Over three-quarters of people in the United States have hemorrhoids at some time in their lives. The most common age is usually between 45 to 65 years. Although most people think hemorrhoids are abnormal, they are present in everyone. It is only when the hemorrhoidal pillows enlarge that hemorrhoids can cause problems and be considered abnormal or a disease.

Hemorrhoids are a piled up masses or clumps of tissue coming from the unsmooth circulating of venous blood in anus part of human body. There normally present veins in the anus and rectum that become swollen and inflamed. Hemorrhoids can be divided into internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids, mixed hemorrhoid and so on. Veins can swell inside the anal canal to form internal hemorrhoids. Or they can swell near the opening of the anus to form external hemorrhoids. You can also have both types at the same time.

Hemorrhoids look like minor ailments but actually have great harm on human's body. Venous Blood will come into being hemorrhoids because of long-term accumulation. Hemorrhoids then become greater or larger and even prolapsed with the forming of external hemorrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids and perforation of hemorrhoids. What's more, leaking waste matter discharge from the body, passage of bloody stools, redness of cloacal opening, severe itching and other symptoms will arise. The most severe case will also bring anemia, hypertension, cerebral thrombosis or other diseases.

Internal hemorrhoids are the ones that are inside the anal cavity. Usually it causes painless bleeding at the end of a bowel movement. Other symptoms are a sensation of fullness, usually described as feeling the urge to have a bowel movement even when there is no stool. Straining worsens the discomfort. There may also be sharp pain, itching, and irritation around the anus. This often happens when the hemorrhoid has prolapsed and can be seen outside the anus or it can be caused when a blood clot develops or it becomes twisted. There may be painful lump or swelling around the anus as well.

External hemorrhoids are outside the anus. It can usually be felt as a bulge in the anus. Although they can be itchy and painful, they sometimes don't cause typical symptoms. External hemorrhoids can bleed, and then the blood pools, causing a hard painful lump. This is called a thrombosed, or clotted, hemorrhoid.

The causes of hemorrhoids are usually from putting to much pressure on the veins in the pelvic and rectal area. Normally, tissue inside the anus fills with blood to help control bowel movements. If you strain to move stool, the increased pressure causes the veins in this tissue to swell and stretch, this also can cause hemorrhoids. Diarrhea or constipation may lead to straining and can increase pressure on veins in the anal canal. Pregnant women can get hemorrhoids during there last 6 months of pregnancy, it's because of the increased pressure on the blood vessels in the pelvic area, and also straining to push the baby out during labor can make it worse.

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