10 Causes of Hemorrhoids
Cause #7: Aging
Aging is the process where one becomes older. While it applies to all living creatures, it is a term mostly used for humans. Aging represents changes that a human experiences with time. It encompasses psychological, social, and physical changes. Aging is one of the greatest risk factors for most diseases.
Although the cause of aging is unclear, it has been theorized to be due to the accumulation of damage leading to failure of the biological system. Examples include DNA oxidation and DNA methylation. In hemorrhoids, aging results in the weakening of the support structures. This facilitates the development of hemorrhoids and prolapse. The weakening of these support structures can be observed in humans from their thirties onward.
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