| A hemorrhoid is an enlarged or twisted vein | | | | quickly become irritated and painful if they |
| in the wall of the lower rectum and/or the | | | | are allowed to remain outside. If it cannot |
| anus. Hemorrhoids may occur for many reasons, | | | | be pushed back inside, a visit to the doctor |
| the most common of these are the extra | | | | quickly becomes a priority.External |
| pressure placed on the anorectal area by | | | | hemorrhoids, if they are large, however, can |
| frequent constipation or by pregnancy; aging, | | | | be painful when attempting to clean the anal |
| obesity and the frequent use of enemas or | | | | area after a bowel movement, they are also |
| suppositories can also be significant | | | | subject to blood clots. If a blood clot forms |
| factors. Hemorrhoids (or 'piles' as they are | | | | a painful lump may develop and the skin |
| sometimes called) may be so insignificant | | | | around the anal area will become red. This is |
| that you will hardly notice that there is a | | | | not a life threatening situation but it does |
| problem or they may be so severe that the | | | | call for medical intervention.To Reduce the |
| pain is excruciating and, in the more extreme | | | | Frequency and Pain of HemorrhoidsSometimes |
| cases, you may experience | | | | changing your lifestyle or, more importantly, |
| bleeding.Hemorrhoids may be classified as | | | | your dietary habits will allow you to avoid a |
| internal or external but it is possible to | | | | reoccurrence of hemorrhoids. Adding items |
| have both at the same time; these categories | | | | with a high fiber content to your diet may be |
| are simply referring to the hemorrhoids you | | | | enough to avoid constipation, other tactics |
| can see outside the anal opening and those | | | | may involve drinking six to eight eight-ounce |
| that are not apparent outside of your | | | | glasses of water per day, losing excess |
| body.Hemorrhoids that are severe enough to | | | | weight and drinking a fiber supplement. |
| require medical treatment are least common in | | | | Sitting on a toilet seat while reading a book |
| men and women in their 20s or younger. It is | | | | is bad idea because it increases the pressure |
| estimated that after age 30, however, | | | | on the veins that are likely to become |
| three-quarters of all Americans will have | | | | irritated and swell.If you have an external |
| hemorrhoids that require medical treatment; | | | | hemorrhoid, perfumed soap or toilet paper may |
| most of those cases will involve men and | | | | irritate it. Use a pre-moistened towelette or |
| pregnant women.SymptomsMinor hemorrhoids | | | | one of the hemorrhoid products on the market |
| (internal or external) will not be painful | | | | to reduce the pain and discomfort. Try |
| and may go away without treatment of any | | | | sitting in a tub of warm water to reduce pain |
| kind.A more serious hemorrhoid may bleed and | | | | or using an ice pack to reduce swelling.If |
| you may notice blood in the toilet bowl, on | | | | these 'home remedies' do you no good, see |
| the feces, on the toilet paper or on your | | | | your doctor. There is no need to live with |
| undergarment.If an internal hemorrhoid | | | | the pain of hemorrhoids.Cindi Gass also |
| becomes large enough it will protrude through | | | | writes on Hemorrhoid Treatments. More |
| the anal opening. Often it can be pushed back | | | | information: |
| inside if it does not go back inside by | | | | internal-external-hemorrhoids-pictures. |
| itself. These protruding internal hemorrhoids | | | | |