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HEMORRHOIDS / HEMROIDSWhat Hemorrhoids are, and their Appearance, Signs, Symptoms, Relief, Treatment and Cures
Well, it's all covered, all explained here. Hemorrhoid Pictures and Photos are included, PLUS the Symptoms, Causes, and Home Remedies for hemorrhoids are fully described. You can get ALL the hemorrhoid information, and the hemorrhoid treatment, right here. ![]() ![]() HemorrhoidsHemroids.com is mainly written by me, a Psychologist (Donald Urquhart), to try and help people to understand and deal with their hemorrhoids. It is based on my own personal experience with hemorrhoids: My own suffering and agony, the hemorrhoids treatments I've had to use and come to terms with, and also my own extensive research into all facets of this condition we call hemorrhoids. It's breakthrough material, allowing one to easily discover everything about hemorrhoids. You will find out what hemorrhoids really are, learn about the treatments for hemorrhoids, and even learn how to cure your hemorrhoids, just like I cured mine. Sounds good? Well, to make this site even better, I've enlisted several medically trained people to write as much useful information on hemroids as possible, and it's all FREE. On this particular page I am going to teach about the different types of hemroids and what they are, the typical symptoms of hemroids, the effects hemroids can have on people, and even how to deal with the embarrassment of seeing a doctor about them should you need to. On the left, you can read a little more about those of us involved with HemorrhoidsHemroids.com. Our contributions extend from hemroids to those conditions that may be confused with hemroids, so that one can really develop an understanding of this simple, yet complex problem, we call hemroids.
In fact, go back 2,500 years, to the time of Hipprocates, and hemorrhoids were treated by burning them away with a hot poker, or cutting them off with a sharp implement. Screaming from the patient was encouraged, as it caused more of the protruding / prolapsed hemorrhoids to come out, thereby allowing more of the hemorrhoids to be cut off! So, as can be seen from this hemorrhoids picture, hemorrhoids are not just an affliction of a modern life style, even though some have argued just that. However, hemroids still remain basically unheard of in most nonindustrialized areas of the world today, yet many, many, millions of people in industrial nations, do actually have hemorrhoids - it's normally only when the hemorrhoids show themselves, or bleed, or become painful, that the hemorrhoid sufferer becomes aware of their existence. Unfortunately, apart from pregnancy related hemorrhoids, and very mild cases of hemorrhoids that tend to come and go, very rarely will hemorrhoids get better on their own. The normal course is for hemorrhoids, to just get worse. "What is the hemroids life style?". Essentially, it's sitting and the eating of processed foods. So, the best long term hemroids treatment in the industrialized world, is mostly about getting enough fiber in your diet, and doing more physical activity - and finding hemroids relief until that works - it takes about 6 months for the body to heal itself of hemroids, so long as you're helping it along, and provided your hemroids aren't too bad. Why cant I just use a hemroids cream and not change anything? I like my life style just fine!Well, you may be able to, hemorrhoids can be caused by many things, not just diet and lack of exercise. Tend to the causes of your hemorrhoids, and you may be able to treat your hemorrhoids yourself, which is what HemorrhoidsHemroids.com is here to help you do. According to the Ohio State University Medical School "Probably 95% of patients with hemroid trouble can be treated without surgery" (cmis.ohio-state.edu/8871.cfm), which is something good to see in stats form, and an incentive to treat your hemroids before you become one of the 5% needing surgery. |
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So, education is always one of the best defenses against hemorrhoids and therefore the best hemorrhoids treatment - without, you will most likely end up with hemroids again and again, treating every hemorrhoids outbreak, hoping it will be your last, even having one hemroids operation after another. I know, I use to suffer from hemorrhoids myself. Anyway, whatever your hemorrhoids concern may be, I'm sure you'll find the hemorrhoid answers here on HemorrhoidsHemroids.com and they're free, and if you cant find the answer here, then contact me!
