Save yourself from hemorrhoids by learning a great deal about what causes hemorrhoids

By | January 31, 2018

There is nothing more embarrassing or torturing that a pain and itch in lower areas of anus and rectum generally known as hemorrhoids. It is the swelling of anal and rectal veins which can lead to many other problems like indigestion, constipation anal bleeding and itching etc. There are three types of hemorrhoids known as internal, prolapsed which is an extended form of internal hemorrhoids and lastly the external hemorrhoids which occurs outside the anus. Hemorrhoids can be cause by many reasons but sometimes there are some reasons which people never even take heed of, like stress, depression or anxiety; Intake of coffee or alcohol and lastly smoking cigarettes.

In a research it has been contended that stress can cause hemorrhoids or can worsen your state of disease. It is because tension can increase your pressure of blood and the sudden boast in blood pressure can cause hemorrhoids or make it worse if you are already prone to it. Similar is the case with anxiety, in a survey made in 2012 it was observed that stress and anxiety are the leading causes for hemorrhoids. It is mainly because in both of the cases the body constricts making bowel movement. Which results in the inflammation of anal canal and a pile develops. Hence to cure hemorrhoids it is very important to cure stress and anxiety. Depression has also been noticed as a reason for hemorrhoid. Stress, anxiety and depression are interlinked all are one form of another due to which depression also leads to hemorrhoids. To alleviate depression is very important to save yourself from hemorrhoids. And if go uncontrolled depression can also make hemorrhoids worse that can only be cured with extensive treatment.

It is believed that 75 percent of world’s population has experience hemorrhoids once in their life and alcohol consumption has been closely linked with its development. It is because alcohol work as a diuretic which means it is a drink which dehydrates the body of drinker. And it is obvious that a dehydrated person is highly likely to get in the caught of hemorrhoids. Drinking alcohol also enhances the blood pressure and adds strain on the anal veins. Sometimes alcoholism can lead people to alcohol liver diseases which increase the chances of developing hemorrhoids in the drinker.

Since hemorrhoids had been a matter of contestation since long, research has suggested that narcotics like drugs and hash and smoking cigarettes can also cause hemorrhoids. It is because cigarettes and narcotics stimulates the system of body which include digestive tract and immune system that contributes in stoppage or blockage or stool passage giving birth to hemorrhoids. If you are already prone to hemorrhoids smoking can worsen your state and can cause bleeding in internal hemorrhoids. Doctors argue that mostly the effect of smoking are short termed, but they can long last it you are a staunch smoker because nicotine can unpleasant bowel movements which can also serve in building of tumor in your rectum or anus and it can take a lot of time to heal.