A hemorrhoid basically is a disease in which the anal canals are swollen or inflamed due to many reasons. This disease can either be very serious as well as can cause sheer pain to the sufferer or can be so little that can last in 3 to 4 days. There are two different types of this disease one is internal hemorrhoids and other is external hemorrhoids. In former type of disease the inside of anus swells which can cause painful bowel movement with streaks of blood in it. And in the latter the anus swells externally or lumps can be formed on the opening of anus. Sometimes people can be prone to both types at the same time. This problem can differ in children, teenagers adult and old age people with intensity, nature and causes.
Children, especially babies get constipated often which can lead to child hemorrhoids which is mostly not very severe. There are many reasons of child hemorrhoids, the most common is that children to avoid disturbance of changing try to withhold their bowel movements, which results in the stretching of colon and inflames the nerves of rectum and anus. This condition can be voluntarily or involuntarily while playing, in school or due to other reason but can cause children and babies a good deal of trouble. One of the most serious reasons of hemorrhoids in children can be portal hypertension which means a pressure in the portal vein which can affect the whole system of liver giving birth t hemorrhoid. This form is very rare but can be fatal if go untreated. Sometime children do not drink water and become dehydrated and in this condition they are highly prone to hemorrhoid.
Hemorrhoids are harmless and rarely affect teenagers but when it does it can be very troublesome as well as embarrassing for them. Sometimes they get afraid after seeing the sight of blood in their stool but it is not very dangerous. It can be caused by constipation due to improper diet in teen agers. Doctors suggest that hormonal changes after the age of 12 can also cause constipation which can lead teen agers to hemorrhoids.
As compared to children and teenagers the adults are more prone to hemorrhoids and people with in old age are almost 100 percent likely to get in the caught of it. In adults it can be due to many reasons like stress, anxiety, depression, alcohol consumption and smoking cigarettes. All these things contribute a lot in the development of hemorrhoids in adults. They are more prone to hemorrhoids because of weak digestive and immune system but can evade the danger by taking proper diet and precautionary measures. Doctors suggest that old age people are must to develop hemorrhoids because of their passivity and sedentary life style. They usually sit all day long without any activity due to which they can develop hemorrhoids easily. Hemorrhoid is not a fatal disease and can be treated in two weeks with proper care but can prove itself very dangerous if go unnoticed.
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