What causes hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids are a serious problem that troubles many people, so we need to pay attention to what causes hemorrhoids. Bad bowel habits, abnormal bowel movements, and improper diet may cause hemorrhoids.

1. Bad bowel habits: squatting to read books or newspapers when going to the toilet, which causes prolonged squatting and bowel movement time, easily causing blood stasis in the anus and cecum and leading to disease. Some people exert too much force during defecation, regardless of whether the feeling of defecation is strong or not, and blindly and continuously exert force. This will only increase unnecessary burden and cause local congestion on the appendix, anus and pelvic floor muscles, leading to the occurrence and spread of diseases.

2. Abnormal stool: Diarrhea and constipation are both important causes of hemorrhoids. Constipation is the biggest cause of trouble. Long-term retention of toxic substances in the appendix can not only cause appendicitis, but also cause stool accumulation and affect blood circulation.

3. Chronic diseases: such as long-term malnutrition and weak constitution, which lead to relaxation and weakness of the anal sphincter. Long-term suffering from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, with cough and asthma causing increased abdominal pressure and pelvic congestion. Chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, diarrhea, colitis, etc. are all causes of anorectal diseases.

4. Dietary reasons: the fineness of food quality, changes in vegetable types and increases or decreases in quantity, the content of protein, fat, starch, cellulose, etc., and water intake can all directly affect the composition of feces and lead to anal and cecal diseases.

5. Physiological reasons: The colon and cecum are the main organs for transporting food residues and storing feces. After food is decomposed and absorbed by the body, the residues often contain a large amount of harmful substances. If they remain in the colon and cecum for a long time, they can cause tumors.

6. Anatomical reasons: The anal venous system and the vena cava system are located at the lower end of the cecum, with many venous plexuses and anastomotic branches. The venous walls are weak, with reduced resistance to pressure. The submucosal tissue of the cecum is loose, which is conducive to venous enlargement, varicose deformation, and easy formation of hemorrhoids.