What are the causes of hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids have a great impact on people's lives. It is a chronic disease that forms soft venous masses. There are many causes of hemorrhoids, mainly due to bad living habits and eating habits. Hemorrhoids are also common in people with constipation.

1. Bad bowel habits

Squatting to read books or newspapers while going to the toilet will prolong the squatting and defecation time, which can easily cause blood stasis in the anus and rectum and induce disease. Smoking while going to the toilet can buffer the brain's defecation reflex and can easily cause constipation. Some people use too much force during defecation. Regardless of whether the feeling of defecation is strong or not, they blindly and continuously struggle hard. This only adds unnecessary burden to the rectum, anus and pelvic floor muscles and causes local congestion, leading to the occurrence and development of the disease.

2. Abnormal bowel movements

Diarrhea and constipation are both important risk factors for anorectal diseases. Constipation is the biggest cause of trouble. Long-term retention of toxic substances in the rectum can not only induce rectal cancer, but also cause feces accumulation and affect blood circulation. Trying to forcefully expel dry feces will inevitably cause the anus to be under greater pressure, resulting in a series of pathological changes such as bruising, swelling, and fissures. Diarrhea is often a clinical manifestation of colon disease. Diarrhea can also increase the chance of local infection in the anus, resulting in diseases such as anal sinusitis, inflammatory external hemorrhoids, and perianal abscesses.

3. Eating habits

In daily life, it is natural that eating patterns or food varieties may change. For example, the fineness of food quality, changes in vegetable types and increases or decreases in quantity, the content of protein, fat, starch, cellulose, etc., and water intake can all directly affect the composition of feces and cause anorectal diseases. People who drink alcohol for a long time or like to eat spicy food will have a significantly increased incidence of anorectal diseases because alcohol and spicy food can irritate the digestive tract mucosa, causing vasodilation, colon dysfunction, and so on. National census data show that the incidence rate among those who like spicy food is 61.6%, and the incidence rate among those who like to drink alcohol is 64.6%, both of which are significantly higher than the overall incidence rate.

4. Chronic diseases

Long-term malnutrition and physical weakness can cause the anal sphincter to relax and become weak. Long-term suffering from chronic bronchitis and emphysema, with cough and asthma causing increased abdominal pressure and pelvic congestion. Chronic hepatitis, cirrhosis, diarrhea, colitis, etc. are all causes of anorectal diseases. Therefore, in prevention, we should pay attention to the patient's overall condition and take reasonable and effective preventive measures.