus, then you will know that a
thrombosis has occurred. And when it does, the sufferer
can experience severe pain and discomfort. One of the
more unpleasant hemorrhoid symptoms is itchiness. You
will be very tempted to scratch but try to resist this
as scratching will only make the hemroid symptoms even
worse.
There can be either internal or external hemroids but
the internal ones are usually less noticeable because
they occur deep inside the rectum and do not usually
cause any discomfort. It is the external hemroids which
can cause most of the pain, the burning and the itching.
One especially unpleasant hemroid symptom is if an external
hemroid becomes cut off from its blood supply. A clot
can then form in the hemroid and the person suffers
from very severe pain.
The most frequent causes of hemroid signs and symptoms
are constant sitting, severe coughing, sitting on the
toilet for a long time, or straining with bowel movements
as a result of constipation. Surprisingly, even suffering
from diarrhea can cause hemroids. Two other causes are
childbirth and heavy lifting.
Hemroid symptoms in pregnancy
Hemroid symptoms will offer occur during and after
pregnancy. As your uterus grows, the pressure can increase
on those veins situated lower in the body. In addition,
the pregnancy hormone progesterone relaxes the walls
of the veins which in turn allow them to swell. The
situation can worsen if you stand or sit for long periods.
If you are suffering from constipation, and straining
to make a bowel movement, then you can suffer from painful
hemroids. If you have had hemroids before becoming pregnant,
then you will be even more prone to the signs and symptoms
of hemroids now that you are pregnant.
If you are pregnant, ensure you avoid such hemroid
symptoms by keeping your bowel movements regular and
trying not to push or strain when you have one. Drink
plenty of liquids together with a diet that is filled
with plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as
foods high in fiber such as cereals, nuts and whole-wheat
breads.
For other sufferers of hemroids, it is also wise to
stick to a healthy diet and plenty of liquids. Exercise
too plays an important part in avoiding hemroid symptoms.
If you spend much of the day sitting at work, try to
stand or walk during your breaks and get up and walk
for at least 5 minutes every hour. If you are lifting
heavy weights always breathe out as your strain or lift
and do not hold your breath. Coughing, diarrhea and
constipation should be treated early on and not left
to worsen so that you do not end up with the unpleasant
signs and symptoms of hemorrhoids.
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