Hemorrhoids are good for you. They are cushions at the anal opening (where poop comes out). Hemorrhoids help regulate bowel control. When they become enlarged or engorged, much like healthy veins ...

Q: I have been self-treating my hemorrhoids but I am still uncomfortable. What are my next options? A: There are two types of hemorrhoids: internal and external. You can have either type by itself, or ...

Hemorrhoids are good for you. They are cushions at the anal opening (where poop comes out). Hemorrhoids help regulate bowel control. When they become enlarged or engorged, much like healthy veins ...

Have you ever been in the middle of getting a manicure when your nose starts to itch? Not scratching it can feel like torture. But when your rear is feeling itchy from hemorrhoids, stopping in your ...

You may be able to treat hemorrhoids at home with soothing wipes and creams. However, severe hemorrhoids may require medical treatment. Hemorrhoids (sometimes called piles) are swollen veins in your ...

Dr. Sameer Islam is a functional gastroenterologist in Lubbock and is a West Texas native growing up in Odessa, TX. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of all digestive symptoms and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Hemorrhoids have plagued mankind’s derrieres ...

Women who have been pregnant or anyone who has been constipated may have experienced hemorrhoids, the swollen rectal veins that can make for a very uncomfortable situation. Most people, however, can ...

Hemorrhoids are incredibly common, even if most people don’t want to talk about them. Symptomatic hemorrhoids affect about 1 in 20 Americans and about half of adults older than age 50, the National ...