Colder weather increases hemorrhoid risks. Understanding types, causes, and management can help alleviate symptoms ...

UK Surgeon Dr. Karan Raj recently used social media to differentiate between hemorrhoids and colon cancer symptoms. He ...

Colorectal surgeons evaluated the treatments available for patients with hemorrhoids at a conference in France.

When you sit for long periods of time on the toilet, blood can pool in an ‘external hemorrhoid and form a clot, called a thrombus'. The Clinic states that a thrombosed hemorrhoid can result in severe ...

Robert Cherry, Bedford. Dr Scurr replies: Haemorrhoids, or piles, are swollen veins in the lower rectum or anus. Risk factors include constipation, straining during bowel movements, pregnancy and ...

Hemorrhoids occur when vascular tissue in the anus or rectum becomes swollen and irritated. Hemorrhoids can be internal (inside the anus or lower rectum) or external (under the skin around the anus).

Hemorrhoids, a health problem that affects numerous individuals, are essentially engorged veins located in the rectum’s lower section or the anus, leading to pain, itching, and bleeding.

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This straining is a major risk factor for hemorrhoids. During a 2019 study published in La Tunisie médicale, internal hemorrhoids were more frequently seen in people who followed a low-fiber diet and ...

If you’ve never had a hemorrhoid, you’re very lucky. If you have, you’re all too familiar with the extreme discomfort that comes from this particular digestive affliction. Characterized by pain, ...

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