What Causes Hemorrhoids?
2. Causes
The blood vessels in our body naturally have some stretch in them. This is important because some degree of flex is necessary in order to allow our blood vessels to withstand the pressure of the blood flowing through them. This flexibility also helps us to regulate our blood pressure to a degree.
As important as this flexibility is, some blood vessels can have too much flexibility. This can mean that the blood vessels will sometimes bulge outwards too much, and this can cause problems. Hemorrhoids are one example of this happening. This is a condition where the veins in the anus and rectum bulge outward causing grape-like structures to form.
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