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Digestive & GastrointestinalMild
Haemorrhoids
Gastroenterology · Digestive & Gastrointestinal
Mild
Severity
Very common — a large proportion of adults experience haemorrhoids at some point, particularly after age 50
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Gastroenterology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Caused by increased pressure on the blood vessels around the anus and rectum
- 2most commonly from straining during bowel movements due to chronic constipation
- 3prolonged sitting on the toilet
- 4or chronic diarrhoea. Pregnancy increases risk due to increased pelvic pressure and hormonal changes
- 5while obesity
- 6a low-fibre diet
- 7and heavy lifting also contribute to increased pressure. Ageing weakens the supporting tissues around these blood vessels
- 8increasing susceptibility over time.
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