1... What are hemorrhoids? There are several types, and the Hemorrhoid Treatment - aka Hemroid Treatment or Piles Treatment - depends on the Type.Real photos pictures of hemorrhoids are now here.
Why suffer? Hemorrhoids and Bleeding Hemorrhoids can be gone in just days!
What are Hemroids?Firstly, hemorrhoids are akin to, but not the same as, varicose veins and hemorrhoids only occur in the anal region - enlarged, dilated veins of the hemorrhoidal plexuses ( hemorrhoidal plexuses being the network of blood vessels of the lower rectum and anal canal, to be medically precise ). The veins in this area of your body are quite flexible and stretchable to coexist with the bowel expanding and contracting. This is why a hemorrhoid can only occur in this area of the body - no other veins in the body can stretch as much and become so huge when pressurized with blood. To understand hemorrhoids, think of the hemorrhoid as the weakest part of a weakened area of blood vessels. The hemorrhoid, as such, develops when one of the weakened veins expands under pressure - such as when straining on the toilet. Once expanded AND if unable to return to normal size, it is then called a hemorrhoid. The more veins affected, the more hemorrhoids you have. Hemorrhoid treatmentIf you DON'T KNOW what type of hemorrhoids you have, or you have BOTH internal and external hemorrhoids, then the pills appear the most appropriate, and there are two we suggest you can choose from:
What are external hemorrhoids?If the engorged vein is outside the anus, but really close to it, it is described as an external hemorrhoid. Specifically, external hemorrhoids have three main symptoms: They are seen as little bleeding areas that occur under the skin near the anus, which can be felt as hard lumps. They also do not show through the opening, but develop more on the rim, just outside and, because external hemorrhoids develop in the often darkened area of skin near the opening, they are often brownish in color. Some doctors will even call a varicose vein on the upper part of the leg a hemorrhoid - but this is a different way of using the term. Another page you may be interested in is on bleeding internal and external hemorrhoids and their treatment. External hemorrhoid treatmentIf you have external hemorrhoids, or even a single external hemorrhoid, the treatment is the same. Your external hemorrhoids treatment options are: 1... Using essential oils or creams as an external hemorrhoids treatment This type of hemorrhoid treatment is good for symptom relief, but you have to match your external hemorrhoids symptoms to the cream, otherwise the hemorrhoids cream may not help you. Yes, regrettably, the over the counter hemorrhoids creams treat different kinds of symptoms. So you have to read what the hemorrhoids cream actually does, and chose the one that mentions your symptoms. Some online hemorrhoids creams and essential oils are suitable as a hemorrhoid treatment that covers all your hemorrhoids symptoms. Some even help cure hemorrhoids. So they may be worth checking out. Symptom relief is pretty fast. Two choices:
2... Using pills as an external hemorrhoid treatment Hemorrhoid pills are also good as a hemorrhoid treatment. This type of hemorrhoid treatment can be purchased online, or through shops that offer alternative or herbal rememdies. Good hemorrhoids pills work by softening your stools and by active ingredients entering your blood stream to bring beneficial healing to the external hemorrhoids - they often help cure hemorrhoids, and the better ones certainly appear to do that. Symptom relief often begins immediately, but may take several days to work their wonder on the symptoms fully. Healing can take several months, depending on how bad the hemorrhoids are, and how good you are at eliminating the causes of your hemorrhoids. Two choices:
3... Surgery is the last real option as an external hemorrhoid treatment. Hemroidectomy is really the only surgical option for external hemorrhoids. A very painful external hemorrhoids treatment, that can have some pretty nasty complications.
