General educational articles for patients and families. A consultation is needed for advice about an individual situation.
Hemorrhoids can cause or cause constipation. In some cases, it can even make things worse. However, the opposite is also true; constipation is the underlying cause…
Advanced Hemorrhoid Centers is a paid sponsor of Sonoran Living What are hemorrhoids?Hemorrhoids are good for you. This is a cushion at the entrance to the…
Hemorrhoids often become itchy when the veins in the anus or rectum become swollen and inflamed. The inflammation, in turn, stimulates the release of a chemical…
Cureus Prevalence of hemorrhoids and its risk factors in the adult population of Jizan, Saudi Arabia Background: Hemorrhoids are defined as symptomatic enlargement and distal displacement…
Most of the time you won’t even notice they are there. However, if circumstances change, home remedies are often helpful. Image: © ttsz, JFalcetti/Thinkstock After my…
They collected information about health, diet, medications, and lifestyle, and analyzed stool samples to determine the bacterial composition of the study group’s gut microbiome. This new…
overview Colorectal cancer is a type of cancer that affects the colon (large intestine) or rectum. It is one of the most common types of cancer…
Different types of colon polyps have different shapes and growth patterns. For example, tubular polyps have a growth pattern that resembles regularly arranged tubes. Villous polyps…
[Originally published: Jan. 29, 2020. Updated: March 2, 2023] No one gets colon cancer in their 20s, 30s, or 40s, right? mistaken. The truth is that…
The diagram shows polyps on the lining of the colon or large intestine. The structure of small polyps can change over time and become cancerous, a…
