Hemorrhoids: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention
Hemorrhoids: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention Hemorrhoids are varicose (enlarged and swollen) veins around the outside of the anus or in the lower rectum. The rectum is the last part of the bowel that leads to the anus, the opening at the end of the bowel where fecal matter leaves the body. 1)Everyone has hemorrhoidal tissue in this area that’s made up of blood vessels, connective tissue, and some muscle. 2)These “cushions” don’t always become enlarged or distended, but as we age, this phenomenon becomes more common — causing what we call hemorrhoids, also known as piles. 3)Hemorrhoids can be caused in a number of ways, ...