What are internal hemorrhoids?If the engorged vein is inside the rectum, the hemorrhoids are referred to as internal hemorrhoids, although they may bleed, they are seldom painful unless infected or thrombosed. Internal hemroids only occur in the last two inches (5 cm) of the bottom hole. That's why a doctor can easily check you for internal hemorrhoids. I mention this, as some people mistakenly believe that internal hemorrhoids are quite long, large, massive things, that fall down from somewhere deep inside. Two more pages you may be interested in on internal hemorrhoids: internal hemorrhoids symptoms, and bleeding internal hemorrhoids. Internal hemorrhoid treatmentInternal hemorrhoid treatment is similar to external hemorrhoids treatment in some aspects, but very different in others. For example, it is not considered safe to use an hemroids cream designed for external hemorrhoids on an internal hemorrhoid, because internal hemorrhoids and the rectum ( the area just inside the hole ) absorb active ingredients much much more than external ones. So the risk of overdosing is ever present. So what is the treatment for internal hemorrhoids? 1... Hemorrhoid suppositories are often the first choice for internal hemorrhoid treatment Creams often come with a suppository equivalent, so you need to match symptoms again. The hemorrhoid suppository is specially designed to melt once it is inside, and is made of less potent active ingredients than a cream, or different ingredients altogether. Symptom relief is often quite fast.
2... Pills are often the preffered hemorrhoid treatment Both for convenience, and because they work on all hemorrhoids. This hemorrhoid treatment, again, may take several days to work to achieve full hemorrhoids symptom relief - its sort of like going from a whimpering dog to a loving dog in about three days. Two options to think about:
3... Hemorrhoid treatment via surgery are both many and varied There are so many hemorrhoids surgeries around, that to list them all here is rather difficult. So you may want to check out the surgical treatment page to gain a better understanding of this type of hemorrhoids treatment. Generally, banding is the preffered option when suitable - as it is relatively cheap, performed as an outpatient in the doctors rooms, and has few complications.
What are prolapsed hemorrhoids?If the engorged vein is internal, but hangs outside where you can see it or feel it, it is referred to as a hemorrhoid prolapse or a prolapsed hemorrhoid and, they are generally reddish in color. Prolapsed hemorrhoid treatmentThe treatment for prolapsed hemorrhoids is the same as for INTERNAL hemorrhoids. Just becaue they are outside the body does not make them external hemorrhoids - they are internal hemorrhoids that have prolapsed, so readily absorb active ingredients and so on. Three options to consider:
What are bleeding hemroids?Bleeding hemroids can either be external or internal or prolapsed internal hemroids that are bleeding. The bleeding hemroids are mostly caused by the hemroid being scratched in some way - hard stool, wiping too hard. Blood loss is normally only no more than a teaspoon, though it may look a lot more. Some peoples bleeding hemroids are so severe that it can cause them to become anaemic - iron deficient. Bleeding hemroid TreatmentThe hemroids treatment for bleeding hemroids mainly revolves around finding the cause, and then preventing the hemroid from being damaged further, so that natural healing of the scratch can take place. There are some essential oils for bleeding hemroids, than can be used. Several options to choose from:
What are thrombosed hemroids?Finally, the last type of hemroids you'll likely need to know about are hemroids called thrombosed hemroids. Thrombosed hemroids are hemroids that have a blood clot in them, and they are exquisitely painful. These pages on thrombosed hemorrhoids may also be of interest: Thrombosed external hemorrhoids and why and how do hemorrhoids thrombose? Thrombosed hemroids treatmentNormally you have to see a doctor, as the pain is so severe, and the thrombosed hemroids treatment normally involves slicing the hemroid open under local anaesthesea, and having the blood clot squeezed out. Sometimes the doctor will see the clot as being too small to worry about, and advise you to use sitz baths and so on.
Confluent hemroidsSo, you now realize that there are two basic types of hemroids - internal and external - and that they can also be reffered to as thrombosed, or bleeding, and that internal ones can prolapse. Confluent hemroids are rather rare, and not well known about, but the term confluent hemroid means a hemroid that has developed across the dentate line, rather than on either side of it. In other words, a hemroid that is partly growing internally, and partly growing externally. It grows across the internal / external hemroid border. Confluent Hemroids treatmentA difficult one to call, but I believe if you treat the external part of the confluent hemroid, that that will probably get rid of it, so, for cost effectiveness, I suggest you use one of these two:
Feel free to email me if you have, or have had, a confluent hemroid with what worked for you. Certainly an interesting one.
