Prognosis of Hemorrhoids

Prognosis of Hemorrhoids: Good. Haemorrhoids are not very serious. In many cases, symptoms subside on their own. ...see also Overview of Hemorrhoids

Prognosis for Hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids usually are not dangerous or life threatening. In most cases, hemorrhoidal symptoms will go away within a few days. (Source: excerpt from Hemorrhoids: NIDDK) ...see also Overview of Hemorrhoids

Deaths and Mortality Rates

Deaths from Hemorrhoids: 17 deaths in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)

Estimated mortality rate for Hemorrhoids from prevalence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 16 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 17 deaths in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994))
• Incidence: 10,400,000 (USA prevalence calculated from this data: 10.4 million people in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
• 0.00016% (ratio of deaths to prevalence).
• See also Deaths and Hemorrhoids and Overview of Hemorrhoids.

Estimated mortality rate for Hemorrhoids from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 16 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 17 deaths in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994))
• Incidence: 1,000,000 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 1 million new cases in the USA 1983-87 (Digestive diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact – NIH Publication No. 94-1447, NIDDK, 1994)
• 0.0017% (ratio of deaths to incidence).
• See also Deaths and Hemorrhoids and Overview of Hemorrhoids.

Complications:

Complications of Hemorrhoids may include:

• Ruptured hemorrhoid
• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Anemia - if bleeding is severe
• Thrombosis - clotting in the veins
• Strangulation - blockage of the vein.
• more complications...»

Complications of Hemorrhoids from the Diseases Database include:

• Gastrointestinal bleeding
• Tenesmus
• Constipation
• more complications...»

See also complications of Hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids: Research More

• Hemorrhoids: Introduction
• Deaths: Hemorrhoids
• Symptoms: Hemorrhoids
• Complications: Hemorrhoids
• Causes: Hemorrhoids
• Treatments: Hemorrhoids

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Hemorrhoids usually refers to the likely outcome of Hemorrhoids. The prognosis of Hemorrhoids may include the duration of Hemorrhoids, chances of complications of Hemorrhoids, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Hemorrhoids, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Hemorrhoids. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.

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