{"id":5358,"date":"2025-12-08T17:49:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:49:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/?post_type=chapter&p=5358"},"modified":"2026-01-12T18:38:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T23:38:38","slug":"hemorrhoids-and-anal-fissures","status":"web-only","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/chapter\/hemorrhoids-and-anal-fissures\/","title":{"raw":"10p7 Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures","rendered":"10p7 Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures"},"content":{"raw":"Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures<\/strong>\r\n

Hemorrhoids<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n
    \r\n \t
  • Causes<\/strong>:\r\n
      \r\n \t
    • Persistent irritation from straining during bowel movements.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Sitting for long periods on the toilet.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Chronic diarrhea or constipation.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Obesity and pregnancy increase risk.<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Low fiber and fluid intake are significant risk factors.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n \t
    • Treatment<\/strong>:\r\n
        \r\n \t
      • Rubber band ligation: a simple procedure where a tiny rubber band is placed around the hemorrhoid to cut off blood flow, causing it to atrophy and fall off.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n![Image of Hemorrhoids] (description: swollen, bulging veins in the rectal area from chronic irritation).\r\n

        Anal Fissures<\/strong><\/h1>\r\n
          \r\n \t
        • Small tears in the anal canal caused by:\r\n
            \r\n \t
          • Hard, dry stools.<\/li>\r\n \t
          • Irritation similar to hemorrhoids.<\/li>\r\n \t
          • Result from straining or trauma during defecation.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"

            Hemorrhoids and Anal Fissures<\/strong><\/p>\n

            Hemorrhoids<\/strong><\/h1>\n
              \n
            • Causes<\/strong>:\n
                \n
              • Persistent irritation from straining during bowel movements.<\/li>\n
              • Sitting for long periods on the toilet.<\/li>\n
              • Chronic diarrhea or constipation.<\/li>\n
              • Obesity and pregnancy increase risk.<\/li>\n
              • Low fiber and fluid intake are significant risk factors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
              • Treatment<\/strong>:\n
                  \n
                • Rubber band ligation: a simple procedure where a tiny rubber band is placed around the hemorrhoid to cut off blood flow, causing it to atrophy and fall off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                  ![Image of Hemorrhoids] (description: swollen, bulging veins in the rectal area from chronic irritation).<\/p>\n

                  Anal Fissures<\/strong><\/h1>\n
                    \n
                  • Small tears in the anal canal caused by:\n
                      \n
                    • Hard, dry stools.<\/li>\n
                    • Irritation similar to hemorrhoids.<\/li>\n
                    • Result from straining or trauma during defecation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":1370,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":["zoe-soon"],"pb_section_license":"cc-by-nc-sa"},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[60],"license":[57],"class_list":["post-5358","chapter","type-chapter","status-web-only","hentry","contributor-zoe-soon","license-cc-by-nc-sa"],"part":67,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5358","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5358\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5363,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5358\/revisions\/5363"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/67"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/5358\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5358"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=5358"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=5358"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pathophysiology\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=5358"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}