Piles

Piles or haemorrhoids can affect anyone, any-time and anywhere. This disease is known for affecting children, but nowadays it extends its arm to adults especially men. Piles are enlarged and engorged blood vessels in or around the anus. They are often associated with pain, bleeding, itching and feeling as if a lump or bump is hanging down.

There are two types of piles, internal and external piles and both result to enlarged blood vessels in your back passage. Internal piles are small swelling that are most common from and are tucked away in your bottom. External piles are fond of protruding from your red or purple, sometimes resembling a bunch of grapes.

The main cause of piles is really simple. It is all down to increase pressure in your blood vessels stretch and swell, leading to a variety of symptoms, including itchiness and bleeding. Increased pressure in your abdomen can be due to a multiple of factors which among includes lifting heavy loads, constipation, being overweight, pregnancy and child birth and so forth.

The symptoms of piles can be noticed both external and internal and are caused by increased pressure on your abdomen. The symptoms vary from person to person. Among to be experienced are as follows; itching and soreness around your bottom. A dragging sensation in your back passage. Blood on the toilet paper after you have been to the toilet. Discomfort or pain up when you go to toilet, a bulging or lumpy feeling inside you or hard lumps protruding from your bottom.

If you have these symptoms, you are likely that you have piles. There is plenty that you can do to make them better. One can go for treatment such as anusol, which can be bought over the counter at pharmacies.

Again, if it is your first time to encounter piles problem visit the doctor. It is roughly estimated that eight out of ten people will suffer piles at some stage of their lives.

Those with piles should not panic and feel shy since there are many people who suffers from them. In Zimbabwe there are a number of people of different age groups both males and females who suffers from piles.