Ideally, you should avoid getting hemroids. If you're already a sufferer, there are a few things you can do at home to make them better. Sometimes, taking care of the root cause tends to slowly make the hemroids shrink and go away. However, once you have the tendency to develop hemroids, it is better to be aware and take the necessary precautions to ensure it does not recur. Both internal and...

Did you know that there is a similarity between varicose veins and hemroids? That's because instead of protruding veins on legs, hemroids are swollen veins of the rectum. This is a miserable condition, but it is surprisingly common. Why do a lot of people suffer from hemroids? Here are some factors that activate the development of hemroids—frequent constipation or diarrhea, lifting...

Anal bleeding is actually a symptom of hemroids, it can appear with internal and external hemroids. In case of internal hemroids you must be even more cautious because bleeding can be a sign of additional gastro-intestinal troubles such as fissure, fistula, colorectal cancer, diverticulosis or colitis. That is why it is very important to have your doctor diagnose it properly. Cause...

If you live long enough you will most likely experience the discomfort of hemroids. There are two common types of hemroid, external and internal. External hemroids are those occurring outside the distal end of the anal canal and are sometimes painful and accompanied by swelling and itching. Internal hemroids are those that occur inside the rectum and since this area does not have pain receptors...

Hemroids, which are also called piles, are swollen and inflamed veins in your anus and rectum. Hemroids may result from straining to move stool. Other contributing factors include pregnancy, aging, chronic constipation or diarrhea, and anal intercourse. A sometimes embarrassing topic of discussion, hemroids are common. By age 50, about half of adults have had to deal with the itching, bleeding...