Mixed HemroidsMixed hemroids can refer to people who have both internal and external hemroids at the same time. Confluent hemorrhoids can also be referred to as being mixed hemorrhoids, as confluent hemorrhoids have an internal and external hemroid component. Mixed hemroid treatmentMixed hemroid treatment needs to be focused on the treatment of the internal hemroids, as external hemroid treatments should not be applied to internal ones. (Confluent hemroids not included - the suggestions for confluent hemroid treatment is given above). I suggest you use one of these two treatment options:
Are Hemroids Tumors?An alternative definition for external hemroids - one encyclopedia I read referred to them as non-cancerous tumors! Medical jargon, enough to scare any one silly I think.
2... Hemorrhoids and Hemorrhoidal Cushions - A Point of Clarification and Great Understanding:(No, not the hemorrhoid donut shaped cushions you sit on)First lets clear up some misunderstandings: The Ohio State University Medical Center states "Everyone has hemroids, but not everyone is bothered by them." (cmis.ohio-state.edu/8871.cfm) Also, an alternative definition of internal hemroids that I have come across states that hemroids are normal and helpful, as they protect and cushion the rectum. It is only when they become troublesome that we have to worry - To quote "In one sense, everyone has hemroids, the pillow-like clusters of veins that lie just beneath the mucous membranes lining the lowest part of the rectum and the anus." July, 2004, Harvard Women’s Health Watch, The Harvard Medical School. Although these hemroids definition are a little wrong, they do have some merit, as I'll explain below:Everyone has hemorrhoidal cushions, all the time, but these hemorrhoidal cushions are NOT hemroids. Hemorrhoidal cushions are cushions of tissue within the anal canal that are fed from a rich blood supply. These cushions exist to help provide anal sphincter control, and without them people would have a hard time knowing "when to go." When one of the many blood vessels in this area irreversibly enlarges, which also swells some of the supporting tissue (which can include hemorrhoidal cushion tissue), then you have a hemorrhoid / hemroid. When this process takes place below the dentate line, which is the line where internal mucus membrane transitions to external skin, then you have an external hemroid. While there are no hemorrhoidal cushions on the outside of the body, many of the veins that supply those cushions with blood drain down to the outside before going back up to empty into larger veins. It is from this "dip" in the anal veins that external hemroids develop. The large blood vessels of the hemorrhoidal cushions enlarge from a variety of reasons, not least of which is pressure on the blood vessels. This pressure can come from sitting too long on the toilet, at a desk, or on a car seat, constipation, pregnancy, or even a heart condition that prevents the blood from returning fast enough from the veins. The blood vessel walls can also weaken with age, which makes the elderly population particularly prone to hemroids. So how can such professional people be wrong in defining hemroids?They're not wrong, but they use the words differently to ordinary folk like you and me. We use the word "hemroids" to mean the abnormal swelling, mostly professionals mean that too when they talk to us, but amongst themselves, they define a hemorrhoidal cushion as a hemroid, whether swollen or not. See the section on the 'Origin of the condition "hemroids"', if you need further clarrification.
3... The Signs and Symptoms of Hemorrhoids:What do hemorrhoids look like? The common appearances of real HemorrhoidsThe most obvious symptom of Hemorrhoids is that they are often felt and seen (for example, by using a mirror) as a tiny lump of grapes arising from the anus - the classic appearance of prolapsed internal hemorrhoids. The size, shape and number of hemorrhoids varies from one person to another. A hemorrhoid can be larger than a grape, even walnut size, but typically hemorrhoids are the size of a pea. Sometimes there is only one hemorrhoid, while some people can have many hemorrhoids - normally a small cluster of is found. Hemorrhoids can look like flattened grapes, some look like full grapes, while others may look wrinkly. Hemorrhoids may come out of the anus, that is protrude, other times the hemorrhoids remain inside the anus out of view, while some hemorrhoids develop on the skin outside of the anus - this latter type of hemorrhoids are called "external hemorrhoids", and they often appear as a solitary bump in the skin near the anal opening.
