{"id":35181,"date":"2018-01-16T16:01:49","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T08:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/?post_type=health-article&#038;p=35181"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:42:27","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T03:42:27","slug":"hemorrhoids-piles-what-do-you-do-about-them","status":"publish","type":"health-article","link":"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/hemorrhoids-piles-what-do-you-do-about-them\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemorrhoids (Piles) What Do You Do About Them?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"35181\" class=\"elementor elementor-35181\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3c17d6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f3c17d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89b0746 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89b0746\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic01\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are hemorrhoids<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b8672 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9b8672\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Hemorrhoids are abnormal swelling of blood vessels lining the lowest part of the rectum and anus.<br \/><br \/>They developed when the veins in the anal canal get swollen and congested, just like the varicose veins in the leg, due to the weakness of the vessel wall and increased localized pressure in the vessels. With increasing age, the connective tissue degeneration leads to prolapsed blood vessels in the anus.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f20e132 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f20e132\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container{height:100%;width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty{position:relative;min-height:22px;min-width:22px}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer.elementor-widget-empty .elementor-widget-empty-icon{position:absolute;top:0;bottom:0;left:0;right:0;margin:auto;padding:0;width:22px;height:22px}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8dca1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8dca1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic02\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">There are two types of hemorrhoids<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4a3e79 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4a3e79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>External hemorrhoids<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 which develop around the anus and the most uncomfortable ones. If blood clots are formed inside an external hemorrhoid, patients will have excruciating pain.<\/li><li><strong>Internal hemorrhoids<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Can be found at the lower rectum. Usually painless.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4378a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6c4378a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aae016 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0aae016\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 15-07-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-09-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-35194\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-09-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-09-1-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446c444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"446c444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77b3327 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77b3327\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic03\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who will get hemorrhoids?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a01e63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a01e63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><strong>Men<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; 60% of hospitalized hemorrhoid are male patients.<\/li><li><strong>Women<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Usually will get them during pregnancy and after childbirth. The enlarging womb of the pregnant mother presses on the veins and causes blood to pool and vessels engorgement.<\/li><li><strong>Age<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; The risk increases with older people due to degenerative disease.<\/li><li><strong>Constipation<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; Frequent straining, decreased intake of fibre\u00a0and\u00a0fluid, prolonged sitting on the toilet all contribute to poor blood flow at the anal vessels.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c920fb2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c920fb2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27aed58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27aed58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic04\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Internal hemorrhoid grades<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db98806 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db98806\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong>Grade 1<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>No prolapse, just prominent blood vessels<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm15\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-01.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"231\" height=\"178\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-02.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"231\" height=\"177\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f0068c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9f0068c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11bbaca elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11bbaca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong><span class=\"subtitle1\">Grade 2<\/span><\/strong>\nProlapse upon bearing down, but spontaneous reduction<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-03.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"231\" height=\"178\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm15\">\u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-04.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"223\" height=\"171\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"linebox-4col-sm85\"><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcfd9ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcfd9ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"linebox-4col-sm85\"><strong><span class=\"subtitle1\">Grade 3<\/span><\/strong>\nProlapse upon bearing down requiring manual reduction<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-05.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"231\" height=\"177\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-06.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"230\" height=\"177\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfcf3a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfcf3a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><strong><span class=\"subtitle1\">Grade 4<\/span><\/strong>\nProlapse with inability to be manually reduced<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"linebox-2col-sm15\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-07.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"232\" height=\"178\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-hemorrhoids-08.jpg\" alt=\"hemorrhoids treatments in malaysia\" width=\"232\" height=\"178\" \/><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6e9fb8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"d6e9fb8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3512805 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3512805\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic05\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How are hemorrhoids diagnosed?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c4c091 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c4c091\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Patients will get bleeding during defecation, lump at the anus, pain, or even itchiness.<br \/><br \/>Your doctor might perform examinations and tests to confirm the diagnosis, such as proctoscopy (a device to visualize the anal canal) and colonoscopy (endoscopy of the large bowel and rectum, to rule out other causes of bleeding such as cancer or polyps.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd7d64 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"7fd7d64\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a237cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a237cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"subtopic06\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the treatment option?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54d540a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54d540a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>1. Diet and Lifestyle Modification<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Add more fiber intake in your food, and drink plenty of water to avoid constipation and straining. They soften stool and make it easier to pass, hence reducing pressure on hemorrhoids.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/health-articles\/irregular-bowel-movements\">Develop a regular bowel habit<\/a>\u00a0by exercising more, which will stimulate bowel movement. Make it a habit to go to the toilet at a scheduled time, and to sit on a toilet for a few minutes to encourage defecation.<\/li><li>A sitz bath is a warm water bath with salt added in, to relieve itching, swelling and muscle spasm. Apply after each bowel movement for around 20-30 minutes for symptoms relief.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>2. Medical Therapy<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Hemorrhoidal medications, topical cream and stool softener will help to shrink and decrease swelling at the anus and stop bleeding as well. They can be prescribed by your family doctors.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>3. Daycare Procedures<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>A number of minimally invasive procedures are available widely in the hospital, and patients do not need to be hospitalized to get treatment.<\/li><li>Examples are rubber banding ligation, sclerotherapy, cryotherapy and infrared coagulation of hemorrhoids.<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>4. Hemorrhoidal Surgery<\/strong><\/p><ul><li>Some hemorrhoids just can\u2019t be managed by conservative treatment alone especially the bigger ones. Eventually, surgical treatment is the best option to treat the \u2018stubborn\u2019 hemorrhoids.<\/li><li>Open Hemorrhoidectomy: If the large protruding hemorrhoid is causing pain and bleeding, this is the best option available. It has a 95% cure rate and less complication but also has a notorious reputation for being painful.<\/li><li>Stapled Hemorrhoidopexy: This procedure treats prolapsed hemorrhoid and is less painful compared to a conventional hemorrhoidectomy.<\/li><li>Other less painful procedures available are Laser Hemorrhoidoplasty and HAL- RAR (Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation \u2013 Recto Anal Repair), but the success rate is much lower compared to surgical excision.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ce7864 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"0ce7864\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0602a0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0602a0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span style=\"color: #999999;\">Hemorrhoids (Piles) What Do You Do About Them? &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbiaasia.com\/malaysia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/health-articles-infomed-issue-24-jan-march-2018-hemorrhoids.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> InfoMed Malaysia, Issue 24, Jan \u2013 Mar 2018<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hemorrhoids are abnormal swelling of blood vessels lining the lowest part of the rectum and anus.<br \/>\nThey developed when the veins in the anal canal get swollen and congested, just like the varicose veins in the leg, due to the weakness of the vessel wall and increased localized pressure in the vessels. 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