Karla Robinson, MDWritten by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH | Reviewed by Karla Robinson, MD TommL/E+ via Getty Images Key takeaways: If you have hemorrhoids, you know that a hemorrhoid flare can derail your week. As soon as you feel the itching and burning sensation coming on, you likely break out all your hemorrhoid treatment supplies....
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Genetic study sheds light on why people get hemorrhoids
by Monash University Credit: CC0 Public Domain Hemorrhoids, also called piles, affect a large portion of the population, for reasons that have mostly remained unknown. Now an international study which investigated the DNA of nearly 1 million people has identified some likely causes. Found at the very end of the digestive tract, hemorrhoids are blood filled...