Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Recognize warning signs

Symptoms range from itching, oozing and burning at the anus, to bright red blood in the stool and severe pain. While it is difficult complaints by ointments or suppositories, which can be bought over the counter in the pharmacy to alleviate. Nevertheless, a visit to the doctor is inevitable - especially bleeding may also evidence of an intestinal tumor be. This must in any case will be expertly excluded. Hemorrhoids are classified according to severity and symptoms in four stages, according to these is also directed to treatment:

* Grade I: The hemorrhoids are not outwardly visible and not palpable, and express themselves only in a slight swelling, which is sometimes accompanied by itching and pain in the anal area. The vascular cushions have been enlarged.
* Grade II: The hemorrhoids during defecation squeezed to draw but back by itself. What is striking is sometimes the passage of bright red blood in the stool. Severe itching, burning, and mucous secretions are more features in this state.
* Grade III and IV: The hemorrhoids can no longer withdraw independently, but at most retracted (Grade III). The severe pain and burning are additional inflammation of the anal mucosa.

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