What Are Hemroids?
A hemroid refers to swelling and inflammation of the veins in the rectum and anus. There are four different types of hemroids that a person can get: internal, external, prolapsed, and thrombosed hemroids.
Internal hemroids are due to veins swelling inside the anus and rectum. Internal hemroids bleed sometimes, but they are usually not painful unless they become infected.
External hemroids appear outside of the anus, especially around the rectum. External hemroids usually have these symptoms: bleeding, hard lumps on the outside of the anus, usually brown in color.
Prolapsed hemroids generally devlop first as internal hemroids and progress outside the body. When internal hemroids become large, they start to sag and hang outside the body. Prolapsed hemroids can be felt externally and are brown in color.
Thrombosed hemroids occur when the blood inside the vein clots and forms a hard lump. They are the worst type of hemroid to have because they are by far the most painful.
You may experience both internal and external hemroids at the same time.
