subject: Itching Hemorrhoids [print this page] Hemorrhoids can be a very painful condition and may cause a lot of damage to your personal, as well as professional life. The condition is characterized by protruding lumps inside or outside the rectum near the anal opening. The symptoms include pain as well as bleeding, usually when passing the stools. Apart from that, there may also be persistent itching near the rectal opening.
As it is, there are a number of reasons which can be attributed to the occurrence of such a problem. These include constipation, old age, pregnancy and lifting of heavy weights. Apart from that, normal activities such as sitting or standing in one position for a long time, or even coughing and sneezing are also believed to cause hemorrhoids. In case of old age, the muscles near the anus loosen up, which leads to the building of pressure on the veins in the region. Similarly, in case of pregnancy, pressure builds up on the pelvic region and this leads to the development of hemorrhoids. However, of all the causes, one o the most prominent cause is that of constipation. A person suffering from constipation often tends to put strain during bowel movement. This leads to the occurrence of the condition.
As it is, the lumps formed are nothing but enlarged veins of the rectal region. While the major symptom of hemorrhoid is that of pain and bleeding, it is often accompanied by persistent itching. This itching is caused due to the clotting of blood in the swollen veins near the rectal opening. This leads to itching, which gets severe at times and a person may find it very uncomfortable. In order to get rid of the itching, a person will be required to get rid of the hemorrhoid itself.
Development of hemorrhoids is a long process and does not develop in a single day. You therefore have some time, before painless lumps develop into painful and bleeding hemorrhoids. It is always better to seek medical attention, as soon as the first signs of the condition appear. Such a condition is easy to treat and would get healed within a very short period of time, in case timely medication is administered. However, medication alone will not be any good, as long as the actual problem is not addressed. Hence, in order to treat the condition, the most important thing to do, is to see to it, that you make changes in your lifestyle and take care of the causes that lead to the condition. The best thing would be to stay away from junk foods, carbonated drinks, smoking, as well as alcohol. You should also increase the intake of fiber and fluids in your diet.
