Piles, or haemorrhoids, are areas in the anal canal where the tissue, which contains lots of blood vessels, has become swollen. They can be internal, occurring inside the anus, or external, when they can be seen and felt on the outside of the anus. When visible they look like round pink swellings, the size of a pea or a grape. Piles are common in pregnant women, but are rare in children.

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Different types of piles

Piles are classified according to their position. First-degree piles remain inside the rectum or anal canal. Second-degree piles protrude (or prolapse) from the anus when the bowels are opened, but return of their own accord afterwards. Third-degree piles are similar, but only return inside when pushed back. Fourth-degree piles hang permanently outside the anus.

What are the symptoms?

Most people affected have internal piles and may not have any symptoms at all. The earliest symptom is often bleeding of fresh, red blood from the anal passage when the bowels are opened. There may be itchiness around the anal area. Third and fourth degree piles may be more painful and tend to produce a slimy discharge of mucus that leaks from the exposed lining of the pile.

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There are conditions other than piles that can cause bleeding from the anus, so anyone who notices bleeding in their stool should visit adoctor for advice.

For the treatment and cure of all kinds of piles: Soak 75 gms. of mung seed (green gram) in water over-night; wash and  e-husk in the morning, grind it along with 21 leaves of neem tree without adding any salt or condiments, form into I-g- inch balls and deep fry them in ghee and eat daily for 21 days. 2 Piles can be cured if you daily eat one gram of powdered Terminalia chebula fruit (Arale; Kadukai; Harde) along with a little old-jaggery moistened with water if necessary (for 21 days).

Daily drinking of the decoction made out of Garike grass (Cynodon dactylon; Kadke; dhub; durva; Kali ghas; Bahama grass) along with a little milk will cure piles. 4  For the cure of piles :  Steam-boil Elephant yam (surana- gadde) and extract about I tbsp. of its juice, add I tbsp. of gingely oil and a pinch of rock-salt,  mix well and strain; drink the strained liquid once a day for 7 days.

Other Piles treatment

Exercise

A patient with piles must make an all-out effort to tone up the entire system. Exercise plays an important corrective rule in this condition. Movements which exercise the abdominal muscles will improve circulation in the rectal region and relieve congestion.

Homeopathic treatment for Piles

Homeopathy greatly helps in curing piles specially the 1st 2nd and 3rd degree piles and no surgery should be thought of till homeopathy has been tried. Some of the most commonly used medicines in treating piles are:

Hamamelis –Q –very very useful in controlling bleeding caused due to piles
Aesculus hip-piles with acute pain in the back
Collinsonia..chronic painful bleeding piles with pain as if sticks were placed in the rectum.
Graphitis-for piles and fissures with hard stools
Ratanhia-pain as if splinters of glass were sticking in the rectum
Other commonly used medicines are ..Sulphur,Nux.Vomica,silicea etc.