Hemorrhoids aren’t exactly dinner-party conversation, but you or someone you know has likely dealt with them. In fact, there’s a good chance they’re sitting beside you at that proverbial dinner table: ...

Dr. Sameer Islam is a functional gastroenterologist in Lubbock and is a West Texas native growing up in Odessa, TX. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of all digestive symptoms and ...

Hemorrhoids are good for you. They are cushions at the anal opening (where poop comes out). Hemorrhoids help regulate bowel control. When they become enlarged or engorged, much like healthy veins ...

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Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, are swollen veins in the lower part of the anus and rectum. When the walls of these vessels stretch, they can become irritated. They can develop for many reasons, ...

Hemorrhoids are a health condition many people have at least heard of before. But despite a general public awareness of hemorrhoids, plenty of people are fuzzy on the details of what, exactly, these ...

Have you ever been in the middle of getting a manicure when your nose starts to itch? Not scratching it can feel like torture. But when your rear is feeling itchy from hemorrhoids, stopping in your ...

The number of Americans searching online for information on hemorrhoids and how to treat them seems to have skyrocketed since 2008. Data gathered from Google searches show that interest in the term ...

A doctor used pizza toppings to explain how people can tell the difference between hemorrhoid symptoms and a sign of colon cancer. Get ready for some potty talk. But viewers who’ve noticed a bit blood ...

Hemorrhoids can cause or contribute to constipation. In some cases, they may even worsen it. However, the reverse is also true, with constipation being an underlying factor for developing hemorrhoids.