Bleeding Hemorrhoids

There is a popular perception that bleeding hemorrhoids are a rare phenomenon. Well, this notion is certainly wrong. It is a pretty common condition that can affect anyone, of any age, but mostly men and pregnant women and older people.

Nowadays, even young people get bleeding hemorrhoids because of the kind of junk low fiber high fat diet they consume without performing any exercise.
Now your interest must have been piqued. So let me explain, what I mean by bleeding hemorrhoids.

What are bleeding hemorrhoids?

There are blood vessels or veins in the anal and rectal region which, when excessive pressure is put on them, become swollen and often form a lump or a clot either inside the anal passage or just at the mouth of the anus. Thus depending on the placement, hemorrhoids can either be internal or external respectively. And bleeding hemorrhoids can be either of the two. The condition is very like varicose veins.

Symptoms and causes of bleeding hemorrhoids

From the name itself, it must have become clear to you that bleeding hemorrhoids must be accompanied by blood. If you consume a low fiber diet rich in oily fatty food or strain too hard to pass stool or experience chronic straining or sit in the toilet in strange or poor postures that are prevalent in some Asian countries or if you are pregnant or if you have just given birth or if you lift up heavy things very often or stand for too long periods of time, it can lead to bleeding hemorrhoids.

When you rub that area of the anus with your toilet paper, there may be blood on it or you may witness blood in the toilet bowl or your stool may have on the surface bright red drops of blood.

Sometimes if you have constipation and strain a lot to pass hard stool, that hard stool may rub against that internal hemorrhoid, making the clot rupture and the natural result will be blood oozing out. It is also possible to silently bleed from the ruptured hemorrhoid and yet not experience any pain or you may suffer from excruciating pain in other cases.