An important symptom of hemorrhoids is their colorReddish pink hemorrhoids are normally prolapsed internal hemorrhoids. Purplish blue or dark reddish hemorrhoids are normally thrombosed hemorrhoids. Brownish hemorrhoids are often external hemorrhoids.
Other common signs and symptoms of hemorrhoidsThe emotional symptoms of hemorrhoids YOU need to be in control ofHemorrhoids have been agony to people throughout recorded history, and hemorrhoids have played their part in changing history as well, by their ability to cause us to be grumpy, irritable and quick to anger, to lose focus and to make errors. Hemorrhoids can be so distressing to a person, that even the horrific hemorrhoids operations of bygone centuries, were considered worthwhile by the hemorrhoid sufferer, to try and stop the distress the hemorrhoids were causing. To read just how devastating hemroids can be, just read the bit about Napolean further on. The hemroids affected him so badly he lost the war; so you could easily lose your job or lose your business or an important client, even lose a loved one. Hemroids, as you are aware, are really bad news when they decide to get your attention.
More of the Physical Symptoms of HemorrhoidsAnother typical symptom that hemorrhoids often cover the anus, stopping the anal opening from being seen. A very annoying symptom of hemorrhoids is that they can cause one's bottom to become itchy, particularly round the anal opening. However, this hemorrhoids symptom may also be a symptom of worms and or parasites, rather than hemorrhoids as such. One guy sent me a photo complaining of the terrible itch he had had for months, when I looked, to my trained eye, I could see the poor bloke was infected with pubic lice. That's one of the reasons why I put up pages hear about other conditions that may imitate symtpoms of hemroids.Hemorrhoids can also cause a burning sensation, pain and or discomfort around the anal opening. Soiling of underwear can be a common symptom with hemorrhoids as well. This hemorrhoids symptom can cause the other symptoms of itching and burning - akin to nappy rash. Hemorrhoids can also cause a feeling of incomplete evacuation of the bowel - you don't feel like you've emptied your bowel, even though you have. This hemorrhoid symptom is a particularly nasty one, as trying to get a stool out that isn't there can aggravate or cause hemorrhoids in it's own right. I think the bowel is interpreting large hemorrhoids or clusters of hemorrhoids as a bowel motion that hasn't passed. For some people, lumps or prolapse of the anal region is a common sign / symptom of hemorrhoids. It may scare you immensely at first, as it did me, but the prolapse is normally only the hemorrhoids acting up. An anal prolapse literally refers to the internal lining of the anus appearing outside the anal aperture opening. Hence if an internal hemorrhoid appears outside the anal opening, it is, by definition, an anal prolapse! However, a hemorrhoids anal prolapse, is no where near as bad as a full anal prolapse.
4... Some symptoms of internal hemorrhoids are used as the basis of medically classifying hemorrhoids into Grades:
So, if your doctor starts to talking about your hemorrhoids as a specific grade, you'll have an idea of what he is on about, as well as the hemorrhoid symptoms he used to make the grading.
5... The Effect of Hemorrhoid Symptoms on a SuffererSo you think Hemorrhoids are NO big deal?A case study of the devastating effects hemorrhoids symptoms can have on someone's career, and on an entire country. So imagine what it may be doing to you.
