Preventing Hemroids Is Better Than Treatment

Prevention is said to be the best cure so a good understanding of what causes hemroids will go a long way in preventing and if necessay curing the condition.

With a comprehensive knowledge of what causes hemroids one can then determine the best course of action to cure the hemroid and indeed prevent any current hemroids from worsening without resorting to surgical intervention.

In the long run it is best to know what factors caused the hemroid if you wish to properly treat the hemroid.

Hemroid Causes & Predisposing Factors

Hemroids are veins found in the anorectal region that have become swollen and often inflammed due to increased back pressure for whatever reason, or due to stasis in blood flow.

Some people sometimes get hemroids for no other reason than that they suffer from a genetic predisposition to being afflicted. The reason why hemroids are seen more often in older people is because as we age there is a certain amount of loss in tissue elasticity. When a person strains whilst on the toilet because of constipation or because they have diarrhea then the increased pressure from that straining promotes hemroid formation. Liver disease and the accompanying portal hypertension also promote the formation of hemroids. Portal hypertension is the increase in blood pressure that occurs due back pressure in the portal vein that follows liver disease. Pregnancy too is frequently involved with hemroids on account of the build up in abdominal pressure that accompanies the enlargening fetus.

A poor diet or inadequate diet commonly predisposes people to getting hemroids. Such a hemroid promoting diet would be one that is low in Vitamin E, provides insufficient fiber, does not provide enough water or a diet that is high in dairy products.

The abuse of large amounts of alcohol and caffeine, not necessarily in combination, predispose the individual to contracting hemroids.

When it comes to hemroids caffeine is a two time offender because it elevates blood pressure a known factor that encourages the formation of hemroids. It is somewhat ironic that hemroids are an affliction of the more affluent in society than those who lack the medical amenities and health benefits typically accorded the rich.

The reason why hemroids are more common in affluent societies boil down to over consumption of processed foods that are low in fiber as well as the familiar toilet seat. Sitting down to pass stool, common as it is, is an unnatural position to the human anatomy and confers far more stress to the rectal region than does squatting and thus actually predisposes to hemroid formation.

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