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Types of Haemorrhoids (Piles)ย
Majority of the people are confused with the types of haemorrhoids (also known as piles) we have: internal, external, Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3 and Grade 4.
The easiest way to differentiate haemorrhoids is to divide them into internal or external haemorrhoids. ๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ are formed above the dentate line (the line separating rectum and anal canal); those formed below the dentate line is known as ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ. Haemorrhoids that can be seen externally does not necessarily is external haemorrhoids as each individual has different position of the dentate line.
Generally, haemorrhoids are further divided into 4 grades depends on its severity. Basically, we are unable to see ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ก๐ข๐๐ฌ, it does not come out from the anus. Occasionally, we might notice there is blood on the toilet paper or toilet bowl, and the bleeding stops after bowel movement.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ will protrude out from the anus during bowel movement, and will reduce back spontaneously after that. Whilst, ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ is almost same as Grade 2. The haemorrhoids will protrude out during bowel movements, but require manual pushing (using fingers) the haemorrhoids back into the anal canal.
๐๐ซ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌ prolapse all the time and is irreducible even though push manually. This is the different types of haemorrhoids broadly speaking.
Sometimes, you may come across of the term โ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ก๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ซ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐ฌโ this condition is quite common, it is when the haemorrhoids growth are a mixture of both internal and external type, and prolapsed out from the anal canal like Grade 3.
Contact us if you are still uncertain about the types of haemorrhoids.