10 causes of exacerbation of hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are an extremely common condition. Recurrent inflammation and bleeding of hemorrhoids causes serious discomfort in almost 15% of adults. Meanwhile, having a clear understanding of the causes of the exacerbation of the disease and observing precautions, you can significantly reduce the severity of discomfort and reduce the likelihood of disease progression.
Today we will talk about those factors that contribute to the development of exacerbation of hemorrhoids.
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Sedentary work
It is very harmful for a person with a tendency to hemorrhoids to constantly be in a sitting position. With frequent stay in this position, the prerequisites for stagnation of blood in the vessels located in the pelvic region arise. Disturbances in blood flow often lead to inflammation and prolapse of external and internal nodes. Patients who are overweight or have too high blood clotting rates are especially at risk.
Those who are mainly engaged in sedentary work (office workers, secretaries, seamstresses, etc.) need to take breaks several times a day to warm up and change body position. Rhythmic gymnastics and walking are encouraged.
Lifting weights
With hemorrhoids, physical activity is shown, but the patient should not get too involved in sports. Strength exercises are considered the most dangerous. Lifting weights (such as barbell squats) creates increased pressure on the internal hemorrhoids, which can lead to their loss.
Patients suffering from hemorrhoids should be careful at home. In any case, they definitely do not need extra workloads associated with renovating an apartment or working at a summer cottage.
In addition to weightlifting, patients with hemorrhoids are contraindicated such activities as horse riding, cycling and motorcycling.
Lack of attention to bowel disorders
The intestines of a patient with hemorrhoids, as a rule, do not work correctly: constipation is replaced by diarrhea, which provokes an exacerbation of the disease. The digestive system in such a situation reacts sharply to any changes in the diet.
It is very important for the patient to have accurate information about how his body responds to the use of specific foods. This is easy to find out by keeping a so-called food diary for several weeks. By approaching the problem with due seriousness, you can understand which food provokes defecation disorders, adjust your diet and optimize the bowel movement process.
Failure to comply with hygiene standards
Patients with hemorrhoids should especially carefully follow the rules of personal hygiene to avoid infection of fissures in the anus and damage to the rectal mucosa. It is recommended, if possible, to abandon the use of ordinary toilet paper in favor of special wet wipes or to carry out an intimate toilet using a bidet.
Stress
Stressful situations are fraught with the development of emotional instability and increased blood pressure, which creates an increased risk of inflammation of the hemorrhoids. Patients suffering from hemorrhoids should avoid sudden anxiety and prolonged nervous tension (including those associated with family or work problems).
Laxative abuse
Constipation is one of the most unpleasant conditions that poison the life of a hemorrhoid patient. When straining, external nodes often fall out, and internal ones bleed and become inflamed. Therefore, such patients are prone to abuse of laxatives.
In fact, these drugs provide only temporary relief. When taken for a long time, they cause intestinal malfunction, which aggravates the problem. Doctors, prescribing laxatives for hemorrhoids, usually warn that the duration of the course of continuous treatment should not exceed 1 week.
Prolonged sitting in the toilet
Normally, the process of bowel movement takes no more than 10-15 minutes. The habit of sitting on the toilet for hours, reading or working with a tablet or mobile phone, can harm even a healthy person. With a tendency to form hemorrhoids in a similar situation, an exacerbation of the disease is inevitable.
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Addicted to coffee
Strong coffee contains substances that contribute to dehydration and irritation of the mucous membranes of the stomach and intestines. Abuse of this drink provokes exacerbation of hemorrhoids. Alcohol and concentrated black tea have a similar effect. These products should either be completely excluded from the patient's diet, or be present in it in minimal quantities.
Ignoring the urge to defecate
It is very dangerous to endure the urge to defecate for a long time and to postpone going to the toilet for hemorrhoids. Excessive pressure on the muscles surrounding the anus can exacerbate the disease.
Refusal to follow doctor's advice
Any patient with hemorrhoids prefers to fight the disease with therapeutic agents, maintaining the body in an acceptable state with the help of suppositories, gels, ointments and other dosage forms. Unfortunately, this does not always lead to positive dynamics. Sometimes the disease is so difficult that doctors are forced to insist on surgical intervention.
In such a situation, one should approach the problem soberly and agree to an operation, especially since today it is not at all necessary to “go under the knife” in most cases. There are minimally invasive methods for getting rid of hemorrhoids (dearterilization, latex ligation, infrared coagulation, etc.), which minimize trauma to the body. It is very risky to refuse from the intervention recommended by the doctor and try to “endure” the unpleasant sensations: this can lead to the death of the affected tissues and general sepsis.
Hemorrhoids are not considered a dangerous disease, but they can significantly reduce the patient's quality of life. Observing the mode of work and rest, a number of simple rules and eating wisely, you can minimize the manifestations of the disease and prevent the development of serious complications.
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Education: First Moscow State Medical University named after I. M. Sechenov, specialty "General Medicine".
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