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Symptoms of Hemroids, Hemorrhoids or Piles

By Ian Middleton

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There are some obvious things to watch out for when checking for the symptoms of hemroids or piles

Some signs and symptoms of hemroids are quite obvious, and if you experience any of the following symptoms you should seek medical advice. Never assume you have any medical condition or self diagnose.

Piles and hemroids are basically the same thing and both share one common trait - agony! What follows are some of the symptoms associated with hemroids:

It is quite common to feel irritation or an itching around the anus. Often the area around the anus can feel painful and may well be swollen. There may be evidence of blood in the toilet from a stool that has been passed, and traces of blood on the toilet paper. Dried blood can sometimes be seen in your underwear.

A very common sympton of hemroids is a the presence of one or more lumps that can be felt when washing or wiping the area around the anus. This will often feel larger than it actually is. Symptoms of hemroids can vary depending on which type they are.

There are external hemroids and internal hemroids. External hemroids tend to lie just under the skin outside of the anal canal and they can be seen, whereas the internal ones as the name implies are not visible and need medical examination.

Internal hemroids tend to be less painful and cause less discomfort than the external hemroids. It is quite important to try and not strain too much when you go to the toilet because the surface of the hemroid is very delicate and quite easily damaged by the passing of a hard stool.

There is also a danger that you might force the hemroid outside the anus which is referred to as a prolapsed hemroid and it is very likely to bleed. Hemroids are swollen and inflamed blood veins that are in the area of the anus, either internally or under the skin surrounding the anus externally.

Hemroids are very common in people aged around the age of fifty. They are also very common among women who are pregnant. Women are known to suffer with them because of constipation which is often associated with carrying a child and just the general pressure around the anus during this time.

The older a person becomes, the weaker the tissues in the body become and thus the area around the anus is more susceptible to damage. It is therefore advisable to avoid wiping the bottom too hard with toilet paper.

Some types of hemroids are simple to treat at home with products purchased over the counter at a pharmacy, but the more serious cases may well involve surgery.

Always seek the correct medical advice and do not listen to the "expert" next door who has no medical training. The symptoms of hemroids are hardly a topic of conversation with friends, but they should not keep you from enjoying life because there is actually quite a lot you can do to prevent them in the first place.

Because the symptoms of hemroids tend to be related to the pressure around the anus, it will help if you can avoid straining when passing stools, and sitting down in the same place for too long.

Constipation will obviously cause a person to strain when doing a motion on the toilet, so a high fibre diet and plenty of fruit as part of a daily diet will go a long way to avoiding constipation in the first place.

Hemroids don't have to be a "Pain in the ...."

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