It was news to me when Dr. Sean J. Langenfeld, a professor of surgery, said that we actually all have hemorrhoids. The doctor, who serves at at the Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery at the ...

“Sitting on the toilet with your phone is giving people hemorrhoids,” he said. Indeed, a recent study published in the ...

Hemorrhoids aren’t exactly dinner-party conversation, but you or someone you know has likely dealt with them. In fact, there’s a good chance they’re sitting beside you at that proverbial dinner table: ...

It's quite common to experience piles during pregnancy; it's just another common side effect of growing a little human. Piles, also known as haemorrhoids, are essentially swellings caused by enlarged ...

Joyce Episcopo developed hemorrhoids after having a baby. "I had pain, I had throbbing, discomfort, I didn't want to eat at times because I knew that would complicate the problem at times." But she ...

These high-fiber foods can help make stools easier to pass and reduce straining during bowel movements, which is important ...

Dr. Sameer Islam is a functional gastroenterologist in Lubbock and is a West Texas native growing up in Odessa, TX. He specializes in the comprehensive treatment of all digestive symptoms and ...

Hemorrhoids are a common growth for many Americans. Normally, the treatment for this ailment is painful and daunting, and can take weeks of recovery following the procedure. About half of all people ...

Hemorrhoids, though incredibly common, remain a topic many people hesitate to discuss openly despite affecting nearly half of all adults by age 50. This uncomfortable condition involves swollen veins ...

Hemorrhoids are incredibly common, even if most people don’t want to talk about them. Symptomatic hemorrhoids affect about 1 in 20 Americans and about half of adults older than age 50, the National ...

If you’re experiencing severe rectal pain, you might think it’s hemorrhoids, but it could be something worse. Dr. Tom Miller and Dr. Bartley Pickron talk about how to distinguish between common ...