HEMROIDS - What they are
Normally, everyone has an internal hemroid or two, but they are not normally noticable - the hemroid / hemroids typically remain out of sight and show no signs nor symptoms. When the hemroids do intitially show themselves, the common reaction is one of shock, fear and concern. All of a sudden, one's nice looking bottom has the insides look like they are falling out of it! For some it's the shock of seeing lots of blood suddenly coming out or severe excruciating pain from a hemroid thrombosis. Enough to get any ones attention. Fortunately, all hemroids really are, are swollen blood vessel, which for most people, is easily cured or relieved.
Self diagnosis of hemroids is difficult. A non-medical person may confuse hemroids with warts, abscess, anal fissure, anal prolapse, cancer or other conditions. A picture of hemroids is included here to assist you, but medical assessment is strongly suggested.
Firstly, hemroids are varicose veins of the anal region - enlarged, dilated veins of the hemorrhoidal plexuses ( hemorrhoidal plexuses being the network of blood vessels of the lower rectum and anal canal, to be medically precise ).
If the varicose vein is outside the anus, but close to it, it is described as an external hemroid, some doctors will even call a varicose vein on the upper part of the leg as a hemroid! Specifically, external hemroids have two main symptoms: They are seen as little bleeding areas that occur under the skin near the anus, which can be felt as hard lumps.
If the varicose vein is inside, it is referred to as an internal hemroid although they may bleed, they are seldom painful unless infected.
If the varicose vein is internal, but hangs outside where you can see it or feel it, it is referred to as a hemroid prolapse or a prolapsed hemroid.
The more veins affected, the more hemroids you have.
An alternative definition of internal hemroids that I have come across states that hemroids are normal and helpful, as they protect and cushion the rectum. It is only when they become troublesome that we have to worry.
An alternative defintion for external hemroids - one encyclopedia I read referred to them as non-cancerous tumors!
Self diagnosis of hemroids is difficult. A non-medical person may confuse hemroids with warts, abscess, anal fissure, anal prolapse, cancer or other conditions. A picture of hemroids is included here to assist you, but medical assessment is strongly suggested.
Firstly, hemroids are varicose veins of the anal region - enlarged, dilated veins of the hemorrhoidal plexuses ( hemorrhoidal plexuses being the network of blood vessels of the lower rectum and anal canal, to be medically precise ).
If the varicose vein is outside the anus, but close to it, it is described as an external hemroid, some doctors will even call a varicose vein on the upper part of the leg as a hemroid! Specifically, external hemroids have two main symptoms: They are seen as little bleeding areas that occur under the skin near the anus, which can be felt as hard lumps.
If the varicose vein is inside, it is referred to as an internal hemroid although they may bleed, they are seldom painful unless infected.
If the varicose vein is internal, but hangs outside where you can see it or feel it, it is referred to as a hemroid prolapse or a prolapsed hemroid.
The more veins affected, the more hemroids you have.
An alternative definition of internal hemroids that I have come across states that hemroids are normal and helpful, as they protect and cushion the rectum. It is only when they become troublesome that we have to worry.
An alternative defintion for external hemroids - one encyclopedia I read referred to them as non-cancerous tumors!
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