Piles ( Haemorrhoid ) ( મસા )
What is Piles?
• Piles are inflamed and swollen collections of tissue in the anal area.
• They can have a range of sizes, and they may be internal or external.
• Internal piles are normally located between centimeters (cm)above the opening of the anus, and they are the more common type. External piles occur on the outside edge of the anus.
What Causes Piles ( મસા ) ?
Piles develop when the veins in your anal canal become swollen. Modern Lifestyle, Junk food, Stress, improper eating habits accounted for a majority of Ano-rectal complications like Piles, Fissures, Fistula. In all Ao-rectal diseases major contribution is of a Varicose veins inflammation which in normal terms are swollen veins. There can be a lot of reasons for these ailments however the basic reasons are:-
• Improper eating habits, Junk food.
• Straining to empty your bowels, for example if you have constipation.
• Indigestion & Prolonged Constipation.
• Ageing– as you get older you may be more likely to get piles because your anal canal weakens.
• Diarrhea lasting a long time.
• Long-term coughing.
• Having a family history of piles.
• Excessive Oily, Spicy, fatty & Non-Veg food.
• Lack Of High Fiber Diet.
• Long sitting working hours.
• Prolong use of Antibiotics & Allopathic drugs.
• Pregnancy & Overweight
• Excessive Heavy weight lifting.
What are the symptoms of Piles ( મસા)?
• Bright red bleeding from the anus. Blood may streak the bowel movement or the toilet paper.
• Tenderness or pain during bowel movements.
• Painful swelling or a lump near the anus.
• Anal itching.
• A mucus anal discharge.
What is treatment for of Piles ( મસા)?
• Injection or Sclerotherapy : An internal hemorrhoid can be injected with a solution that creates a scar and closes off the hemorrhoid. The injection will only hurt a little.
• Banding: Prolapsed hemorrhoids are often removed using rubber-band ligation. A special tool secures a tiny rubber band around the hemorrhoid, shutting off its blood supply almost instantly. Within a week, the hemorrhoid shrivels and falls off.
• Coagulation or Cauterization : Using either an electric probe, a laser beam, or an infrared light, a tiny burn painlessly seals the end of the hemorrhoid, causing it to close off and shrink. This is most useful for prolapsed hemorrhoid.
• Surgery: For large internal hemorrhoid or extremely uncomfortable external hemorrhoid (such as thrombosed hemorrhoid that are too painful to live with), doctor may choose traditional surgery, called haemorrhoidectomy.The success rate for hemorrhoid removal approaches 95% , but unless dietary and lifestyle changes are made, hemorrhoid may recur.
