Hemorrhoids are varicose veins of the rectum. The 10 main provocateurs of hemorrhoids will be discussed further.
10. A sedentary and sedentary lifestyle
People who lead a sedentary lifestyle, or whose work involves a daily prolonged sitting position, have every chance to “earn” hemorrhoids. In our time, this problem is very relevant, because with the development of technological progress, human life has become much easier, which means that the need to be mobile has disappeared, unlike our ancestors, for whom physical activity was the main guarantee of survival.
Lack of movement and regular exercise leads to permanent relaxation of the muscles, including the muscles of the intestine. Against this background, chronic constipation appears, which, in turn, is a provoking factor in hemorrhoids.
9. Age
Why are acute and chronic forms of hemorrhoids so often diagnosed in the elderly? The thing is that at this age, the human body undergoes certain changes: the walls of blood vessels become more fragile and lose elasticity, disturbances in the work of the cardiovascular and digestive systems appear, the consequences of bad habits and inactive lifestyle begin to appear. Due to all of the above, the blood stagnates in the inferior vena cava and the symptoms of hemorrhoids appear.
8. Genetic predisposition
This is one of the main causes of hemorrhoids. In the presence of “bad” heredity, hemorrhoids can occur in the absence of other provoking factors. The fact is that from parents we inherit not only external signs, but also structural features of blood vessels, muscles and intestines. Therefore, if in your family among close relatives there have been cases of varicose veins of the rectal veins, then it is likely that this can happen to you. This can only be avoided if the recommendations regarding diet and physical activity are followed, as well as regular preventive examinations by a specialist.
7. Pregnancy
During pregnancy, a variety of physiological changes occur in a woman’s body. An enlarging uterus puts pressure on the pelvic organs, including the rectum. Because of this, circulation in the vessels of the near-rectal zone may be disturbed. In addition, pregnant women often suffer from chronic constipation, especially in the later stages of gestation, and this is another factor that provokes the appearance of hemorrhoids.
Also, hemorrhoids can occur as a result of strong attempts during the expulsion of the fetus through the birth canal. Therefore, many young mothers to varying degrees suffer from this ailment.
6. Hard physical labor
People, by the nature of their activity, daily engaged in lifting and moving weights, also run the risk of sooner or later discovering an increase in hemorrhoidal nodes. This also applies to professional heavyweight athletes.
5. Diseases of the internal organs
The occurrence of hemorrhoidal nodes can be associated with some internal diseases. These include: cirrhosis, ulcerative colitis, varicose veins on the legs, prostate adenoma, pelvic neoplasms.
In these cases, stagnation of blood in the rectal zone is caused by impaired circulation of the internal organs and inflammatory processes in the intestine. Hemorrhoids here will be a secondary disease, the elimination of which must begin with the treatment of the underlying ailment.
4. Psychological factor
A prolonged stay of a person in a depressed psychological state can also lead to hemorrhoids. Depression alone is not able to become a direct cause of the development of this disease, however, it can cause a person to change his lifestyle and provoke the appearance of bad addictions in him, which, in turn, leads to disruption of blood circulation in the venous vessels of the rectum.
3. Stress
Stress provokes the occurrence of persistent spasm of smooth muscle, of which the intestinal walls are composed. Also, chronic emotional stress can lead to metabolic disorders, and this is fraught with constipation.
In addition, not many of us can, being under stress, lead a healthy lifestyle and maintain normal physical activity. The result will be the occurrence of congestion and an increase in hemorrhoidal nodes.
2. Long sitting in the toilet
Sitting for hours in the “room for thought” can also sooner or later cause hemorrhoids. Frequent and prolonged squeezing efforts, characteristic of the act of defecation, contribute to disruption of the valve apparatus of the vessels and deformation of the venous walls.
1. Stool disorders
This problem can torment men and women, and children, and the elderly. The reasons for the delay in defecation are not so few: malnutrition, a sedentary lifestyle, diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, etc. If there is a violation of the mechanism of excretion of feces from the body, the intestinal walls begin to be squeezed by accumulated feces, which causes pelvic vessels to suffer. Also during defecation, solid feces can injure hemorrhoidal nodes, from which bleeding will periodically occur.