What are the symptoms of internal hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids are an embarrassing disease. They are usually caused by people sitting for long periods of time or maintaining a posture for a long time, which hinders the return of blood from the rectum and anus. Blood accumulates in the anus, causing the anal vein to straighten and become varicose, resulting in internal hemorrhoids. Sometimes, sinusitis, dysentery, parasitic diseases, etc. may also cause internal hemorrhoids. The main symptoms of internal hemorrhoids include the following:

1. Itching: Due to the stimulation of secretions or prolapsed hemorrhoids, the area around the anus becomes damp and dirty, causing eczema and itching. Itching is sometimes caused by the reflex action of prolapsed internal hemorrhoids.

2. Pain: Simple internal hemorrhoids are generally painless, and sometimes only cause swelling in the anus or difficulty in defecation.

3. Mucus outflow: The rectal mucosa is stimulated by hemorrhoids for a long time, causing increased secretions. In late-stage internal hemorrhoids, secretions often flow out of the anus due to the relaxation of the anal sphincter. In mild cases, secretions flow out during bowel movements, and in severe cases, secretions flow out naturally even when there is no bowel movement, contaminating the underwear and causing great inconvenience to the patient. When internal hemorrhoids prolapse, there is more secretion.

4. Blood in stool: Bleeding during or after defecation, bright red in color, sometimes with a small amount of blood on the surface of the stool, or staining toilet paper red, sometimes dripping or spurting blood. Because feces abrasion the mucous membrane, or because of excessive force during defecation, the pressure in the blood vessels increases, causing varicose veins to rupture, and there is spurting bleeding during defecation.

5. Prolapse: As the hemorrhoids increase in size, they are squeezed by feces during defecation, gradually separating from the muscle layer and prolapse outside the anus. Sometimes 1-2 hemorrhoids are prolapsed at the same time, and sometimes all hemorrhoids and rectal mucosa are prolapsed together. For patients with more severe symptoms, they need to be pushed back by hand or rest in bed before they can be restored. For patients with severe symptoms, in addition to prolapse during defecation, they may also prolapse when exerting force, walking, coughing, sneezing, squatting, etc.

Internal hemorrhoids can cause a lot of harm to the human body. Since internal hemorrhoids often prolapse, they may cause the anal sphincter to relax, causing mucus to flow outside the anus and making the surrounding skin moist, which can cause eczema or skin itching. If severe internal hemorrhoids are not treated in time, they may also induce rectal tumors. Therefore, when internal hemorrhoids are found, effective methods should be taken to treat them in time.