I HAVE noticed blood on the toilet paper every time I move my bowels recently. It doesn’t really hurt. My friend said I probably have “piles”. What are “piles”?
Piles is a common term used to refer to haemorrhoids. This is turn is a condition in which the veins around the anus or lower rectum are swollen and in-flamed. When this happens, these are cal-led varicose veins (yes, if you have heard the term before, another very common position where they occur are the lower limbs.
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