Most commonly observed among individuals aged 50 to 60, hemorrhoids is a condition that can develop at any age, from babies to those of advancing years. Millions and millions of people suffer with the condition, with around a massive 50% of the population getting them at some point during their life, with women slightly more likely to be affected by them due to pregnancy. However many people with hemorrhoids are too embarrassed to talk about it or even seek medical advice if they suspect they are suffering from them.
But what causes hemorrhoids? Well a large factor is the persons diet and lifestyle, for example a person that has a job where they are required to be sat down for most of the day are likely to develop hemorrhoids. Low fibre, high fat and high caffeine diets are a cause, with low fibre levels making digestion sluggish and high fat levels hardening the stool making it more difficult to have bowel movements. Also any sort of strain on the veins within the anus can cause the condition, with many cases being a result of constipation and straining during bowel movements. A similar thing applies to body builders, obese people, pregnant women and people who have chronic digestive disorders. All cause strains on the veins in the anus resulting in hemorrhoids.
If you were to take note of all of the things you did, ate and drank during the day, you would find that a large percentage all contribute to the development of hemorrhoids.
There are several different levels of hemorrhoids: Internal hemorrhoids occur as a result of veins within the anus swelling and breaching the anal wall. While there are no visible symptoms internal hemorrhoids can result in bleeding during bowel movements, itching, burning and discomfort. External hemorrhoids are a more advanced form of the internal ones except the pain is more severe and swollen vessels cause the rectum muscles to weaken and as a result protrude into the out of the anal opening. Thrombosed hemorrhoids are caused when a larger amount of blood is entering the protrusion than is exiting it. This can cause it to swell and even rupture. Finally a strangulated hemorrhoid is when there is no blood entering or exiting the protrusion due to anal swelling – it has literarily been strangulated.
So while it may not sound like the most appealing thing in the world (and by all accounts it isn’t), hemorrhoids are surprisingly common and relatively easy to treat. For some people they will last consistently for years, for some people they will flare up at regular intervals, and for other people they may only last only a few days. There are innumerable factors involved in it, however if you identify it early enough there are various medications and creams you can get for them that numb them and take away the pain and stool softeners to make bowel movements easier until the problem sorts itself out.
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