Napoleon Bonaparte and his fight with Hemorrhoids.It has been identified by Dr. Paul Wolf, 2001, that Napoleon Bonaparte could have won the Battle of Waterloo by attacking earlier in the day, but Napoleon Bonaparte delayed his attack because he suffered greatly from hemorrhoid pain that morning. By the time the afternoon came, the weather and so on, advantaged the British. Napoleon Bonaparte suffered greatly from hemorrhoid pain during many of his battles, as the tension of battle apparently caused his sphincter muscles to tighten horrendously on his hemorrhoids, thereby generating massive pain and discomfort for him. Napoleon Bonaparte used bathing to help control his hemorrhoid pain, but during the battle of Waterloo he was constipated which made his discomfort and possibly his pain much worse, and so he left the battlefield, left his army in the command of a subordinate, and sat in a bath to ease his miserable state, then went back to the battlefield later in the day, resumed his command, and then he lost the war. An interesting bit of hemorrhoid history there, one I think many of us can understand and sympathize with!
6... Diagnosis Hemorrhoids - The Big EmbarrassmentHow Common are Hemorrhoids? Some General Information on HemorrhoidsNormally, everyone has internal hemorrhoids, but they are not normally noticeable - they typically remain out of sight and show no signs nor symptoms. Believe it or not, about 10 million people in the world are afflicted by troublesome hemorrhoids every year.
Reaction to Finding HemorrhoidsWhen the hemorrhoids do initially show themselves, the common reaction is one of shock, fear and concern. All of a sudden, one's nice looking bottom has the insides look like they are falling out of it and the hemorrhoids may also pain, itch and burn like nothing ever experienced before! For some it's the shock of seeing lots of blood suddenly coming out or severe excruciating pain from a hemorrhoid thrombosis. These hemroids symptoms are enough to get any ones attention real fast. What are hemroids? Fortunately, all hemorrhoids really are, are swollen blood vessel, which for most people, are easily cured or relieved.
But having the problem of hemorrhoids is an embarrassing one.We are trained about how dirty and unmentionable that area of our anatomy is, so when hemorrhoids drop out to say "Hi, I'm down here.", as in pregnancy, the last thing you want to do is talk to people about them. Even talking to doctors about the hemorrhoids can be embarrassing for those of us who just don't talk about such things.
Why do I need to see a doctor about hemorrhoids? It's so embarrassing!Dealing with the embarrassment of hemorrhoids in the doctors surgeryThe problem of shame may be exasperated even more with hemorrhoids, if you believe you caused the hemorrhoids through a sexual act. You might feel that the doctor will pursue a too personal line of questioning with the hemorrhoids. From my experience in discussing hemorrhoids and hemorrhoid treatments with doctors and surgeons, they haven't asked questions of a too personal nature - more interested in telling me what to do. In fact, the problem of hemorrhoids is so widespread in the community, that doctors will often be sufficiently skilled to perform a simple banding or injection hemorrhoids treatment while you are there in the office, or any type of hemorrhoids medical treatment for that matter. They possibly see people suffering with hemorrhoids every day and are not typically embarrassed by it from my experience. So, once you get over the feeling of shame and embarrassment, realizing that the doctor wont likely get too personal in their questioning about your hemorrhoids, you might feel a sense of relief about seeing them, and finding out about the hemorrhoids treatment they feel is the best for you - most likely a dietary change to begin with. Another good idea, is to write down the hemorrhoid symptoms you have, so that when you go to discuss your hemorrhoid symptoms with the doctor, it's just a matter of you reading the symptoms out. So, even if you were to get a bit flustered, all the hemorrhoid symptoms can be conveyed without the feeling at the end of walking out of the appointment, "Jeees, I forget to say that. Would that change his diagnosis? Or the hermoids treatment I am having? ... " Think about me and my hemorrhoids. When I saw doctors, most of whom were males, they would have a look, some inside. Yes, that was embarrassing, but it was better for me to get the correct diagnosis and the hemorrhoid treatment options, than not.
Self diagnosis of hemorrhoids is difficult.A non-medical person may confuse hemorrhoids with warts, abscess, anal fissure, anal prolapse, cancer or other conditions. A picture of hemorrhoids, actually many hemorrhoid pictures, are included here to assist you, but medical assessment is strongly suggested.
