Heedlessness towards piles may turn out to be disastrous

Symptoms

• Itching inside and around the anus
• Bleeding while passing stools (blood is shiny and bright red)
• Pain, often people feel terrible pain
• Being hemorrhoids out of anus while defecation
• Soft tumors around the anus
• infection

Causes

• Disorganized life style
• Low water intake
• Mental stress
• Depression
• Liver related diseases and some other like diabetes
• Advanced age increases probability to catch the disease
• Chronic constipation
• Chronic diarrhea
• Pregnancy
• Exercising pressure while defecation
• Regular use of laxatives
• Over eating acidic edibles like meat
• Low intake of fiber rich eatables

Diagnosis

There should be detailed discussion between patient and doctor and doctor should have a look on patient's history. A close examination is also required; as symptoms of hemorrhoidsresemble with those of anal injury, running sore or albasi, so necessary it is that an expert physician or surgeon should ascertain properties of illness. In our country a large number of people out of false shame hide this horrible disease for years and come to doctors when the case has already been advanced. In our society people especially young girls feel shy to talk about it and keep it a secret in the bottom of heart. They comfortably talk about all diseases related to heart and head, lung and liver but feel ashamed to talk about intestinal diseases including hemorrhoids and succumb to killing silence. Most of the people consult doctors when their level of hemoglobin has been severely low and because of blood shortage they start feeling weak, broken, headache and joint pain. A considerable numbers of hemorrhoids victims go to medicine sellers, fraudulent unlicensed doctors, and buy their herbal prescriptions while some fall prey to advertisement in print media or electronic and waste their hard-earned money and risk their health.

In the age science and information it is ironic and pitiable to see people go to exorcists and enchanters.They consult surgeon when the damage has been done. Whenever somebody sees stools stained with blood or feels perianal hard or soft tumor, he must consult the doctor. Patient has to be naked before doctor to get hemorrhoids diagnosed. Patient lies down on the table and doctor examines his anus and rectum. Doctor wears gloves and applies cream on finger then checks inside the anus. Meanwhile the check-up, patient may feel painful but it is the only way to reach the final conclusion in order to start treatment. In some cases anoscope is required to check inside the rectum.

Treatment

Sometime hemorrhoids are ordinary type which you may escape with just a little change in life style and carefulness about diet. You need to include fiber in your diet as to keep stools soft and easy to excrete and avoid pressure while passing it which sometime leads to bleeding. For people suffering intestinal diseases (IBS) fiber to be dissolved like wholesome cereal and brown rice is better than fiber not to be dissolved like wheat, millet-bread, whole grains, dry fruits and seeds. People suffering from inflammatory intestinal disease and hemorrhoids should consult doctor regarding their diet routine. If somebody is suffering from piles only and has no other chronic disease, he should include in his diet fresh vegetables, fruits and dry fruits to get fiber in large proportion as to get rid of constipation. Attention should be paid to cleanse rectum and anus. Sitz bath is a must thrice a day or twice at least. It may be taken in a tub filled with lukewarm water. In case it is not possible, one should make ablution with warm water. When hemorrhoids become inflammatory and unbearable, alternative treatment is required. Only an expert doctor can treat it. Rubber band is used for internal hemorrhoids when they slip out of rectum. It is tied tightly around hemorrhoidswhich disconnects blood supply to hemorrhoids. After a few days both rubber band and hemorrhoids fall off and within a week or two hemorrhoids die. Infraredcoagulation: infrared light is focused on the base of hemorrhoids which coagulates it. After some days it is shrinks and finally disappears. Hemorrhoids dichotomy: that is removal of blood stained hanging out lump. This operation becomes inevitable in the following conditions: when external hemorrhoids harden over and again, above-mentioned treatments have failed or there is profuse bleeding because of any disorder which may lead to greater damage.

Precautions

• Have an organized life style
• Workout regularly
• Necessarily take eight glass water a day
• Cut down on meat intake
• Increase fiber in your diet like veg fruits and dry fruits
• Get a complete medical check-up
• Consult immediately to doctor if blood seen in stool