Internal
Piles

Hemroids, often called piles, are swollen and inflamed veins in your anus and rectum. They may result from straining when having a bowel movement or the increased pressure on these veins during pregnancy.
A sometimes embarrassing topic of discussion, hemroids are common. By age 50, about half of adults deal with the itching, bleeding and pain that often signal the presence of this condition.
Fortunately, effective medications and procedures are readily available to treat hemroids. In many cases this condition may require only self-care and lifestyle changes.
Hemroids are engorged veins in your lower rectum. Internal hemroids are usually painless, but tend to bleed. External hemroids may cause pain.
Signs and symptoms
Signs and symptoms usually depend on the location of the hemroids:
Internal hemroids. You can't see or feel these hemroids. But straining or irritation from passing stool can injure a hemroids's delicate surface and cause it to bleed. You may notice small amounts of bright red blood on your toilet tissue or in the toilet bowl. Because internal anal membranes lack pain-sensitive nerve fibers, these hemroids usually don't cause discomfort. However, you may experience a feeling of fullness in your rectum following a bowel movement. Occasionally, straining can push an internal hemroids through the anal opening. If a hemroids remains displaced (prolapsed), it can cause pain and irritation.
External hemroids. These hemroids tend to be painful. Sometimes blood may pool in an external hemroids and form a clot (thrombus), causing severe pain, swelling and inflammation. When irritated, external hemroids can itch or bleed.
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