External hemorrhoids

External hemorrhoids's disease overview

What is

What is external hemorrhoids?

External hemorrhoids is a phenomenon of intravenous plexus under the comb (outside, the edge of the anus) is stretched and folded, emerging, covered by a thin layer of skin called hemorrhoids. When looking at it, the hemorrhoids are very small and thin, interwoven, overlapping in hemorrhoids

although external hemorrhoids are not life -threatening but can cause itching, entanglement and discomfort affecting the daily life of the patient

Patients who are subjective without definitive and timely treatment can lead to other serious consequences such as anal inflammation

Causes of External hemorrhoids's disease

The common cause of external hemorrhoids is:

The habit of sitting a lot, standing for a long time, sedentary, heavy carrying

constipation prolonged, causing many patients to push more causing prolonged increased hemorrhoids with muscles The anus also stretches leading to hemorrhoids

The habit of eating and drinking is lacking in fiber, hot and hot

Homosexual relationship

Symptoms of External hemorrhoids's disease

Symptoms of external hemorrhoids often manifest like internal hemorrhoids and synthetic hemorrhoids:

Bloody diarrhea: is the most common symptom, blood is usually bright red. However, hemorrhoids do not always go on bloody blood

have a feeling of severe anal, struggling

Points during and after the toilet or may dull all day, especially when sitting

Going out to see the hemorrhoids from the anus

The clearer manifestation of external hemorrhoids can be seen as:

In the anus, the patient appears hemorrhoids that look like a piece of excess meat

Buoi hemorrhoids, covered with skin cover, dark red like blood clots, seeing Clearly, the introruses are poor, overlapping, many cases still have pus

anus is always in a state of wet, itchy, burning

long -term hemorrhoids will enlarge, resulting in fragile or bleeding during collision, strong pressure or moving

External hemorrhoids level 1: Hemorrhoids gathered, may have bleeding

External hemorrhoids level 2: Spread the hemorrhoids when pushing, self -shrinking after going out

Level 3 external hemorrhoids: Spread the hemorrhoids when pushing, unable to shrink on their own, to use their hands to push up

External hemorrhoids level 4: Treatment of frequent prolapse, including cases circuit

People at risk for External hemorrhoids's disease

People at risk of external hemorrhoids are usually the following objects:

People have a habit of sitting, standing long, sedentary, carrying heavy carrying

who have a habit of eating lack of fiber, eating lots of hot spicy foods like alcohol , chili, pepper ... People suffering from systemic diseases such as digestive disorders, respiratory diseases

pregnant women and after birth are also at high risk of external hemorrhoids because when pregnant is often easy to constipation and weak health. Along with the venous system is also weaker. The large fetus also pinched hindering blood circulation of the lower vascular properties, the pushing movement when giving birth is a risk factor for the disease

Prevention of External hemorrhoids's disease

With the above risk factors, the main measure of preventing external hemorrhoids is a suitable lifestyle and living such as:

Eat high fiber, easy to digest, limit hot spicy food

Change positions often when working, avoid sitting for long or stand for too long

Avoid carrying too heavy carrying, squatting too much, pushing too hard when going out

pregnant women must have a more intense diet and living diet when it is herself Risk factors for external hemorrhoids

Diagnostic measures for External hemorrhoids's disease

Diagnosis of hemorrhoids is mainly based on the patient's clinical and accompanying tests for distinguishing diagnosis with similar diseases:

Clinical

clinically:

The diagnosis is done by looking at the hemorrhoids area with the most obvious manifestation of the appearance of the hemorrhoids bulging in the anus, with a covered skin, dark red like blood clots and There are poor, overlapping blood vessels

The accompanying symptoms of the patient may be itchy, burning the anus, pain when defecating or standing, sitting for a long time. >

Bloody is quite common but not a mandatory symptom

And excluding other causes such as anal fissure, anal inflammation, anal tumor, rectum, anal-rectal polyps and especially serious causes such as colon cancer, rectal. P>

External hemorrhoids's disease treatments

There are 2 methods of treating external hemorrhoids: medical treatment and surgical treatment

Regarding the medical method of treating external hemorrhoids:

Patients with external hemorrhoids are applied both drugs: oral drugs and medications on the spot (at the hemorrhoids position)

< Li> oral drugs: A group of drugs extracted from plant or containing active ingredients Rutin has the effect of increasing the permeability and elasticity of the veins of the anus-rectal area, reducing edema, Venous congestion

Has a topical effect: There are topical ointments and tablets placed in the anus, all have the purpose of anti -inflammatory, analgesic and toned veins < /Li> about external hemorrhoids surgery: Often suitable for external hemorrhoids should only apply the method of cutting hemorrhoids because this is a receptor containing a lot of sensory nerves so it will cause pain lasting when using other methods

Hemorrhoids are only applicable to patients with late -stage hemorrhoids

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