Hemorrhoids are also called piles and are swollen veins in the lower rectum and anus; they are like varicose veins but just in a different location.  Hemorrhoids can be either internal or external so they can develop in the skin inside the rectum or under the skin around the anus.  Around three-quarters of adults will experience Hemorrhoids at some time during their lives, often there is a specific and defined cause such as pregnancy but there doesn’t have to be an obvious causation, Hemorrhoids can just happen.

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