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Heredity and hemorrhoids
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Heredity and hemorrhoids - how much of this disease can be transmitted from relatives? Similar physical functions, such as hair and eye color, bowel disease and its disorders can be transmitted from generation to generation. Genes, units of hereditary material that contain encoded instructions, act as the basis for the development of body cells and systems, can also provoke specific diseases that are inherited.
Heredity and digestive diseases
It has long been known that diseases such as Alzheimer's, depression, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis and breast, ovarian, colon, prostate and skin cancers are hereditary. Why is most people surprised by the fact that hemorrhoids can also be caused by heredity and hereditary factors.
Hemorrhoids occur as a result of swelling of the anus and rectum veins, and can also be caused by factors such as aging, constipation, diarrhea, pregnancy, obesity and diets and habits resulting from a certain lifestyle. All these consequences of poor health can be eliminated, using primarily natural methods - you need to get rid of the stress and tension of the anal area, as a result of which the veins of the rectal region will return to normal and the hemorrhoids will disappear.
Heredity, although it does not directly cause hemorrhoids, can be its factor. Weak veins can be a genetic factor, and can exacerbate hemorrhoids or contribute to its development. Weakened veins can be easily damaged or dilated, resulting in a person suffering from hemorrhoids.
What to do?
While there is nothing you can do about heredity, you can take some steps to prevent hemorrhoids in cases where you know that you are genetically prone to developing this disease. Maintaining a healthy bowel is one of the biggest steps that you can take to prevent hemorrhoids, and there are several ways to achieve this goal.
A diet high in fiber
It is important that the intestines are healthy, it will help prevent constipation and diarrhea, the two most important digestive disorders that contribute to the development of hemorrhoids. Fiber food makes your stool soft and then defecations occur more often and easily. Whole grains, fresh fruits and vegetables are good sources of protein, or you can take supplements to enrich your diet. You can also avoid spicy food, as they can disrupt the functioning of your digestive system.
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Drink more water
Increasing fluid intake can also contribute to good bowel health and preventing hemorrhoids. From 6 to 8 glasses of water a day will help keep your body hydrated and prevent constipation.
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Physical Education
Frequent exercise also contributes to the health of the intestines. If you have a job that requires you to sit for a long time, try to take a break every hour and walk for at least two minutes so that your blood flows into your lower limbs.
Hygiene
Another simple method that can be used to prevent hemorrhoids is to keep the anal area clean and dry at all times. Irritation of the anal region can contribute to the development of hemorrhoids and aggravate the existing. Use toilet paper odorless or wet wipes to clean the anal opening gently without erasing or irritating.
If you have hemorrhoids in someone in your family, do not despair. Heredity does not cause hemorrhoids directly, it only makes you more susceptible to this disease. Instead of desponding, use knowledge to adapt a healthy lifestyle that will not only help you prevent the onset of hemorrhoids, but also improve your overall health.
Lifestyle and Hemorrhoids
Some of the common hereditary diseases include cancer, especially of the breast, ovaries, colon, prostate and skin, heart disease and stroke, diabetes, osteoporosis, depression and Alzheimer's disease with both early onset and late onset. These are just familiar diseases that are hereditary, but we are always surprised that the disease can be caused by the genes of our family.
But we do not always know that some hereditary factors can also cause hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are often caused by aging, pregnancy, diarrhea, constipation, obesity and lifestyle. But other data point to the genetic factors of hemorrhoid development in humans, since hemorrhoids arise because of increased pressure in the veins of the rectum, which causes blood to expand their walls or damage them.
Weak walls of veins
Weak walls of veins can be inherited, and this can lead to the development of hemorrhoids. Frequent diarrhea and constipation can relieve pressure on the main veins. Strain during defecation can interfere with normal circulation in the body, which weakens the walls of the veins, forming hemorrhoids. However, heredity in itself can not always lead to hemorrhoids. There are also some other factors, such as a sedentary lifestyle or a low fiber content in the diet, which further exacerbates the hereditary factor or hemorrhoids.
Food
It is true that heredity can cause hemorrhoids, but only to a lesser extent. Lifestyle and nutrition play a more important role. But the hereditary cause of hemorrhoids or not, you should always be armed with the knowledge of how to relieve hemorrhoids and say goodbye to the unpleasant pains and discomforts that this disease brings.
