Donald Urquhart

Hemorrhoidectomy for Internal Piles

There are times when piles get so severe that they must be completely surgically removed. Of course, this is to be avoided if at all possible. Undergoing a full hemorrhoidectomy because your piles got out of control is not something that anyone wants to... Read >

External Hemroid Surgery

External hemroids surgery usually means a full hemorrhoidectomy, which is never something to undertake lightly. There are only two reasons to go through with external hemroids surgery, namely persistence or thrombosis. A thrombosed hemroid usually needs... Read >

Cure Hemorrhoids With Herbs and Fruit

In today's world, most people are used to taking pills for their medical problems. Sometimes it seems that there's a prescription for every conceivable health issue. However, every time you take a pill, you run the risk of a number of unpleasant side ef... Read >

Alternative Hemorrhoid Treatment

You may have heard that alternative medicine can really be a help to hemroids and you're wondering if it could possibly be true. Alternative medicine is enjoying a massive upswing in popularity in recent years for a variety of reasons. Traditional Wester... Read >

Hemroid Doctors

Facing the idea of going to see a doctor the first time you've got hemroids can be a fear and embarrassment inducing experience. I mean, who really wants to even confess to having hemroids, much less get examined in such an up close and personal fashion. ... Read >

What Causes Hemroids?

At the most basic, hemroids are caused by excessive amounts of strain on the anorectal area. What's an excessive amount of strain? The easiest answer is a level of strain that exceeds the elasticity and strength of your veins. Veins can be weaker than n... Read >

Constipation and Hemroids

Constipation isn't exactly the most fun subject ever, but if you're suffering from hemroids then you probably need to look hard at it. Many hemroid cases have constipation as one of the major underlying causes. Constipation is a gastrointestinal problem... Read >

Bleeding Hemroids: Internal and External

Bleeding is one of the most common hemroids symptoms, and one of the most annoying. It can affect both internal and external hemroids. In addition, it can affect all areas of your life, from friends to family to business relations. Bleeding hemroids, w... Read >

Infrared Coagulation For Hemroids

Most hemroids are best treated at home through home remedies and lifestyle changes. However, a few cases get so bad that they actually require surgical intervention of some kind. In the not too distant past, a full hemorrhoidectomy was the only surgical... Read >

Hemroid Examinations

There are a lot of reasons to avoid a hemroids examination. Embarrassment at showing that part of the body to a relative stranger is just the tip of the iceberg. Fear of loss of dignity or modesty, vulnerability and fear of the actual results are deeper... Read >

Bleeding Internal Hemroids

If you suffer from internal hemroids, odds are that they bleed. The vast majroity of internal hemroids will bleed at some point. In fact, it's so common that bright red blood in the stool or during bowel movement is one of the classic symptoms of intern... Read >

Pediatric Hemroids

Pediatric hemroids are a rather rare phenomenon. Most children are far too active to ever suffer from hemroids. However, on the occasion that it does occur, it's important to address them fast for a variety of reasons. Hemroids in children indicate some... Read >

Itching and Hemroids

Just having hemroids is a pretty bad thing, but when they start itching it goes from bad to horrible in short order. Itching hemroids are embarrassing, anxiety inducing and generally make getting through your day incredibly difficult. It's almost imposs... Read >

Hemroid Myths

How many people really understand hemroids the first time they suffer a case? It's so easy to miss them or mistake them for something else. Then, when you do figure out that something's wrong, you're gripped by unavoidable worry. What if it's something... Read >

Hemroid Definitions

When you first start to suffer from hemroids it can be difficult to understand exactly what is going on. After all, it's not as though most people study that area of the body without a good cause. However, once you've got hemroids it is rather important... Read >