Rectum
Hemroids

What are hemroids?
The term hemroids refers to a condition in which the veins around the anus or lower rectum are swollen and inflamed.
Hemroids may result from straining to move stool. Other contributing factors include pregnancy, aging, chronic constipation or diarrhea, and anal intercourse.
Hemroids are either inside the anus (internal) or under the skin around the anus (external).
What are the symptoms of hemroids?
Many anorectal problems, including fissures, fistulae, abscesses, or irritation and itching (pruritus ani), have similar symptoms and are incorrectly referred to as hemroids.
Hemroids usually are not dangerous or life threatening. In most cases, hemroidsal symptoms will go away within a few days.
Although many people have hemroids, not all experience symptoms. The most common symptom of internal hemroids is bright red blood covering the stool, on toilet paper, or in the toilet bowl. However, an internal hemroids may protrude through the anus outside the body, becoming irritated and painful. This is known as a protruding hemroids.
Symptoms of external hemroids may include painful swelling or a hard lump around the anus that results when a blood clot forms. This condition is known as a thrombosed external hemroids.
In addition, excessive straining, rubbing, or cleaning around the anus may cause irritation with bleeding and/or itching, which may produce a vicious cycle of symptoms. Draining mucus may also cause itching.
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