HAEMORRHOIDS / PILES
Haemorrhoids / Piles
Haemorrhoids, generally known as Piles, is a very common disease affecting almost 70% of the population...
HAEMORRHOIDS PILES
Haemorrhoids, generally known as Piles, is a very common disease affecting almost 70% of the population...
Types
Haemorrhoids / Piles are mainly classified in to two types based on location
External Haemorrhoids / Piles :
External Haemorrhoids or pile mass occur below the dentate line which are usually very painful in nature causing irritation and itching around the anus.
They may be thrombosed sometimes (Thrombosed Piles) with pool of blood forming a clot resulting in inflammation and severe pain.
Internal Haemorrhoids / Piles :
Internal Haemorrhoids or Pile mass occur above the dentate line and are usually painless but present with severe bleeding per rectum during or after defecation.
As per the stages of the disease, they can be classified in to four.
• First Degree Haemorrhoids - Pile mass projects slightly into the lumen of the anal canal during defecation due to congestion of the veins.
• Second Degree Haemorrhoids - Pile mass projects out of the anal canal while defecation but returns in to the anal canal spontaneously after defecation.
• Third Degree Haemorrhoids - Pile mass protrude outside of the anus during defecation and remain protruded until manually reduced within the anus.
• Fourth Degree Haemorrhoids - Large Pile mass always remain protruded outside and cannot be manually reduced in to the anal canal.