Some of you might know that both chronic constipation and diarrhea can cause hemorrhoids but do you really know why is that so? How could two totally opposite conditions both contribute to the medical problem? Do you know that other than the two I have mentioned earlier, pregnancy, childbirth, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel syndrome and age are all probable causes of hemorrhoids? Well, the primary reason for the formation of hemorrhoids lies in the function of the hemorrhoidal cushions and their relationship with the rest of the body.
Long periods of sitting, childbirth, constipation or diarrhea, pregnancy and various other gastrointestinal diseases all contribute to pressure on the internal abdominal circulatory system.
When the blood vessels of the cushions are subjected to immense pressure, they swell and become inflamed.
They develop into hemorrhoids thereafter.
Although they do not lie on hemorrhoidal cushions, the above also applies to external hemorrhoids.
The development of external hemorrhoids originates from the blood vessels that drain the hemorrhoidal cushions back towards the heart.
These blood vessels are subjected to the same pressure as a result of straining or whatsoever reasons.
Pregnancy is particularly known to cause piles as well simply because the ladies typically gain around two pounds of blood alone during pregnancy.
This generally translates to higher blood pressure and swelling veins as a result.
Sitting for prolonged duration will provide the opportunity for the blood to be pushed deeper into the body and the same veins will be forced to swell too.
I guess most of you have the bad habit of sitting inside the toilet for long periods of time while reading your papers.
This is the worst thing of all to do for hemorrhoids.
The combination of weight, downward muscular force and lack of upward support will result in the swelling of the anal veins and as a result, hemorrhoids are formed.
Age contributes to hemorrhoids from another direction.
As people get older, our bodily tissues tend to lose elasticity as compared to when we are younger.
Such tissues will therefore include our veins which may not be able to contract back to the proper size.
In addition, people who do not have a proper lifestyle, for example those that fail to exercise regularly or have well-balanced diet might suffer as well.
So how should we address all these to prevent ourselves getting hemorrhoids? Pregnant ladies do not have to worry that much as the problem usually will go away on its own.
For others, it is probably time to make some changes to your lifestyle.
Starting eating foods that are rich in fiber content and drinking lots of water to prevent constipation.
Exercise regularly.
Get your butt off the chair instead of sitting all the time inside office.