7... How to diagnose, get relief, get rid of and prevent hemorrhoids is our goal: The treatment of hemorrhoids / hemroids is vital.To this end informative photos are provided and fully discussed, and we cover and fully explain the causes and symptoms of hemroids, as well as how to attain fast hemroid relief. Hemroids treatment, cures, home remedies, surgery and medical types of hemroids are also fully covered in depth. We try to look after every aspect of your needs related to hemroids, by providing this well written, comprehensive, and informative material in an easy to read, understandable way. There are also alternative treatments for hemroids available, as well as the online hemroids treatments that we have compared. The compared ones bring fast relief.
Navigating our Hemroids Treatment SiteNavigation links to our hemroids information / topics / pages are located on the left hand side, toward the top. As well, the page contents of the page you are on, may be displayed on the left hand side, but a bit further down. I am currently changing this format on all the hemroid pages, so that the hemroids contents section is near the top of the pages. Anyway, enjoy the rest of this hemroids page, and any other pages you choose. The previous section on Napoleon Bonaparte's hemroids was, well, fascinating. Hemroids basically ended his career and his plans for conquest!
8.. Hemroids - The NameAlternative SPELLINGS AND NAMES for hemroidsAlternative spellings for hemorrhoids : Hemroids and haemroids. Hemorrhoids is the most common spelling and hemorrhoids is also the modern label in medical circles. Next in popularity comes hemroids, which is the way I and many others naturally spell it. Haemorrhoids is a term seldom used now - haemorrhoids is an older label that you will still find occasionally used in medical journals and texts. Alternative names for hemorrhoids : Piles. The term piles has been used to describe hemorrhoids for more than a century. In one of my medical texts from the 1833's, the term piles was evidently in common usage along with haemroids. From what I can tell, piles was the term used by ordinary folk, while haemroids may have been more restricted to use by doctors. The terms hemorrhoids and hemroids don't appear to have been used back then. Common misspellings (? - may change from country to country) of the word hemorrhoids: Hemmroids, hemoroids, hemeroids, hemorids, hemerroids, hameroids, hammeroids, hemorroids, haemorroids, hemmoroids, hemmeroids, hemmorhoids, hemroides and hemorhoids. Of these apparent misspellings, hemorroids comes at the top of the list - I guess people forget about the silent h in the middle of hemorroids. The stats breakdown - spelt "hemorrhoids" - about 55%. Spelt "hemroids" - around 40%. All the other spellings account for around 5%. Stats are based on a survey I did some time ago.
Origin of the condition "hemorrhoids": How the name became linked to the condition."Hemorrhoid" is actually an anatomical term for the cushions of tissue rich in blood vessels that naturally occur at the junction of the rectum and the anus, but, seeing as most people don't have to think about anorectal anatomy that often, the name got passed on to the annoying as heck swellings that occur around that area, even when the varicosity and swelling does not occur on the hemorrhoidal cushions themselves. The lay person use of the word hemorrhoids appears to be slowly becoming shortened to "hemroids", but recent changes over the last ten years, has seen "hemroids" slowly drop out of usage. It may be that the internet is improving the spelling abilities of people? Some trivia information on hemroids, which you may or may not, have found interesting.
