Advances in Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Endoscopy

Haemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, are swellings containing enlarged blood vessels that are found inside or around the bottom (the rectum and anus). In many cases, hemorrhoids do not cause symptoms, and some people do not even realize they have them. However, when symptoms do occur, they may include: bleeding after passing a stool (the blood is usually bright red), itchy bottom, a lump hanging down outside of the anus, which may need to be pushed back in after passing a stool, a mucus discharge after passing a stool soreness, redness and swelling around your anus.

• internal haemorrhoids – found inside the rectum. They are painless but tend to bleed.


• prolapsed haemorrhoids – a more severe and painful form of internal haemorrhoids. ...


• external haemorrhoids – are like small haemorrhages (bleeds) under the skin around the anus