What are hemorrhoids?
What are hemorrhoids?
It is a disease that occurs when the veins in the rectum or the lower part of the large intestine become swollen, swollen, and stretched until they protrude from the anus.
This disease can be divided into 2 types as follows
Internal hemorrhoids
It is caused by the rectal tissue above the level of the anal sphincter becoming swollen, swollen, ruptured, and bleeding, and does not cause any pain because the area has very few sensory nerves.
Which is divided into 4 stages according to severity:
Phase 1
Hemorrhoids are still small and cannot be seen by the patient, but there will be bleeding when defecating.
Phase 2
It grows larger and begins to protrude when passing stool, but at this stage the polyp can retract on its own.
Stage 3
Similar to stage 2, but in this stage the patient may need to use their fingers to push the hemorrhoids back in.
Stage 4
At this stage, hemorrhoids will be large and permanently protruding, unable to shrink or be pushed back in.
External hemorrhoids
It occurs in the lower anus and has a bulge extending from the anus. This type of hemorrhoid is easier to see than internal hemorrhoids and is painful due to sensory nerves.
Causes of hemorrhoids
It is caused by more pressure than normal in the rectal veins, causing swelling. There are many causes of this symptom, including:
- Frequent heavy lifting
- Sitting for a long time while defecating, straining to pass stool, constipation , and frequent diarrhea
- Anal sex
- Someone in the family has had this disease before.
- Elderly people with degeneration of rectal connective tissue
- Eating foods that are low in fiber
- Have other underlying diseases that increase pressure in the abdomen, such as liver cirrhosis, pregnancy, obesity, etc.
- Drinking alcoholic beverages
Symptoms of hemorrhoids
- Bleeding during or after defecation
- There are lumps or lumps in the anus. There may be itching, pain, or soreness in the hemorrhoid area.
- You may also experience dizziness or vertigo.
What does blood in stool indicate?
Although the initial symptom of คาสิโนออนไลน์ UFABET ฝากถอนรวดเร็ว เริ่มต้นเล่นง่าย hemorrhoids is blood in the stool, this symptom may lead to cancer of the lower part of the colon near the anus. An easy point to notice is that if it is colon cancer, there will be no polyps protruding, there will be pain in the anus, and another difference is that people with hemorrhoids will have a normal bowel movement, then some blood will come out. But if it is colon cancer, there will be blood in the stool.
Precautions if bleeding occurs
- Defecation is abnormal or changes from before.
- Chronic abdominal pain
- Dull pain and bloody mucus
- Unusual weight loss
- Anemia and fatigue
