Hemorrhoids Piles Remedies

If you are one of the millions that suffer from hemorrhoids or piles and have not received permanent relief as yet, chances are that you also know by now that over-the-counter hem relief preparations offer only temporary and symptomatic relief and are not the best of the hemorrhoids remedies available to you.

The best hemorrhoid treatment:

It has been proved scientifically that the best hemorrhoids remedies are not the over-the-counter preparations commonly available.

Yes it is true the over-the-counter preparations do bring quick relief but at a price:

1. The hemorrhoids usually come back
2. Which means you have to use the drug all the time
3. And worse of all some of those hemorrhoids remedies irritate adjoining tissue for instance vaginal tissue in women

Rita Elkins, a master herbalist in Orem, Utah:

1. ”You will get quicker results with over-the-counter hemorrhoid preparations than you will with herbal ointments,”
2. “But over-the-counter hemorrhoid medications offer only temporary relief from symptoms and can have side effects such as chronic irritation of surrounding tissue.”
3. “Herbal preparations don’t have anything in them that is considered unsafe to absorb into your body,”

It is estimated that between 50% and 80% of adults in the industrialized world suffer from hemorrhoids or piles as it is also known and have one or more of the symptoms described above. In the USA it is estimated that more than 30% of the entire population suffer from hemorrhoids piles to some degree. That amounts to about 100 million people!

Hemorrhoids Piles

Hemorrhoids piles occur when the anal passage lined with many veins become swollen from internal pressures or irritation from prolonged sitting. This usually causes pain, itching, burning and sometimes bleeding.

Hemorrhoids are grouped in terms of their location and severity.

Internal hemorrhoids are inside the anal passage. When an internal hemorrhoid enlarges and protrudes from the anal opening it is called a prolapse hemorrhoid.

External hemorrhoids are located in the last part of the anal canal where the skin lining changes to mucous membrane opening of the anus.

Hemorrhoids prolapse when they protrude outside the anus and are often the cause of pain and/or bleeding.

Mixed hemorrhoids are a combination of external and internal hemorrhoids that emerge as a loose bulge.

Thrombotic hemorrhoids are hemorrhoids that contain blood clots which usually happens when a hemorrhoid was ruptured (damaged) and formed a blood clot (thrombus).

Note: Bleeding may some times be present without pain. External haemorrhoids require increased hygiene after defecation i.e. washing the anal area with luke-warm water etc.

Warning: Please Don’t Ever Ignore Bleeding Hemorrhoid Piles

Any bleeding coming from the anus should be checked by a professional to rule out more serious conditions.

Bleeding from the anal channel does not only relate to hemorrhoids or piles it can also be caused by much more serious conditions such as cancer or polyps (small growths in the anal channel).

Medical professionals can do an examination of the rectum through a tube. The procedure is known as proctoscopy and is absolutely necessary to rule out cancer or polyps.

Furthermore bleeding hemorrhoids also have the potential to cause severe anemia (anaemia) because of continual blood loss.

The human anal passage is lined with numerous small veins.  When these veins, supporting tissues, and overlying mucous membrane or skin become swollen it causes pain, itching, burning and sometimes bleeding, you have what is called hemorrhoids or piles as it is also known. Veins become swollen from internal pressures or irritation from prolonged sitting.

In summary then hemorrhoids or piles are veins and supporting tissues in the lining of the anus that became abnormally large from swelling.

Internal Hemorrhoids, External Hemorrhoids and Prolapse Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are normally defined in terms of their location and severity.

Internal hemorrhoids are inside the anal passage and sometimes, an internal hemorrhoid enlarges to so much that it protrudes from the anal opening – called a prolapse.

External hemorrhoids are located within the 3-cm-long anal canal where the skin lining changes to mucous membrane opening of the anus.

Hemorrhoids prolapse when they protrude outside the anus and are often the cause of pain and/or bleeding.

Internal-external, or mixed, hemorrhoids are a combination of neighbouring external and internal hemorrhoids that emerge as a loose bulge.

A few notes:

• Hemorrhoids may contain blood clots (thrombotic hemorrhoids) which happen because a hemorrhoid was ruptured (damaged) and formed a blood clot (thrombus).
• Bleeding may be present without pain
• When you have external haemorrhoids there is a need for increased personal hygiene after defecation i.e. washing the anal area with luke-warm water etc.
• Bleeding may be present without pain
• When you have external haemorrhoids there is a need for increased personal hygiene after defecation i.e. washing the anal area with luke-warm water etc.

SYMPTOMS Of Hemorrhoids Piles

Most people are too embarrassed to talk about the fact that they might be suffering from hemorrhoids and therefore rather go untreated and keep on suffering.

The most common symptoms are

• Blood (usually bright red fresh blood) found on toilet paper and/or in toilet bowl
• Blood (usually bright red fresh blood) found around the stool
• Mucus found on toilet paper, in toilet bowl or around the stool
• Itchiness around haemorrhoid due to irritation
• Itchiness from use of harsh toilet paper
• Inflammation and burning around haemorrhoid
• Protrusion of tissues from the opening of the anus
• Pain, burning and discomfort when passing fecal material
• Pain, burning and discomfort when sitting

Analysis of Hemorrhoids Piles SYMPTOMS

The most common symptoms associated with hemorrhoids piles are pain,  burning, itching, inflammation, irritation, swelling, bleeding, and mucus discharge.

Hemorrhoids Itching

Itching is usually not caused by hemorrhoids except in cases when there is a mucous discharge from prolapse hemorrhoids.

More often than not anal itching is actually caused by irritating surrounding anal tissue with too much use of rough toilet paper, and/or other causes such as; candida albicans, parasitic infections, and food allergies.

Hemorrhoids Painful

Painful hemorrhoids are usually only the result of acute inflammation of external hemorrhoids. The reason for this is that the internal anal channel does not have sensory nerves and therefore no pain is experience from internal hemorrhoids.

However it is important to note that occasionally problematical internal hemorrhoids may cause pain.

Bleeding Hemorrhoid

This condition is almost always due to bleeding internal hemorrhoids and bleeding may occur any time before, during, or after defecation.

Bleeding from an external hemorrhoid is usually caused by damage of an acute thrombosed external hemorrhoid.

Thrombosis Hemorrhoid

A thrombosis hemorrhoid occurs when a hemorrhoid was damaged (ruptured) and formed a blood clot (thrombosis). Sometimes a prolapse hemorrhoid can be cut off (strangulated) from blood supply by the anal opening’s contracting actions which cause it to become filled with blood clots or thrombosed. External hemorrhoids are usually the only ones that get thrombosed.

 Note: “Strangulated hemorrhoids” are extremely painful and will usually require medical attention if it is uncomfortably large or thrombotic (blood clot).

Prevalence of Hemorrhoids Piles:

Estimates of the prevalence of the condition vary from 50% to 80% for adults. In the USA it is estimated that more than 30% of the entire population suffer from hemorrhoids to some degree. That amounts to about 100 million people!

In fact hemorrhoid piles are so frequent amongst men women and children that some doctors regard them as a normal condition.