A lot of people don’t even know they have haemorrhoids. The rectum is not an area you can readily see. Some times you don’t know you have haemorrhoids until you see blood in the toilet water after a bowel movement, when you start to have pain or discomfort in the rectum, or when you feel extra tissue around the rectum. So how do you develop haemorrhoids? For sure, constipation is not the only way you can get haemorrhoids. Here are some additional ways:

• Alcoholism or drinking to many alcoholic drinks
• Being pregnant and not eating enough fibre
• Doing daily heavy lifting and holding your breath while you do it
• Eating excessive processed foods, which are low in fibre and move slowly through your colon.
• General body weakness, which will affect the colon function
• Having a predisposition to constipation or inheriting a weakness in the colon and rectum area
• Holding faecal matter too long in the rectum causing pressure to build-up in the rectum veins – postponing a bowel movement
• Having a weak liver, which reduces the amount of bile released into the intestines. Bile helps to active peristaltic action.
• Having inflammation in the rectum that causes you to have constipation
• Irregular eating patterns
• Lack of protein leading to weak tissues and slow healing of wounds
• Not eating foods that keeps you constipation free such as fibre, vegetables, essential fatty acids, protein, water.
• Not getting the right vitamins and minerals in your food.
• Being overweight
• Poor muscle tone in the anal area from lack of exercise
• Pressure on rectum veins from cysts or tumour in the colon
• Sitting in a chair at home, at work, in a car, or in a truck for long periods
• Using laxatives to the point where your colon no longer works properly and you end up with constipation

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As you can see there are many reasons that you can develop haemorrhoids. And most of them relate to the function of your colon. If you want haemorrhoid relief look at the list and see which condition or situation relates to you and try to make changes in these conditions. In addition to changes add new foods that will help your colon to work better.

About The Author
Rudy Silva has a Physics degree from the University of San Jose California and is a Natural Nutritionist. He writes a newsletter called “natural-remedies-thatwork.com” and he has written an ebook called “How to Relieve Your Constipation with 77 Natural Remedies.” You can get more information on this ebook and more haemorrhoid remedies at this site. http://www.hemorrhoid-remedies.for–you.info

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Haemorrhoids are often referred to as piles, a term that is applied to a number of different conditions of the anal canal. Most commonly, however, it refers to haemorrhoids. It is also used to describe anal fissures or tears, clotted external haemorrhoids, and flaps of extra skin or skin tags on the anus.

The rectum is connected to the outside by a short tube called the anal canal which is the last part of the large intestine. The first part of this canal is lined with mucous membrane and the latter part is lined with skin which is very sensitive to pain. This canal is circled by a ring of muscle which is tightly contracted but relaxes to allow a bowel movement. This muscle is called the anal sphincter.

Haemorrhoids can be internal or external. Internal haemorrhoids are in the higher part of the anal canal. The veins swell and continue to increase in size over a period of years. They may be caused by prolonged straining to pass bowel motions and can be exacerbated by pregnancy. They are usually characterized by bright red bleeding that occurs at the end of passing a motion and they are usually relatively painless. If the haemorrhoids become bigger, they may come out of the anal canal and can be quite painful because of being strangulated or squeezed by a tight anal canal.

An anal fissure is a split in the anal canal, possibly caused by straining when constipated. This causes extreme pain when passing bowel motions and may be so bad that the person fears passing a motion. Often, these fissures heal of their own accord but sometimes a minor operation may be required.

External piles or haemorrhoids are caused when a blood vessel bursts just under the surface of the skin near the edge of the anal canal causing severe pain during and after the passing of a bowel motion. Sometime later, a painful lump appears that becomes red, sore, and inflamed. These are sometimes referred to as thrombosed piles.

Skin tags around the anal canal are not uncommon or painful but can cause problems with personal hygiene. They are often diagnosed and treated as external haemorrhoids but treatment is not really required.
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Another condition that is sometimes wrongfully diagnosed as haemorrhoids is a condition known as anal fistula. The main symptom is a discharge of fluid, often like pus, but there is seldom much pain, bleeding or a lump. This condition usually appears as a result of an abscess in the lining of the anal canal, causing an abnormal connection between the outer skin of the anal canal and the inside of the canal. This causes secretions to leak out through the rectum. Treatment of internal haemorrhoids can take several different forms. They can be injected with a substance that makes them shrivel up if they are only small. Another method of treatment is by shrinking the haemorrhoids through a process of freezing, using a cryoprobe. Yet another method is to apply tiny rubber bands to cut off the supply of blood to the haemorrhoids.
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There are some home treatments that are worth noting as they can be very helpful. These are taking a warm bath with a handful of salt dissolved in it if the haemorrhoids prolapse or appear externally as lumps. Alternatively, if the haemorrhoids become strangulated, you can apply a plastic bag of crushed ice to the enlarged haemorrhoids to ease the pain.

A diet high in fibre is very important to keep the gastrointestinal system working well and to avoid the discomfort of haemorrhoids as well as assisting in the general wellbeing of your body.

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Copyright 2006 Anne Wolski

About The Author
Anne Wolski has worked in the health and welfare industry for more than 30 years.