Hemroids – the Silent Attacker

October 29th, 2009 |

Hemroids caused when the rectum veins swell considerably. This may lead to bleeding through the anus while passing stool. There are two broad types of hemroids, namely external hemroids and internal hemroids. health

As the name suggests, internal hemroids affects the internal rectal region. Internal hemroids causes the veins in the rectum to swell as a result of blood filling up in them. This leads to obstruction of stool and to painful bowel movement, hence the rectal bleeding experienced in such cases. The most popular treatment options for internal hemroids are injection therapy, hemroidectomy, infrared coagulation, and rubber band ligation.

In the case of external hemroids, the symptoms occur outside the anus and they manifest themselves through irritation and a burning sensation around the anus area, as well as itching and passing of stool accompanied by bleeding or streaks of blood. Since the symptoms are found on the surface rather than inside of the anus, a “warm bath” can be used give temporary relief to the hemroids sufferer. Its administration is simple in that one prepares a basin of warm water and sits in it for 10 to 15 minutes. You can do this two or three times a day. The other alternative method of getting temporary relief from external hemroids is to use ice packs for. Simply apply these to the inflamed area and within a few minutes you should have some respite.