Before you go see a doctor, it is advisable to review the symptoms of your hemorrhoids, so that you can accurately describe and help to maximize your doctor to establish an accurate diagnosis. The main symptoms of hemorrhoids are pain, inflammation, irritation, bleeding and protrusion.
Consultation with your doctor
Many people are embarrassed by the idea of going to see their doctor for hemorrhoids. It is therefore important to remember that almost one of the two people is affected by hemorrhoids after the age of fifty. This is a very common disease.
The best thing is to consult your physician if you are experiencing the symptoms of hemorrhoids. Indeed, there are other diseases that have symptoms similar to hemorrhoids. In this way, your doctor can confirm that your symptoms are those of hemorrhoids and not from any other medical condition.
Symptoms of hemorrhoids
Pain
The anal region is lined with nerve branches are particularly sensitive to pain. Explosions of pain will be caused by external hemorrhoids. The passage from the state of internal hemorrhoid prolapsed hemorrhoid than (known as hemorrhoidal prolapse) is also a source of pain. That said, all hemorrhoids are not accompanied by a sensation of pain (nociception).
Itching
Hemorrhoids, but also food allergies or medical disease of the skin, stress, pruritus ani, etc.. can cause chronic itching. This symptom can not establish the diagnosis with certainty, but it will be included in the body of evidence that you present to your doctor.
Inflammation
A person with hemorrhoids will always this symptom, but it is also possible that this is a symptom of another disease betraying.
Bleeding
The color of blood is an indication of the source of bleeding: red indicates very clearly that the blood comes from the anal canal and dark red indicates that it comes from the colon. Bleeding does not necessarily mean the presence of hemorrhoids. They can also be associated with more serious medical conditions, such as colorectal cancer or ulcers.
Mucus and pus
The mere presence of mucus or pus does not necessarily indicate the presence of hemorrhoids. However, their presence is associated with more severe types of hemorrhoids, say of degree 4 (see the classification of hemorrhoids).
Changes in bowel habits
Be subjected to emotional stress, tension, trauma or a change in diet can cause a change in bowel habits, which alternate between diarrhea and chronic or intermittent constipation may occur. This change may be the cause of what causes hemorrhoids, and should therefore be to talk to your doctor.
Changes shape or color of stool
Stool brown to yellow, with a normal form, are a sign of good health. A change in the appearance of your stool can be a symptom of a medical condition, but it is never a symptom of hemorrhoids.
Protrusions and herniations
Hemorrhoidal prolapse cause bulges in the anal canal, while external hemorrhoids are hernias located outside the entrance to the anal region.
All these symptoms do not necessarily lead to a diagnosis of hemorrhoids. Consult a doctor for this kind of problems can be a bit annoying. Nevertheless, it remains the best way to determine if you have or not hemorrhoids.
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