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What it is?
Hemorrhoids are when the veins or blood
vessels in and around your anus and lower
rectum become swollen and irritated. This
happens when there is extra pressure on these
veins.

Hemorrhoids can be either inside your anus

(internal) or under the skin around your anus
(external).

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01 Bright red blood in your stool, on toilet

paper, or in your toilet bowl

02 Pain and irritation around your anus

03 Swelling
anus
or a hard lump around your

04 Itching

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HEMORRHOIDS?

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Straining when evacuating
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Lift heavy things
the intestines regularly

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Sitting for long periods on
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Be obese
the toilet

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Follow a low-fiber diet 5
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PREVENTION OR
CURED
● Avoid sitting for a long time
● Drink much liquid
● Consider adding fiber
supplements.
● Not make much effort
● Go to the bathroom when you
need to, don't hold back too long.
● Exercise

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Laxatives

Over-the-counter
medications

corticosteroids

MEDICINES Karen
Cindy 7
 THANKS !!

Karen 8
Cindy
Karen
Cindy

References
Symptoms & Causes of Hemorrhoids | NIDDK. (n.d.). National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Retrieved February 3, 2022, from https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/digestive-diseases/hemorrhoids/symptoms-causes

Hemorrhoids. (n.d.). Johns Hopkins Medicine. Retrieved February 3, 2022, from

https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/hemorrhoids

Hemorroides - Síntomas y causas. (2021, December 14). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved February 3, 2022, from
https://www.mayoclinic.org/es-es/diseases-conditions/hemorrhoids/symptoms-causes/syc-20360268

Hemorroides: Síntomas, causas y tratamientos. (n.d.). Medical News Today. Retrieved February 3, 2022, from
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/es/323883