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Hemorrhoids

See Also:
Hemorrhoids: Introduction
Hemorrhoids: Types
Hemorrhoids: Causes & Risk Factors
Hemorrhoids: Signs & Symptoms
Hemorrhoids: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Hemorrhoids: Treatment & Prevention Options

Signs & Symptoms

Some of the common symptoms of hemorrhoids include:

  • Traces of blood in the stool or on the toilet paper after wiping.
  • Incomplete bowel movements.
  • Rectal itching.
  • Feeling of a soft lump at the anal opening (6).
Internal Hemorrhoids:
Some of the symptoms of internal hemorrhoids include:
  • Internal hemorrhoids swell and protrude through the rectum and are painful.
  • Hemorrhoids can be felt at anus and can be pushed, but on swelling may be trapped outside the anus.
  • Patient may develop itching in the anus with a condition called pruritus ani (8).
  

External Hemorrhoids:

  • In external hemorrhoids, blood may pool under the skin forming a hard, painful lump and the condition is called thrombosed hemorrhoid.
  • Pain increases with bowel movements (7) & (8).

See Also:
Hemorrhoids: Introduction
Hemorrhoids: Types
Hemorrhoids: Causes & Risk Factors
Hemorrhoids: Signs & Symptoms
Hemorrhoids: Medical Tests & Diagnosis Methods
Hemorrhoids: Treatment & Prevention Options

Article by Kona Vishnu, MS
Medical Writer,
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