Is It Hemorrhoids Or Something Else
“Hemorrhoids are part of being human and play an important role in continence,” says Kinga Skowron Olortegui, MD, a colorectal surgeon and assistant professor at UChicago Medicine. “The problem is when they act out, but it’s often the pushing or straining due to constipation that makes them swell. So treating the constipation with a fiber supplement is one of the most effective treatments.” But some symptoms of hemorrhoids, like rectal bleeding, where you may find bright red blood on your toilet paper or see blood in the toilet after a bowel movement, may also be caused by other diseases, some of them serious, like colon cancer....