King’s Hemorrhoids Clinic

Normally, there are some veins located at the junction of the rectum and the anus, that along with the sphincter, these veins and their surrounding tissue are responsible for complete closure of the anus and prevents any leakage. Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, is a very common condition and happens after these veins gets swollen, similar to varicose veins, as a result of the bowel movements or due to the increase of abdominal pressure during pregnancy. Everyone has these veins, and problems only arise when they become larger than they should.

Hemorrhoids may be located inside the rectum (internal hemorrhoids), or they may develop under the skin around the anus (external hemorrhoids).

• Bleeding during bowel movements. Usually in the form of bright red blood on the toilet paper.
• Swelling protruding from the anus. In some cases, the hemorrhoids might feel like small lumps in the anus and project from the back passage only after straining on the toilet; in severe cases, the swellings will be constantly visible.
• Pain and discomfort in your anal area.
• Skin irritation and intense itching.
• Hemorrhoids symptoms usually depend on the location of the affected veins in the anal canal.
• Internal hemorrhoids, which lie inside the anus and usually are invisible and cause no pain or discomfort. These types of hemorrhoids can get irritated after passing stool and produce the damage of the veins’ surface.
• External hemorrhoids. There are located just under the skin around your anus and gets easily irritated and cause pain or bleeding.
• Thrombosed hemorrhoids. Here, a clot (thrombus) is formed after the blood is pooled in an external hemorrhoid.