How Do You Get Hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids are a reality that the majority may face in silence. They can turn your everyday comfort into a distant dream! Imagine a tiny, uninvited guest setting up camp in one of the most sensitive parts of your body, reminding you of its presence with every sit, shift, or sneeze.
Slow down and take care!
Hemorrhoids are surprisingly manageable when tackled efficiently. Numerous treatments and lifestyle adjustments alleviate symptoms and prevent recurrence.
Here are the answers to common questions – how do you get hemorrhoids, what causes hemorrhoids, and how do you get rid of hemorrhoids?
What are hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids are swollen or enlarged veins that may form inside or outside of your anus and rectum. It can be painful and uncomfortable, causing rectal bleeding. We’re born with hemorrhoids, but it doesn’t bother us unless it’s swollen or enlarged with irritating symptoms.
Hemorrhoids, also known as Piles, affect people of all ages. They are common, affecting more than 50% of people over 50. |
Types of Hemorrhoids
Mostly, hemorrhoids are internal or external. It occurs inside or outside the rectum, depending on the location of the swollen veins.
- Internal hemorrhoids – these are swollen veins inside your rectum. It may cause bleeding but is rarely painful.
- External hemorrhoids – when the swollen veins are underneath the skin around the anus, it’s known as external hemorrhoids. It results in occasional bleeding, but external haemorrhoids are itchy and painful. External hemorrhoids can result in swelling and pain.
- Prolapsed hemorrhoids – both internal and external hemorrhoids prolapse and bulge outside the anus causing bleeding and pain.
- Thrombosed hemorrhoids—When external hemorrhoids cause a blood clot on the skin, it’s a thrombosed hemorrhoid.
How do you get Hemorrhoids?
When there’s more pressure on veins around the anus, it causes hemorrhoids. Any increased pressure on your belly or lower extremities can cause inflammation in the rectal or anal veins.
What causes hemorrhoids?
- Straining during bowel movement
- Pelvic pressure during pregnancy
- Constipation – pushing hard during bowel movement
- Consistent weight lifting or heavy lifting
- Anal sexual intercourse that irritates hemorrhoids
How to know if you have a hemorrhoid?
Hemorrhoids often don’t cause pain, but it can be uncomfortable. The signs that tell you to have a hemorrhoid,
- Severe pain around the anal area while sitting or straining
- Itching around the anal area
- Skin protruding during bowel movement
- Hard lumps around the anal area
- Blood in stool, toilet paper, or in the toilet bowl.
How do you get hemorrhoids? - Ways to diagnose
- Physical exam – doctor checks your anus and rectum to look for swollen blood vessels
- Digital rectal exam – the doctor inserts a gloved or lubricated finger into your rectum to check for swollen veins.
- Anoscopy – anoscope is a lighted tube inserted into your anus to check for internal haemorrhoids
- Proctoscopy – A proctoscope is a lighted tube with an entire rectum view.
- Sigmoidoscopy – a sigmoidoscope is a lighted tube that allows viewing of the lower part of the colon and rectum.
- Colonoscopy – to check for the signs of colon cancer.
How do you get rid of hemorrhoids?
The hemorrhoid treatment depends on your age, symptoms, and general health. The major goal of hemorrhoid treatment is to reduce symptoms and reduce recurrence.
Home remedies for Piles or Hemorrhoids
- Mostly, hemorrhoids go away without treatment, but if symptoms persist, you can try some home remedies,
- Drink plenty of water
- Increase fibre intake such as vegetables, fruits, and whole grains
- Use ice packs for the swelling
- Sitting in warm water several times a day
- Using stool softeners
Non-surgical treatments for hemorrhoids
- Applying OTC medications such as lidocaine, hydrocortisone or witch hazel to the affected area.
- Take NSAID drugs for inflammation and pain.
If the symptoms worsen, the doctor recommends a surgical treatment for piles.
Surgical treatments for hemorrhoids
There are several procedures and surgeries to remove internal and external hemorrhoids,
- Rubber band ligation- A rubber band is placed around the hemorrhoids to cut off blood circulation to the hemorrhoid. The band shrinks and goes away in a few days.
- Sclerotherapy – a chemical solution injected around the blood vessel to shrink the hemorrhoids.
- Electrical coagulation – using a unique device, infrared light is used to burn the hemorrhoidal tissue.
- Hemorrhoidectomy – it’s a surgical procedure to remove prolapsed internal hemorrhoids or large external hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoid stapling – using a stapling instrument to remove prolapsed internal hemorrhoids. This circular stapling device removes a ring of tissue from the anal canal.
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FAQ
Hemorrhoids can have different sensations. You can feel itching, pain and irritation around the anus while sitting or straining, swelling or a hard lump. Moreover, you may feel skin protruding during bowel movements.
Internal haemorrhoids develop when the veins in the rectum become swollen and enlarged due to increased pressure in the lower rectum. They can occur due to straining, chronic constipation, pregnancy, obesity, a low-fibre diet, or heavy lifting.
To get rid of haemorrhoids, you can try home remedies such as a warm sitz bath, clean the anal area and keep it dry, applying ice packs, using OTC medicines, and following a high-fibre diet. You can also prefer minimally invasive treatments such as rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy, and even surgical options such as hemorrhoidectomy.
Yes, haemorrhoids are prevalent in females due to factors such as pregnancy, childbirth, hormonal changes, and other lifestyle influences.
