Hemorrhoids. Causes of its occurrence

Hemorrhoids are a disease in which the veins of the anus and rectum widen. There are two of its kind. This hemorrhoid is external, when the external veins of the rectum are affected and the hemorrhoidal nodes covered by the skin come out , and the inner one when the veins in the rectum expand inside. Because hemorrhoids appear outside, people turn to the doctor with a complaint that they have "got hemorrhoids". But, the so-called "bumps", are formed with internal hemorrhoids and they also require treatment.

What causes hemorrhoids?

Irregular and abnormal diet, weight lifting, alcohol abuse, uncontrolled intake of laxatives can provoke the development of this disease.

The causes of hemorrhoids are different. The main one is the stagnation of blood in the veins of the small pelvis and rectum. When the venous wall is under strong pressure, it is filled with blood. If this phenomenon is repeated systematically and lasts for a long time, hemorrhoids arise. The causes of increased pressure on the veins can be different: a sedentary lifestyle (provoking blood stasis), severe physical activity (for example, associated with the profession), a growing tumor, permanent constipation. The characteristic pressure is exerted by the pregnant uterus, as well as by incorrect attempts during the labor process.

Congenital features of the structure of the veins of the anus and rectum can provoke stagnation. In the case where the weakness of the walls of the veins is due to the lability, hemorrhoids can also develop. The causes in each case are individual and the tactics of treatment depend on their detection.

Often, young people are affected by this disease. Although it is noted that according to statistics, still more often it is in the elderly and senile age that hemorrhoids develop. The causes of this phenomenon are easily explained by the mechanism of a gradual decrease in vital activity, the result of which is the atony of the intestine.

The development of hemorrhoids has several stages. The sensation of some inconvenience with time begins to be accompanied by itching pain and a feeling of heaviness in the anus, constipation becomes frequent. Physical exercise or taking liquor only strengthens these sensations. Later there is a so-called hemorrhoidal bleeding. Inflammation of the nodes and blockage provoke acute paroxysmal pains, which can be accompanied by constipation, fever and other symptoms. If the disease is not treated in a timely manner, it becomes paraproctitis.

Hemorrhoids have a chronic course with alternating periods of remission and exacerbation. During a lull, a person feels completely healthy. But in the future, quiet intervals become shorter, bleeding increases. Even internal knots fall out and are infringed, they swell, become dense, get blue or black color, cause strong acute pain.

Therefore, for any inconvenience during the act of defecation, burning in the area of the anus and especially with the appearance of hemorrhoids and blood in the stool, you need to contact a specialist. Such patients should be under the supervision of a proctologist or a surgeon, and with increasing inflammation, seek help. Self-correcting the fallen nodes will only exacerbate the course of the disease, often it leads to severe bleeding and other complications.

The effectiveness of treatment conducted by a surgeon depends on the timely treatment of him at an early stage of the disease. In difficult cases, only surgical intervention can help.

What is the prevention of the disease? First of all, you need to eliminate the reasons for hemorrhoids: constipation, inactivity, malnutrition, forced long-term presence in one position. It is necessary to accustom your body to daily emptying of the intestine, preferably at the same time. During an exacerbation, do not consume alcoholic beverages and products that cause constipation. Preference should be given to fruits and vegetables, rich in fiber, porridge. It is necessary to exercise stably in gymnastics, it is good, if possible, to perform at least some exercises from the complex a couple of times during the working day. And people working mainly standing, you need to include exercises that are performed while sitting, and working sitting - exercises performed in the standing position.