By constipation hard stool assembles in the lower colon or rectum without coming out in due time. This causes the stomach region to engorge, causes diffuse discomfort and sometimes sharp pain. When the hard stool eventually pass out it can overstretch the tissue in the anal region and tear up the mucosa and skin in this area. Hemroids are dilated veins in the anal area. They often get...

Hemroids are a common ailment, but many people aren't willing to talk about it. Because the subject is so embarrassing, hemroid sufferers tend to suffer in silence, even though relief is not that difficult to obtain. In almost all hemoroid cases, there's no need to visit a doctor. In fact, you may not even need to purchase medication. A few simple actions you can take at home will provide quick...

Not many of us would like to talk on Hemroids and few would seek help to treat this painful condition. This is because of the inadequate and occasional information found on print and electronics media. Looking at the occasional information on hemroids one would imagine that hemroids are rare. But actually hemroids are the most common disease in developed countries like United States. If you...

Sitting may be a relaxing way to do one's job. But too much time on the chair may also encourage the growth of hemroids which are not only annoying but painful as well. Those who suffer from this occupational disease include bus drivers, judges and writers. Sedentary occupations, however, are not entirely to be blamed for the disease. Constipation, straining and being overweight are other...

Hemroids, which are also called piles, are swollen and inflamed veins in your anus and rectum. Hemroids may result from straining to move stool. Other contributing factors include pregnancy, aging, chronic constipation or diarrhea, and anal intercourse. A sometimes embarrassing topic of discussion, hemroids are common. By age 50, about half of adults have had to deal with the itching, bleeding...