Understanding Internal Hemorrhoids Symptoms

This article explores internal hemorrhoids symptoms.  Hemorrhoids are not something you want to encounter. However, it is reported that over 50% of all people will get them at some point in their lives. This medical condition, sometimes referred to as “piles,” occurs when veins become dilated or bulging in the rectum or anus.

Your anal walls are covered in blood vessels and a super-intersection of veins. Any pressure on these walls can result in a vein that becomes inflamed or enlarged, thus producing a hemorrhoid. The pressure weakens the muscles of the wall, and what’s left is a sac-like protuberance.

The above is what’s known as an internal hemorrhoid. Often times, it is difficult to tell if you’re suffering from one of these hemorrhoids. The protrusion is not often noticeable, nor is the affliction always painful, such as we see with an extruding hemorrhoid or one that has become thrombosed.

Internal hemorrhoids symptoms are varied, and sometimes they’re all present; and as one could imagine, sometimes none are present. Each hemorrhoid case is different and depends on how the afflicted body handles the strained and stressful vein.

Easy-to-Spot Internal Hemorrhoids Symptoms 

The first symptom of an internal hemorrhoid is something that almost every person in life has dealt with on occasion: Anal itching. Now, don’t get alarmed if you’re experiencing the strange sensation of an anus itch as you read this; not all anal itching is synonymous with a hemorrhoid. However, that doesn’t mean you should exclude it either.

Itching can be caused by a dirty anus; perhaps toilet paper remnants or some un-cleaned stool remain to cause the itching. It can also be caused by various soaps and detergents. But as itching persists, the odds that you suffer from an internal hemorrhoid are likely. This itching will feel as if it’s taking place within the anus, and not around the inside of your buttocks.

Incomplete bowel movements are also a sign of an internal hemorrhoid. Again, not all incomplete bowel movements are a surefire sign of anything bad – they can be attributed to bad dietary habits, i.e. not enough fiber and too much fat. But persistent and sometimes uncomfortable bowel movements that remain incomplete (as if you can still feel the stool inside of you) are most likely the sign of an internal hemorrhoid.

A small amount of blood, either in your stool or on the toilet paper is an internal hemorrhoids symptom as well. The bleeding here, though not profuse, will be noticeable in your stool and unmistakable in its nature. Blood from a hemorrhoid is bright red – not dark red – and appears to be fresh as if it just occurred. This is simply the blood that excretes from the vein, and is not a sign of any harmful medical condition other than the hemorrhoid. So don’t freak out; bleeding is a normal sign of an internal hemorrhoid.

These first-degree hemorrhoids are not prolapsed, meaning they do not extrude out of your anus. If they were to protrude, however, you would be experiencing an external hemorrhoid.