Hemorrhoids Treatment
Hemorrhoids 101
And so you’ve seen the truth for yourself.
You’ve taken one look, closed your eyes, took another peek but it was still
there. Veins that are red or swollen looking? Check. Near the anal area? Check.
If it describes what’s staring back at you from the mirror, then it’s
for real because that’s the most basic definition of hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids is also known as piles or lump in the rectum. Medical experts
are still uncertain about its cause but many link it to constipation,
diarrhea,
low fiber diet or even pregnancy. Because of the somewhat unappealing location
and
appearance of the said condition, a great deal of unfounded information is
passed from one person to another uncontested. Of the ten million people
in the United
States who are affected with hemorrhoids, only a third of that consults with
their physicians. The rest were probably too inhibited to address their concerns
to a stranger, maybe not even to a family member.
Au contraire to what most believe, hemorrhoids are actually a very common
condition. Men and women experience it everywhere, usually by the time
they fifty (peak
age is forty-five to sixty-five years old) but there are frequent cases
also when younger patients experience it.
It can be divided into two major types – internal and external. Internal
hemorrhoids may not leave any physical evidence behind to indicate its existence
but it can nevertheless be painful when the hemorrhoids start protruding. Generally,
a person will experience acute discomfort not when it’s bleeding but when
there are prolapses and spasms of the sphincter --- in laymen’s terms,
it’s just when you’re ridding yourself of human waste that the reality
of your condition hits you most…painfully.
External hemorrhoids, on the other hand, bring more problems to the patient.
First, due to thrombosis---that’s when a clot in the blood vessel forms---the
condition then becomes visible to the naked eye and it’s not exactly one
for aesthetic appreciation. Upon resolution, they leave skin tags or excess skin
which brings us to another dilemma as it presents certain hygiene concerns for
the patient.
Treatment for hemorrhoids can be either surgical or non-surgical. While
many physicians nowadays prefer the latter type, surgeries may still
be mandatory,
depending on a case-to-case basis.
If you find yourself suffering from hemorrhoids, don’t have an anxiety
attack. Remember, you are not suffering alone --- it’s a common ailment
so don’t feel embarrassed for asking help from either a friend or doctor.
And if an acquaintance of yours is suffering from it, provide assistance only
when asked. Nothing good will come out of it when the patient’s just forced
to go under treatment.
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