External Hemorrhoids - What Are Its Causes and Symptoms?

These are the causes of external hemorrhoids and what you can do about them.

EXTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS – This disease can cause minor discomfort to excruciating pain and this is what you should know about external hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids (HEM-uh-roids) have two types – internal (characterized by swollen veins inside the rectum) and external (the one that develops under the skin around the anus. This disease is also called piles and it can be painful ranging from minimum discomfort to major and excruciating type of pain.

They can go away on their own over time but sometimes, this condition might need medical or surgical intervention.

And in this post, we’ll be diving into the details of the external.

This condition is developed under the skin around your anus and the symptoms are the following:

itching or irritation in your anal region
pain or discomfort
swelling around your anus
bleeding

Blood pool may likely happen and form a clot called a thrombus which may make the affected person suffer from extreme pain, swelling, inflammation, and a hard lump near the anus.

According to authors Aaron Lawrence and Emily R. McLaren (2022), the risk factors are:

Family history
Chronic diarrhea
Sedentary lifestyle
Obesity
Higher socioeconomic status
Injury to the spinal cord
Rectal surgery
Anal sex
Inflammatory bowel disease

In terms of treatment and management, increased dietary fiber, stool softeners, and increased water intake will help. Along with eating foods rich in fiber is drinking plenty of water to make sure that you get not just a bulky stool but also a soft one.

Moreover, this disease can reoccur and there’s a 50 percent of chance that this may happen again with conservative management and while there’s less than a 5-10% of chance with surgery.

You might also consider these home remedies to treat this: