Hemroids Treatment

 

What are the Common Symptoms of Hemorrhoids?

 The anal cavity has two kinds of blood vessels present in it. When either on or both get inflamed due to various reasons like friction, pressure etc. a hemorrhoid appears in the region. The nerve endings situated above the dentate line are called visceral nerves and they cannot feel pain, only pressure. Hence, hemorrhoids are often painless and cannot be felt. The nerves situated below the dentate line are called somatic nerves and these are capable of sensing pain. This is why external hemorrhoids cause pain and suffering. Itching and burning sensations around the anal area are common symptoms of hemorrhoid. Patients may also have trouble passing stool, passing bloody stool that is caused by rupturing of blood vessels around the inflammation. Another symptom is mucus secretion and protruding hemorrhoid.

Pressure on hemorrhoids can result in their protrusion which may result in additional bleeding and mucus secretion. Sometimes it may also lead to leakage of stool from the anal cavity. Continuous moisture around the area as well as bleeding and mucus secretion causes itching and further irritation of the skin around the affected area. One should know that bleeding due to hemorrhoids happens in the latest stage of the condition.

There are, all in all, four stages to hemorrhoids. These are as follows, and in the general order of progression and worsening of condition:

The first stage is where the hemorrhoids continue to bleed but they are not pushed out of the anus.  

The second stage consists of hemorrhoids that bleed as well protrude, although, with time, they recede.

Hemorrhoids in the third stage protrude but cannot go back in without being pushed manually, by a finger.

The fourth stage is one in which the protrusion cannot recede even manually, and needs to be operated upon. This might also involve veins clotting over with blood due to excessive bleeding. This is known as thrombosed hemorrhoids.

Just knowing the symptoms of hemorrhoids is never enough. Immediate action needs to be taken so that the problem does not worsen.

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