| Piles/Hemorrhoids | Piles or Hemorrhoids are caused due to swelling of veins inside the rectum or anus [at or inside the anal sphincter]. At times it may protrude out of the anus.
| | Causes | - Constipation. Straining to pass hard stools
- Long standing or chronic diarrhea and dysentry .
- Sedentary habits like sittimg at the desk for long time
- Low roughage diet.
- At times females suffer from piles during pregnancy
- Straining to urinate as seen in stricture of urethra or enlarged prostate.
- Spicy food
- Cancer of rectum.
- Obesity
- Hereditary tendency
| | Symptoms | - Pain in the rectum or anus while passing stools. Piles can also be painless
- Bleeding from anus.
- Bleeding is bright red, (painless usually, rarely can be painful) along with defecation.
- Blood splashes in the pan as stool comes out.
- Burning sensation as from pepper or chilly in the rectum or around the anus
- Mucus discharge and itching.
- Prolapse of piles. They regress back or have to be replaced manually.
- Sensation of incomplete evacuation of rectum.
| | Do's and Don'ts | - Do not strain at stool.
- Avoid prolonged sitting in the toilet.
- Do not strain while urinating.
- Get the conditions treated that give rise to difficult micturition or defecation.
- Use high roughage diet and drink sufficient liquids to avoid constipation.
- Lose weight, if over weight.
- Avoid prolonged sitting at work. Get up and move around periodically.
- Exercise regularly.
- Itching and pain can be relieved by taking hot baths.
- Use moist wipes, instead of rough toilet paper.
| | Consult your doctor | If the bleeding from rectum continues for a long time
To rule out possibility of cancer rectum, especially in old people | | Scope of homeopathy | Homeopathy has wonderful medicines that not only help in relieving the symptoms like pain and bleeding but also curing the condition.
It is very much possible to avoid surgery for piles in most of the cases .
Case of piles / hemorrhoids | |
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Last Updated ( Friday, 28 March 2008 )
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