What Do Hemorrhoids Look Like?

If you don’t know what hemorrhoids look like then they are essentially swollen masses that have the tendency to bleed if exposed to a heavy amount of pressure. These tissues and varicose veins located in the anus and rectum not only swell, but they cause pain as well as itching sensation that will make life very difficult for you unless you know how to treat it.

Internal hemorrhoids are hard to picture since they are not visible hemorrhoids. They are less painful than external hemorrhoids but can cause your stool to have a bright red coating due to bleeding caused by these internal hemorrhoids. This is because they these kinds of hemorrhoids occur generally in the anal canal. Bleeding can be symptom of anal fissures, or slit-like cuts that are inside your anus.

External hemorrhoids can be easily pictured and are visible as occur outwardly as protrusion near or around the anal opening. External hemorrhoids are more difficult to manage since even the act of sitting for a certain amount of time can be a challenge to sufferers. External hemorrhoids are skin-covered veins that balloon and range from blue to tender red if their inflammation worsens. If proper care is not given, they can develop clotting and become thrombosed hemorrhoids.

A prolapsed internal hemorrhoid happens when internal hemorrhoids come through the anal opening when you strain when trying to move your bowels during your bathroom time. It is difficult to ease them back into the rectum and they can be very painful to put back.

Thrombosed external hemorrhoids are a more extreme kind of internal hemorrhoid that is much more painful in comparison. When there is enough blood clotting under the skin in your anal opening it can worsen into a thrombosed hemorrhoid that can be characterized as tender to the touch and can grow to the size of a fairly large pea.

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