Who else are susceptible to hemmoroids? These include those who frequently lift heavy objects, people who stand or sit a lot, and obese individuals. Pregnancy itself does not cause hemmoroids but it may hasten their development. This is caused by hormones in the woman's body that dilate blood vessels more easily. The same goes for women with many children and those who regularly use laxatives...

Hemmoroids, both internal and external hemmoroids should be treated aggressively before they worsen. It is thought that hemmoroids never improve with time, they only worsen and so treatment and prevention is the key to the management of these tiny little aggravations. So if you have been "afflicted" like so many other Americans what can you do? What are the best treatment options available so...

A good diet is always the key to keeping healthy and getting well. But if you target those foods that can help you get hemmoroid relief, then you add healing power to your good diet. If you have a high protein diet, which moves slowly through your colon, then, expect to be constipated. Constipation is the main cause of hemmoroids, so this is one condition you need to eliminate or prevent....

Definition and Cause: Thrombosed hemmoroids are mainly internal hemmoroids that have prolapsed - come out of - our bottoms, the muscles clamp down hard to seal the area off - which is what they are suppose to do - thereby sometimes reducing the blood flow out of the hemmoroid. When this blood flow out becomes restricted, you may end up with a very painful thrombosed hemmoroid - a...

If you live long enough you will most likely experience the discomfort of hemmoroids. There are two common types of hemmoroid, external and internal. External hemmoroids are those occurring outside the distal end of the anal canal and are sometimes painful and accompanied by swelling and itching. Internal hemmoroids are those that occur inside the rectum and since this area does not have pain...