Piles

Introduction: Piles

Description of Piles

Piles (medical condition): Hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels around the anus. They commonly occur after 50, with millions of people afflicted, and are also common in pregnancy. Hemorrhoids may protrude externally or be internal to the body. Although ...more

Piles: See also:

Hemorrhoids:
  »Introduction: Hemorrhoids
  »Symptoms of Hemorrhoids
  »Causes of Hemorrhoids
  »Treatments for Hemorrhoids

Piles: SYN: hemorrhoids. [L. pila, a ball]
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Piles: pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter.
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Piles: Varicosities of the hemorrhoidal venous plexuses.
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Piles as a Disease

Piles: Another name for Hemorrhoids (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Hemorrhoids
  »Symptoms of Hemorrhoids
  »Causes of Hemorrhoids
  »Treatments for Hemorrhoids

Piles: Related Diseases

Piles: Piles is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Blood vessel conditions
• Varicose veins
• Anal conditions
• Anorectal disorders
• Rectal conditions
• Pregnancy-related conditions

Causes of Piles

Some of the causes of Piles are included in the list below:

• Pregnancy
• Constipation
• Chronic constipation
• Fecal straining
• Chronic diarrhea

See full list of 11 causes of Piles (Hemorrhoids)

Symptoms of Piles (Hemorrhoids)

Some of the symptoms of Piles incude:

• Blood in stool
• Rectal bleeding
• Blood on toilet paper
• Anal itching
• Anal swelling

See full list of 10 symptoms of Piles (Hemorrhoids)

Treatments for Piles (Hemorrhoids)

Treatments for Piles (Hemorrhoids) include:

• Watchful waiting - in many cases, hemorrhoids resolve within a few days.
• Warm baths
• Sitz baths
• Ice packs
• Reduce constipation - see treatment of constipation; hemorrhoids often ease if constipation is relieved.

See full list of 25 treatments for Piles

Treatment of Piles: For more treatment information about Piles, see treatment of Hemorrhoids (Piles)

Piles: Article Excerpts about Hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids are swollen but normally present blood vessels in and around the anus and lower rectum that stretch under pressure, similar to varicose veins in the legs.

The increased pressure and swelling may result from straining to move the bowel. Other contributing factors include pregnancy, heredity, aging, and chronic constipation or diarrhea.

Hemorrhoids are either inside the anus (internal) or under the skin around the anus (external). (Source: excerpt from Hemorrhoids: NIDDK)

Piles as a Symptom

Piles (symptom): Prolapse of blood vessels through the anal passage.

Piles (symptom): See Piles (symptom information).

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Terms associated with Piles:

Terms Similar to Piles:

• Haemorrhoids
• Hemorrhoids

Source: Diseases Database

• hemorrhoid
• haemorrhoid

Source - WordNet 2.1

Broader terms for Piles

• pain
• hurting

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Piles

The following list attempts to classify Piles into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• hurting,pain
• symptom
• evidence,grounds
• information
• cognition,knowledge,noesis
• psychological feature

Source: WordNet 2.1

External links related to: Piles

• Hemorrhoids Referral Guidelines
• eMedicine - Hemorrhoids : Article by Pilar Guerrero, MD
• eMedicine - Hemorrhoids : Article by Scott Thornton, MD

Source: Diseases Database

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