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If you’ve never had a hemorrhoid, you’re very lucky. If you have, you’re all too familiar with the extreme discomfort that comes from this particular digestive affliction. Characterized by pain, itching, irritation and sometimes bleeding in the anal region ,While hemorrhoids are very treatable and you should always seek medical attention if you’re dealing with one, there’s one common toilet habit that makes you more prone to them.
a gastroenterologist, told HuffPost. “One common cause is due to sitting on the toilet for a prolonged time. This is because when one’s bottom is in the space of the toilet seat, the blood will pool in the lowest point and cause increased pressure in the blood vessels in the anus, leading to hemorrhoids.”
“Trying to ‘push out’ a bowel movement also increases pressure in the anorectal blood vessels and is another common cause of hemorrhoids,” Schwarzbaum said. “I often counsel my patients that when they feel the urge to defecate to go to the toilet, avoid straining, and if they cannot relieve themselves at that time, then to get up and try again at a later time when they have an urge again.
Hemorrhoids are no fun, and in some cases, they’re just inevitable . But with the right lifestyle tweaks and a little less time sitting on the toilet tapping through Instagram stories, you may be able to make them a less frequent occurrence.
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