Embarrassment of having Hemorrhoids
In nowadays society, the symptoms
of haemorrhoids are getting more and more common among every each of the
individual around us, and probably you are reading this because you are as well
looking for a better treatment other than the terrifying treatment of surgery,
am I right? According to ABC News Internet Ventures (2015), there is a video
showing an evidence in which throughout the year of 2012 the number of searches
over the Google searching engine regarding the term "haemorrhoids"
are getting higher up as compared to the previous years. From here, it can
indirectly making an assumption that people are getting more and more concern
regarding this issue, also, they are doing this because solutions are out there
for them to get away from those nightmares of surgery. But, it isn't a reason
for you to be embarrassed of, because you are not the only one who are infected
with this trouble-causing disease, even I am "still" one of the big
fans of this growing trend. To be honest to you, although this problem has generated
a lot of troubles and as well causing a lot of restrictions for me from doing
certain activities that I wanted to do, and it has been several years since the
last time I found out the symptoms on my bowel. But, what I always believe is
that, if you can change your living habits and control yourself on what is
supposed and what is not supposed, then no one can stop you from doing
activities that you wanted to do, and it is possible for us to get away from
those surgical doctors as well.
DESCRIPTION
Hemorrhoids or at some of the times known as piles are the
abnormal swelling in the blood vessels around the anus and lower rectum that
stretch under pressure which is due to a certain factors that lead to the
pressure being focused in the rectal veins (Moynihan & Ginsburg, 2010).
According to the statement from Health Update (n.d.), factors leading to this
increased in pressure can be consisted of a normal body posture, straining on
bowel movements, straining on lifting heavy objects, long-term sitting,
prolonged constipation, prolonged diarrhea, obesity, trauma, and pregnancy. Also,
a proper diagnosis has to be made by seeking proper indication through doctors
to indicate the appearances as well as the seriousness of the hemorrhoids, this
has to be done as the bleeding symptoms of the rectum could be due to other
digestive diseases including colorectal cancer as well (Moynihan & Ginsburg).
The symptoms of hemorrhoids can be divided into two types, the internal
hemorrhoids as well as the external hemorrhoids. External hemorrhoids are those that appear on the outer surface of
the anus, and are usually the most uncomfortable as compared to the internal
one (Bottom
Line Publications, 2007). Whereas, the internal hemorrhoids are those that are usually painless which
located deep inside the portions of the anal canal as well as the rectum, and
as opposite to the external one, this particular type of hemorrhoids are
usually being identified through the presence of blood on the toilet paper or
on the bowl (Bottom
Line Publications).
SYMPTOMS
Although the amounts
of us who are experiencing hemorrhoids may not really facing the same kind of
symptoms but some of the common symptoms may certainly exist. The most common
symptom for internal hemorrhoids is bright red blood covering the stool, on the
toilet paper, or on the toilet bowl, and it comes without any feelings of pain
or discomfort (Moynihan & Ginsburg). The internal hemorrhoids are
undeniably the beginning stage of external hemorrhoids, as it can be penetrated
through the anus and causing a huge irritation especially during bowel movement
which spells the ending stage of internal hemorrhoids with the substitution of
a more serious stage, namely, the external hemorrhoids (Moynihan &
Ginsburg). Often, the most obvious ways of identifying hemorrhoids are come
with the symptoms like pain during bowel movements or incomplete bowel movements, a small piece of lump felt at the opening of
the anus, itchiness on the rectum, as well as a small amount of blood on the
stool or toilet paper (Health Update).
TREATMENTS
Through the medical way, the treatments for hemorrhoids are
initially aimed at relieving the seriousness of the symptoms, and these
includes, warm baths of up to 3 to 4 times each day, application of medicated
cream onto the affected area at the appropriate time as indicated on the cream
itself, application of ice packs to aid on reducing swell, as well as the stool
softener or known as the fiber supplements such as Colace and Senekot (Moynihan
& Ginsburg). However, if the situation is getting worse, a proper surgery
is still strongly preferred to be carried out, in which it can be in the forms
of rubber band ligation, sclerotherapy, and etcetera (Moynihan & Ginsburg).
PREVENTIONS
A proper prevention is in a different way than the treatments
made which is mainly aimed at changing the pressure being imposed on the
affected area of hemorrhoids (Moynihan & Ginsburg). An adequate amount of dietary
fiber consumption as well as a plenty of water consumption which is fixed to an
amount of 6 to 8 glasses each day with the total elimination of alcohol
contents as well as alcoholic substances (Moynihan & Ginsburg). Last but
not least, a proper bowel movement without straining is also vital in which it
may also helps in preventing the protrusion of hemorrhoids especially during
defecation (Moynihan & Ginsburg).
An Adequate Amount Of Can Be Obtained From:-
1. Substitution
of high-fiber foods with low fiber foods, for example, whole-grain bread with
ordinary white bread.
2. Consumption
of raw vegetables as well as fresh fruits, as the fiber contents of cooked
vegetable are undeniably lower as compared to raw vegetables.
3. Putting
fiber or roughage consumption as a priority for every meal.
The link below is a reliable source for a better fiber consumption:-
REFERENCE
Moynihan, L., &
Ginsburg, C. (2010). Patient information:
Hemorrhoids. United States, CA: Stanford University Medical Center.
Health Update
(n.d.). Hemorrhoids. Charlottesville,
VA: University of Virginia Press.
Bottom Line
Publications (2007). What you need to
know about hemorrhoids. United States, MA: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center.
UCSD
Student Health Services. (2012). Hemorrhoids.
United States, CA: UCSD Student Health Services.
