Piles

Piles: Introduction

Piles: Prolapse of blood vessels through the anal passage. See free access online books about Piles below. See detailed information below for a list of 10 causes of Piles, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Piles:

The following medical conditions are some of the possible causes of Piles. There are likely to be other possible causes, so ask your doctor about your symptoms.

• Heart disorders
• Chronic diarrhea
• Chronic constipation
• Liver disease
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Congestive disorders
• Fecal straining
• Constipation
• Pregnancy
• more causes...»

See full list of 10 causes of Piles

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Piles: Symptom Checker

Listed below are some combinations of symptoms associated with Piles, as listed in our database. Visit the Symptom Checker, to add and remove symptoms and research your condition.

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• Piles and Hemorrhoids (8 causes)
• Piles and Abdominal swelling (6 causes)
• Piles and Abdominal symptoms (6 causes)
• Piles and Bowel problems (5 causes)
• Piles and Digestive symptoms (5 causes)
• Piles and Enlarged liver (5 causes)
• Piles and Pain (5 causes)
• Piles and Stool symptoms (5 causes)
• Piles and Swelling symptoms (5 causes)
• Piles and Vomiting (5 causes)
• Piles and Bowel incontinence (4 causes)
• Piles and Urinary incontinence (4 causes)
• Piles and Anal symptoms (4 causes)
• Piles and Ascites (4 causes)
• Piles and Bleeding symptoms (4 causes)
• Piles and Fatigue (4 causes)
• more...»

See full list of 661 Symptom Checker combinations related to Piles

Piles: Marketplace Products, Discounts & Offers

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• Digestive Health
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Causes of General Symptom Types

Research the causes of these more general types of symptom:

• Anal symptoms (264 causes)
• Digestive symptoms (4279 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Causes of Similar Symptoms to Piles

Research the causes of these symptoms that are similar to, or related to, the symptom Piles:

• Anal itch (57 causes)
• Anal pain (7 causes)
• Hemorrhoids (12 causes)
• Rectal pain (24 causes)
• Rectal bleeding (259 causes)
• more symptoms...»

Diagnostic Guides for Piles

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Piles from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Piles. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Piles

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Piles: Undiagnosed Conditions

Conditions that are commonly undiagnosed in related areas may include:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders that can remain Undiagnosed:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Undiagnosed
  • Celiac Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Heartburn -- Undiagnosed
  • GERD -- Undiagnosed
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Undiagnosed
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Undiagnosed
  • Pancreatitis -- Undiagnosed
• more undiagnosed conditions...»

Hospitals & Clinics: Piles

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• Digestive Health (Gastroenterology) -- Hospital Quality Ratings
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Piles: Research Related Doctors & Specialists

• Digestive Health Specialists (Gastroenterology):
  • Gastroenterology (Digestive Specialists)
  • Pediatric Gastroenterology (Child Digestive Health)
• Rectal/Anal Health Specialists (Proctology):
  • Proctology (Anal/Rectal Specialist)
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery
• more specialists...»

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Misdiagnosis and Piles

Chronic digestive conditions often misdiagnosed: When diagnosing chronic symptoms of the digestive tract, there are a variety of conditions that may be misdiagnosed. The best known, irritable bowel syndrome, is...read more »

Intestinal bacteria disorder may be hidden cause: One of the lesser known causes of diarrhea is an imbalance of bacterial in the gut, sometimes called intestinal...read more »

Antibiotics often causes diarrhea: The use of antibiotics are very likely to cause some level of diarrhea in patients. The reason is that antibiotics kill off not only "bad" bacteria, but can also kill...read more »

Food poisoning may actually be an infectious disease: Many people who come down with "stomach symptoms" like diarrhea assume that it's "something I ate" (i.e. food poisoning). In fact, it's more likely to be an infectious diarrheal illness (i.e. infectious...read more »

Mesenteric adenitis misdiagnosed as appendicitis in children: Because appendicitis is one of the more feared conditions for a child with abdominal pain, it can be over-diagnosed (it can, of course, also fail to be diagnosed with...read more »

Celiac disease often fails to be diagnosed cause of chronic digestive symptoms: One of the most common chronic digestive conditions is celiac disease, a malabsorption disorder with a variety of symptoms ...read more »

Chronic digestive diseases hard to diagnose: There is an inherent difficulty in diagnosing the various types of chronic digestive diseases. Some of the better known possibilities are ...read more »

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Piles: Related Rare Diseases

Rare types of medical conditions and diseases in related medical categories:

• Chronic Digestive Disorders -- Rare Types:
  • Crohn's Disease -- Rare Types
  • Ulcerative Colitis -- Rare Types
  • Celiac Disease -- Rare Types
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Rare Types
  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Carcinoid Syndrome -- Rare Types
  • Pancreatitis -- Rare Types
  • Gallstones -- Rare Types
  • Lactose Intolerance -- Rare Types
• more rare diseases...»

Home Diagnostic Testing and Piles

Home medical tests possibly related to Piles:

• Food Allergies & Intolerances: Home Testing:
  • Home Food Allergy Tests
  • Home Food Intolerance Testing
  • Home Water Testing
  • Home Lead Poisoning Tests
  • Home Heavy Metal Poisoning Tests
• Digestive-Related Home Testing:
  • Home Stomach Ulcer Tests
  • Home Colorectal Cancer Test Kits
  • Home Fecal Occult Bleeding Test Kits
• more tests...»

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Causes of Piles listed in Disease Database:

Other medical conditions listed in the Disease Database as possible causes of Piles as a symptom include:

• Portal hypertension
• more causes...»

See full list of 10 causes of Piles
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Article Excerpts about Piles

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)

Definitions of Piles:

Piles: SYN: hemorrhoids. [L. pila, a ball]
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Varicosities of the hemorrhoidal venous plexuses.
- (Source - Diseases Database)

Pain caused by venous swelling at or inside the anal sphincter
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)

Detailed list of causes of Piles

The list below shows some of the causes of Piles mentioned in various sources:

• Chronic constipation
• Chronic diarrhea
• Cirrhosis of the liver
• Congestive disorders
• Constipation
• more causes...»

See full list of 10 causes of Piles

How Common are these Causes of Piles?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Piles. Of the 10 causes of Piles that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

• 0 causes are "very common" diseases
• 2 causes are "common" diseases
• 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
• 0 causes are "rare" diseases
• 0 causes are "very rare" diseases
• 10 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 10 causes of Piles

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Causes of Piles Based on Risk Factors

This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Piles based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient: