Despite all our social freedom and emancipation, some aspects of life are still closed and not subject to publicity. Unfortunately, quite often this is due to our health. What happens to us seems "wrong", socially unacceptable, and therefore we do not dare to talk about it, letting shyness and modesty appear from nowhere to do our job. So, silently suffering and suffering inhuman torment, one day we still give up and go to the doctor. When asked why it’s so late to come for help, we are silent, head down, or trying to come up with plausible explanations. Of course, we all know that the problem is easier to fix when it has not reached a gigantic scale, but for some reason we are pulling it, once again relying on the good old "maybe".
The topic of this article is hemorrhoids: signs, symptoms, prevention. This unpleasant disease often becomes the basis of jokes, ridicule and jokes (which is worth at least the “folk” method of treating hemorrhoids with the help of a cucumber growing in the garden "!). However, victims of it are unlikely to share the humorous side of the approach to what causes wild acute pain.
What is hemorrhoids? This is a disease in which the expansion of the veins of the mucosa in the rectum occurs. Characteristic features are the appearance of swollen venous nodules inside the rectum or in the anus.
How is hemorrhoids manifested? What are the symptoms of this disease?
First of all (we are talking about obvious signs), these are traces of blood during defecation or immediately after it. The amount of blood flowed out varies depending on the severity (stage) of hemorrhoids: from a few droplets on toilet paper to blood streams flowing from the affected area.
The next sign is a feeling of an incompletely empty intestine (this feeling is a consequence of the formation of hemorrhoid cones inside). The hemorrhoids are insidious, the signs of the disease can be almost invisible for a long time, and the patient should not even suspect the presence of health problems.
Itching inside or outside the anus. The degree of manifestation of itching is different: it can be either separate tingling in the anus, or intolerable itching, to which a burning pain often joins. Pain can accompany the bowel movement, appear during stinging and feel some time later, sometimes painful sensations occur even when coughing and sneezing.
The presence of hemorrhoidal cones (nodes), the size of which in severe cases can reach the size of a golf ball. It is terrifying that with such signs, we are in no hurry to visit a doctor (by the way, he receives money for working with clients, and does not do a personal favor), but we put up with it or worse - we sit down on cucumbers from the garden.
Frequent constipation. When the internal hemorrhoid cones become inflamed and increase, the stool is compressed and cannot pass down, which means that there is no urge to defecate.
These are the main symptoms of such an unpleasant disease as hemorrhoids. Signs of it can appear to a greater or lesser extent, such as, for example, mucous discharge from the anus. This symptom is not as common as the previous ones, and is noted only in some patients, but it is nevertheless worth noting.
Hemorrhoids are characterized by periods of attenuation and acute action. In the latter case, a person can feel pain, even sitting on a chair, going to the toilet become the most terrible moments that you really want to avoid. People suffering from hemorrhoids are forced to empty their intestines, experiencing incredible pain, similar to as if the anus was cut with a sharp blade. Even worse, when hemorrhoidal nodes fall out, there are cases when you can return them to their place only with the help of your hands.
As a rule, elderly people, pregnant women and young mothers (especially primiparous), as well as those whose stomachs are malfunctioning, and people who lead a passive lifestyle are susceptible to this disease.
This is how hemorrhoids manifest. The signs of the disease are known, it remains to talk about preventive measures. To do this, you need to get rid of constipation (which means that you just need to work the intestines), do not push hard, so as not to provoke the formation of cracks in the anus. In addition, you must first go to the toilet, forgetting about the habit of enduring. Make an active load in your daily routine and, of course, remember the rules of hygiene. After each act of defecation, it is necessary to wash the area of the anus with the use of intimate hygiene products.