Friday 15 May 2009

How Do You Know If You've Got Bleeding Hemorrhoids?

The most obvious symptom of bleeding hemorrhoids is the sufferer will notice that there's evidence of blood on the toilet tissue when wiping and quite possibly a few drops of blood in the water as well.


It's really important to establish if this blood is bright red or dark red in colour as the darker the blood means the further up the bowel it's originated from. If it's dark then rule of thumb is to get it checked out with your medical practitioner in order to eliminate any abnormalities in the bowel itself. If however the blood is bright red then this would indicate that the chances are you have a hemorrhoid that has ruptured and has released the trapped blood inside it.

It's one of the most alarming experiences that anyone can experience and your mind runs riot thinking of the worst, but let's put things into a little more perspective for you. Most of us have internal hemorrhoids. Most of us have no problem with them and carry on normal every day life, blissfully unaware of their existence. The bleeding is caused by the internal hemorrhoid becoming inflamed and swollen, the delicate walls of the hemorrhoid can easily rupture causing the release of blood.


Hemorrhoids are basically veins that have become swollen and bulbous. This can be caused from a variety of reasons, diet being the main factor, people who live in less developed countries such as parts of Africa where their diet is based more on cereals and not meat and fast foods are generally not known to suffer from hemorrhoids.


Other reasons can be pregnancy, lifting heavy weights, sitting or standing for long periods of time and dehydration, causing the stools to become harder which in turn causes more strain to expel them.


Conventional medicines offer a variety of solutions ranging from suppositories through to banding (wrapping a rubber band round the hemorrhoids to starve it and shrink it) to the extreme method of surgery which entails high levels of after pain and a lengthy recovery time.

There are however alternative and far more pleasant ways to eliminate bleeding hemorrhoids and even some doctors are now recommending them to their hemorrhoid patients for a way of avoiding the surgeons knife. Contrary to beliefs, these piles remedies are hugely effective and sufferers have reported a practically instant relief and a total cure within 3 days of using them. If you are suffering from bleeding hemorrhoids or any other type of hemorrhoids then they are worth serious consideration.

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