Are hemorrhoids harmful to the body?

As the saying goes, nine out of ten men have hemorrhoids. Many people are more susceptible to hemorrhoids because they often eat spicy food, have irregular diet and rest schedules, and some people like to squat in the toilet with their mobile phones for a long time. All these habits may lead to the occurrence of hemorrhoids. Suffering from hemorrhoids will make people feel very painful when defecating, and it may also cause the hemorrhoid infection to become more and more serious. So are hemorrhoids harmful to the body?

What are the harms of hemorrhoids to the body?

1. Causes anemia: If you suffer from hemorrhoids, you will definitely have bloody stools. As the amount of blood loss continues to increase, you will experience weakness, dizziness, and memory loss. If you stand up suddenly after sitting or squatting for a long time, you will feel dizzy, exhausted, or faint. In severe cases, food may gradually drop down, causing bloating and swelling in the lower abdomen.

2. Causes skin eczema: Hemorrhoids prolapse, the sphincter becomes loose, and mucus flows out of the anus, which has a certain irritating effect on the surrounding skin, making itching and skin eczema easy to occur.

3. Leading to anal dysfunction: Due to the recurrence of anal infections, hemorrhoids and other diseases, if they are not cured for a long time, it is easy to make defecation difficult on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is easy to cause anal incontinence.

4. Cause sepsis, toxemia, and septicemia: Once hemorrhoids bleed, bacteria, toxins, and pus clots may enter the blood, causing a series of symptoms.

In addition to the four diseases introduced above, hemorrhoids can also cause vegetative mental disorders, gynecological diseases and induce some rectal swelling, etc. Therefore, hemorrhoids are quite harmful to the body and should not be neglected or delayed. Here are some prevention and treatment methods.

Prevention methods:

1. Physical exercise; regularly participating in various sports activities such as radio gymnastics, Tai Chi, Qigong, etc. can enhance the body's disease resistance, reduce the possibility of disease occurrence, and also have a certain preventive and therapeutic effect on hemorrhoids. This is because physical exercise is beneficial to blood circulation, can harmonize the body's qi and blood, promote gastrointestinal motility, improve pelvic congestion, prevent constipation, and prevent and treat hemorrhoids.

2. Prevent constipation. Normal people have bowel movements once a day, with different times for bowel movements: in the morning, at noon, and after dinner. Normal stool is formed and soft, neither dry nor watery. There is no difficulty in defecation, and there is a relaxed and comfortable feeling after defecation, which indicates that the gastrointestinal function is good. If the stool is constipated and hard, not only will defecation be difficult, but the accumulation of feces in the intestinal cavity will increase the pressure in the anal and cecal blood vessels, and blood reflux will be obstructed, causing the hemorrhoidal veins to become varicose and deformed, forming hemorrhoids.

3. Keep the area around the anus clean; because feces contain many bacteria, the anal area is easily contaminated by these bacteria, causing infection of the perianal sweat glands and sebaceous glands, resulting in sores, boils and abscesses. Especially for women, since the vagina is adjacent to the anus, more vaginal secretions can irritate the anal skin and cause hemorrhoids. Therefore, you should always keep the anal area clean, rinse with water after defecation as much as possible, and change underwear frequently to prevent and treat hemorrhoids.