Did you know that both internal hemorrhoids and external hemorrhoids are present since birth, but go unnoticed because of their small size? When both types of hemorrhoids are present, this condition is called mixed hemorrhoids. 

Below we defined external hemorrhoids, symptoms and causes.

In few words, if your hemorrhoids are found in the low part of the anal canal, near the anus, when it comes to external hemorrhoids. 

External hemorrhoids causes 

Unlike internal hemorrhoids, researchers and doctors have no specific reasons for their formation, external hemorrhoids. At one point, it was believed that the culprit behind the increase the external hemorrhoids is constipation. However, recent studies have denied this. 

What may be, is that increasing external hemorrhoids is most common in pregnant women than in people who experience an increased pressure on the rectum. 

External hemorrhoids can occur and if you lift weights and stay seated for longer periods. However, in most cases, there is an event that precedes external hemorrhoids. 

For example, external hemorrhoids can occur toward the end of pregnancy. Fortunately, these external hemorrhoids tend to disappear after birth and therefore do not require treatment. 

External hemorrhoids symptoms 

External hemorrhoids can be easily identified as small painful swelling purple color, the size of a grape, which appear under the skin around the anus. 

Some common symptoms of external hemorrhoids, remember itching, swelling and pain due to skin sensitivity in this region. Area appearing external hemorrhoids may bulge, irritate and injure more seriously as a result of constipation, hard seat and tension during seat. 

Attention the risks involved in external hemorrhoids 

External hemorrhoids you at risk of thrombosis. Thrombosis also known as blood clots tend to occur when external hemorrhoids are treated for longer periods of time. Occurring in the area of external hemorrhoids may develop blood clots and dark red or blue and bleeding. 

Large blood clots can cause pain when you go, you stay or you get out of the seat. 

Doctors can not pronounce why healthy people suddenly develop clots in external hemorrhoids. 

What is certain is that if left in the will of fate, these clots can travel through the circulatory system of the body, and can lead to situations that can be life threatening. 
Blood vessels containing arterial blood, which explains why external hemorrhoids show color a bright red in May, when bleeding occurs. In some occasions the bleeding occurring in external hemorrhoids can be very severe.