9.. Hemorrhoids SummaryIn summary, there is much you can do to bring relief from the discomfort and pain of hemorrhoids. Surgery will normally be a good treatment option for hemorrhoids as it removes them, diet and lifestyle may be able to cure them and stop them coming back, while pain medication and herbs, soothing creams, baths, hemorrhoid pillows cushions and so on, can quickly bring relief to hemorrhoids that are showing themselves. Some herbs and vitamins may be able to cure you without surgery. We even review and provide links to popular and worthwhile online hemorrhoids treatments, like Heal Hemroids if you prefer a lotion to apply to external hemorrhoids, and for a pill to swallow Venapro stands out as the best and does both external and internal hemorrhoids. You can also read about them and much more on our hemorrhoids medication review page. As to this hermoids web site, well, this is likely the most well researched and extensive hemorrhoid web site on the internet, with around 100,000 words, covering just about everything hemorrhoids - from hemorrhoid pictures and photos, to hemorrhoid treatments, hemorrhoid diagnosis - even hemorrhoids in animals are covered. Find out more about these commercial hemorrhoids treatments, and others, by reading our hemorrhoids treatments compared BEFORE you buy anything. Off topic links
LOOKY.. Our latest Awards and Hemorrhoids page updates:Firstly, thank you to the many, many people that take the time to say "what a great a site, thank you". Been quite a few new pages missed, but here are some interesting ones completed before mid-Sept. 2009: Colon Cleansing as a treatment for hemroids was quite surprising. I thought The M.D. was going to bag colon cleansing, but instead he was actually favorable to some of the colon cleansing methods for helping hemroids. Anal sex can cause piles / hemroids / hemorrhoids, but there are safer ways of doing anal sex to minimize hemroids. Hemroidectomy Recovery is an important focal point for folks that have had a hemroidectomy. Vaginal Hemroids is a case of misdiagnosis. Anal warts are nothing like hemroids, neither is herpes, but hemroids can easily be confused with perianal hematoma. Anal skin tags can sort of look like hemroids, sometimes. Our review page has been significantly rearranged to make it more user friendly. New pages include one on constipation and it's treatment and it's role in causing hemroids. Well, it's just before Christmas, 2008, and yet more photos of hemorrhoids have been added, and, for those of you returning, you will probably notice the site redesign. More content of course, and this main page has been completely reorganized, with new content as well added. More real hemroids photos have been added, bringing the total to about 8 hemroid ones I think, plus one on anal skin tags. Totally redesigned again, hope you all like it better. Www.hemorrhoidshemroids.com is now being referred to as an authority site on hemorrhoids / hemroids. Lots of emails from people thanking us for providing it as well. Our web site is now about 80,000 words of concise writing. Well researched and up to date and unbiased. The web site has had many more pages added to it. In brief, one of the changes we made was to add two new sections (several web pages each), one on animal hemorrhoids and one on conditions that mimic hemorrhoid symptoms. Moved the graphical real photo pictures of hemorrhoids from this main page to their own page and purchased another photo. So we now have pictures of a prolapsed internal hemorrhoid, of an external hemorrhoid and of a grade 4 prolapsed internal hemorrhoid which also appears to be thrombosed - These are real medical pictures of hemorrhoids, so don't look if you don't want to see. Added a new page on external hemorrhoids.
Updated sections include the page you are now on, Pregnancy, Bleeding Hemorrhoids and, Home Remedies. The latter includes many home remedies for hemorrhoid relief. We have added a hemorrhoid treatment overview page to help people see the range of treatments available. Several of our pages have been broken up to be more relevant to people searching for a particular hemorrhoid treatment or cure. The hemorrhoids cure page includes vitamins, foods and herbs that help prevent and possibly cure them. The sections on What Do Hemorrhoids Look Like, What Hemorrhoids Are and Thrombosed Hemorrhoids have been recently updated. Considering surgery? Surgical Treatments for Hemorrhoids has been updated and now includes a simple means of determining which surgical procedure, if any, you may benefit the most from. We have added three more surgical treatments to the list of hemorrhoid surgeries you may be able to choose from. Hemroidectomy, being such a specialized and different hemorrhoid surgery, is on it's own page. Have added a page on alternative medicine for hemorrhoids. Of course, don't forget all our other pages on hemorrhoids! If you are returning to the web site, as many people do, now may be a good time to book mark us again with our new URL ( web address ). Also, trust the new web site design and name is more appealing and easier to navigate. Also, please consider adding Www.HemorrhoidsHemroids.com to your bookmarks or favorites and sharing Www.HemorrhoidsHemroids.com with your online social groups. Share and Enjoy: ![]()
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