In order to be successful in treating hemorrhoids, you should keep in mind that you need to take an active part in the treatment process, and there are no quick solutions and methods that will cure hemorrhoids immediately. Therefore, pay more attention to your eating and motor habits and lifestyle to get rid of hemorrhoids.
Genetics and external hemorrhoids
If your father or grandfather suffered from male pattern baldness, you or your brothers and sisters may suffer from this too. If your uncle Kolya has diabetes, you can suffer from this, too. If your mom has suffered from high blood pressure, your doctor should check your blood pressure more often. Some of the health problems that your family members have had can be passed on to you or provoked you to be genetically more receptive to them than people whose families did not have such problems.
The same can be said about internal and external hemorrhoids. If your parents or grandparents have had problems with hemorrhoids, then you can be genetically predisposed to them. Does this mean you must have external hemorrhoids? No, it just means that you can use preventive measures to make sure that you stay healthy as possible.
If you are genetically predisposed to the problem of external hemorrhoids, you should take good care of your eating habits and bowel health, take your food needs into account, consume water, and monitor the health of your circulatory system.
Risk factors for the onset of hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are most often caused by constipation or poor circulation. Constipation can irritate your veins, causing them to swell considerably. As a result, you may have hemorrhoids, which is painful.
Poor blood circulation can also cause hemorrhoids. In the end, hemorrhoids - this is the problem of veins. If you care enough about your heart and blood pressure, you can avoid hemorrhoids, even if you are genetically predisposed to them because of circulatory disorders.
What you need to tell the doctor
Other things that you can include in your program to fight hemorrhoids - tell the doctor about your family history of hemorrhoids.
It will help you to understand your ailment and try to find potential problems that can be prevented in time. He can also suggest things that you can do to cure or prevent external hemorrhoids.
Work on the lead
On the other hand, if you warn someone who suffers from hemorrhoids, you can help this person. Your family and friends too can be genetically predisposed to hemorrhoids. By sharing this sensitive and personal information, you will help them avoid the pain and suffering they may experience without knowing enough about the symptoms and methods of treating hemorrhoids and not knowing that it can be transmitted genetically.
Being genetically predisposed to something does not mean that you will get these problems for sure. This simply means that you should be aware of your increased risk and can take the necessary precautions to avoid health problems.
Hemorrhoids in numbers (according to 2012 data)
Have you ever thought that you fall into the category of people who are more likely to develop hemorrhoids? We do not want to frighten you, but it's very important to be aware of the statistics of hemorrhoids. People suffering from hemorrhoids are not alone.
In America
It is estimated that 50 percent of Americans suffer from hemorrhoids under the age of 50 (only a small percentage need treatment). About 10.4 million people in the United States suffer from hemorrhoids. There are 1 million new cases of hemorrhoids every year in the United States alone, with 10 to 20 percent of cases requiring surgical interventions.
Up to 23 million people, or 12.8 percent of the US adult population, have symptoms of internal hemorrhoids. About 1.9 million people received outpatient medical care for the removal of symptomatic internal hemorrhoids by outpatient treatment.
Hemorrhoids statistics for men and women
For people over the age of 45, 24.9 per cent of cases of hemorrhoids occur in women, compared to 15.2 per cent of men. Studies of hemorrhoids show that men often seek medical help than women. Women are more likely to suffer from hemorrhoids during pregnancy.
Race and hemorrhoids
In connection with the lack of data, it is unclear how hemorrhoids affect people on the basis of race, but it is known that the Caucasian people, whose cuisine is full of spicy food, are more likely to consult a doctor.
Genetics and Hemorrhoids
Some people have a genetic predisposition, which makes them more prone to the incidence of hemorrhoids. This does not mean that they will necessarily suffer from hemorrhoids, it simply means that they have more risks of getting hemorrhoids in their lifetime. For these people it is very important to carry out preventive maintenance to avoid hemorrhoids.
Age and hemorrhoids
The likelihood that a person will suffer from hemorrhoids, increases as a person grows older. Hemorrhoids usually develop after 30 years of age. However, it is quite possible to get hemorrhoids at any age, in connection with tension, constipation, weightlifting and similar stresses, which we expose the body.