Do you know what Piles is ?
Hemorrhoids are vascular structures in your body which get inflamed in the disease.
The name of the disease is piles, where in the vascular structures in the anal canal become swollen on inflamed and cause discomfort or bleeding. These vascular structures or veins in the anal canal usually help in the smooth movement of the bowel. It is important to know that these veins are very thin and extremely sensitive. That is why when they swell up, they can cause a lot of discomfort and pain during defecation.
Piles is known as the top cause of anal bleeding. They are not life threatening and usually subside within a few weeks. Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057743/
However, there have been reported many cases who suffer from this problem over the course of 5-7 years or until treated, specially in the tropical areas with spices as a part of their everyday diet.
There are two types of Piles – internal and external. Internal piles are usually not visible and do not cause any major discomfort. The only sign is bleeding without discomfort. External piles are usually present in the anus. They tend to hurt and bleed a lot, specially during defecation.
Symptoms of Piles:
Hemorrhoids don’t always cause symptoms, so you may not realize you have them. Most commonly, you could:
Feel discomfort, itching, or pain around your anus
See blood on the toilet paper or in the toilet bowl when you go to the bathroom
Get moist, pink bumps around the edge of or bulging out from your anus (These may look purple or blue too)
It is said that over 50% people develop some form of symptomatic piles disease during their lifetime. With over half of them also having another disease such as fissure, skin tag, anal abrasion etc.
Source: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3057743/
Cause of Piles:
Modern medicine claims that the exact cause of piles remains unknown. Thats right! Ayurveda offers a more realistic and understandable reason for Piles.
Ayurveda states that the reason for piles is sedentary lifestyle over a prolonged period. Modern research says that Helicobacter pylori is one of the most known causes of Piles.
In the research conducted by Grocare – it was found that patients with piles had a few factors in common:
Irregular defecation patterns
Irregular sleeping patterns
Late food timings
Unhealthy diet
Incomplete sleep
Stress
Skipping meals
In the research Grocare conducted studies to determine the cause behind this disease. A pathological hypothesis was derived as follows:
Due to irregular food habits and defecation timings, there is an imbalance of gut microflora and bad bacteria such as helicobacter pylori develop stress in the colonic area which tends to accumulate over a period of time. Irregular to incomplete defecation tends to cause damage to the vascular structures in the anus. This causes increase in pressure in the region due to which there is inflammation. Because the veins in the region are so sensitive, they burst often and cause bleeding. Thus it was observed that piles was a lifestyle disease.
Basically:
An increased pressure due to swelling in and around the colon caused by imbalanced gut microflora is the main reason for Piles. Certain situations increase the chance of piles developing :
Constipation
Sedimentary lifestyle
Fast foods, lack of fibre
Hereditary factors
Pregnancy
Ageing
How to Control Piles
Avoid constipation and straining at the toilet
Try to maintain a healthy intestines at all times. It is not so easy with so called modern lifestyle. So, try to get up early, go for a walk, have a good and healthy breakfast, have an early and light dinner, go to bed early. Take fruits between breakfast and lunch time. Correct any intestinal disorder that you may have, so that normalcy is restored as soon as possible and you can build on intestinal health. A good and healthy intestine will ensure that you never get constipated and never have to strain.
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