While hemorrhoids are very treatable and you should always seek medical attention if you’re dealing with one, there’s one common toilet habit that makes you more prone to them.

If you were to engineer perfect conditions for this ailment, the result would look a lot like the way we live today. And treatment is far from simple.

Blood in your stool without pain is usually due to a hemorrhoid, but there could be other causes, like anal fissures or polyps. A doctor can help you identify the cause and offer treatment options ...

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“Hemorrhoids are blood vessels, and they’re very fragile,” says Dr. Albert Chung, a colorectal surgeon in private practice in Orange County, Calif., and founder of the YouTube channel ...

Hemorrhoids are blood vessels in the anal canal that have become irritated or swollen, says Rashimi Kumar, M.D., a gastroenterologist at Banner - University Medicine Digestive Institute, and are ...

Smartphone use on the toilet was associated with a 46% increased risk for hemorrhoids (P = .044) after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, exercise activity, and fiber intake.

Consequently, blood vessels can become enlarged and engorged, heightening the risk of hemorrhoids. Additionally, the pressure from sitting too long strains the pelvic floor muscles, increasing the ...

“Hemorrhoids are engorged blood vessels in the lower rectum and anus. While everyone has these blood vessels, they only become symptomatic when they become enlarged or inflamed, which can occur due to ...