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Regular constipation which can cause you to strain when passing a bowel motion is a recipe for Piles...
& disasters.
Constipation can be caused by a number of things.
A slow digestive tract, lack of fibre in your diet, a lack of fluid (particularly water) consumption, medications & a sedentary lifestyle to name a few very common causes.
You will be able to tell if you are constipated as you do not have regular motions.
For example they may be quite difficult & hard to pass, causing stomach cramps & you might only pass a motion every other day or a couple of times a week.
The straining associated with constipation forces blood to the anal canal & slowly dilates them over years which is how the piles develop.
Also constant & regular constipation/straining can also damage the anal walls & cause scarring.
So changing your habits to alleviate constipation is very important.
During pregnancy you have more active hormones to develop a baby, in particular the hormone progesterone.
This hormone relaxes the rectal vein walls allowing them to be more prone to swelling.
The hormone also slows down your digestive system making you more susceptible to constipation.
Lastly as the baby grows the pressure on the bowel & the straining during child birth cause the veins to swell in the rectum.
So your chances of develping piles are very high during a pregnancy.
A person who is very overweight tends to carry a lot of excess weight especially around their waist.
This extra weight puts pressure on the bowels & may cause the digestive organs to slow down.
More pressure is therefore required to pass a bowel motion because of the extra weight.
If you also eat a lot of extra food, have a poor diet or exercise isn't a part of your daily makeup you will be even more susceptible to further constipation & bowel problems which will develop piles.
Exercise is vital to our bodies functioning properly.
In particular it keeps our digestive system running smoothly & effectively.
Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle will experience a lot more irregular bowel motions compared to someone who exercises at least 3 times a week because the intestines will have slowed right down & elimination of waste doesn't happen as frequently.
Some people don't develop piles until later on in life ie.
50+ years.
This could be a combination of the usual bout of constipation & straining, irregular exercise, slowing down your exercise as you age & a build of fecal matter (you may want to have a colonic to help with this).
All will put pressure on the anal canal over years & slowly develop piles.
Another major reason why some people will develop piles is from having anal intercourse.
The anal canal walls are a lot weaker & isn't lubricated natural as opposed to the vagina.
The intercourse also irritates it & causes swelling in the anal veins from the pressure.
It also puts pressure on the abdomen which swells the rectal veins.
So in conclusion there are a lot of major factors which contribute to developing piles & more often than not you will be to alter a few of them in your lifestyles to aid prevention.
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