When we’re stuck on the toilet and feeling frustrated by not being able to go, it can be tempting to strain, push and force a bowel movement. However, this can lead to health complications. For ...

Hemorrhoids are good for you. They are cushions at the anal opening (where poop comes out). Hemorrhoids help regulate bowel control. When they become enlarged or engorged, much like healthy veins ...

Hemorrhoids are so embarrassing to talk about that many people suffer in silence. There are quick and effective ways to treat the problem. If you have hemorrhoids, it is important to know the options ...

Hemorrhoids are good for you. They are cushions at the anal opening (where poop comes out). Hemorrhoids help regulate bowel control. When they become enlarged or engorged, much like healthy veins ...

Meet the experts: Jeffery Nelson, M.D., a colorectal surgeon and surgical director of The Center for Inflammatory Bowel and ...

Hemorrhoids, which are protruding blood vessels in the anus, cause incredible discomfort for sufferers and standard procedures to treat them are often very painful with long recovery times. Protruding ...

Believe it or not, everyone has internal hemorrhoids. You are born with them because they are a necessary feature of the digestive tract. It is only when hemorrhoids swell, become inflamed or prolapse ...

Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, are swollen veins in the lower part of the anus and rectum. When the walls of these vessels stretch, they can become irritated. They can develop for many reasons, ...

Pain while pooping is a common symptom of conditions as minor as constipation and as serious as anal cancer.

Most people have at least heard of hemorrhoids before—and know they're no spring picnic. They're also super common: Hemorrhoids impact about 1 in 20 American men and women, and roughly half of adults ...

One of the most harrowing experiences of his life, Jeff tells me, began with a bloody toilet bowl 20 years ago. Only after I’ve guaranteed his anonymity — Jeff is not his real name — does he share the ...