People usually panic when they see blood coming out from them even if they are not in pain.
Today we are discussing one of the most common causes of painless bleeding from the anus and lower rectum. Today we are discussing hemorrhoids, or also known as piles.
So, what are Hemorrhoids? How do we get them?
In one sense, all of us have hemorrhoids, the pillow-like clusters of veins that lie just beneath the mucous membrane that lines the lowest part of the rectum and the anus. But we call them hemorrhoids or piles when they become swollen and engorged like varicose veins. There are two types of hemorrhoids; internal hemorrhoids when they develop inside the rectum, and external hemorrhoids when they develop just under the skin around the anus. External hemorrhoids are the most annoying type because the overlying skin gets irritated and might ulcerate.