Through long-term clinical experience, the theory of traditional Chinese medicine has concluded that the cause of hemorrhoids is not simply local factors, but more importantly, due to the imbalance of yin and yang in the human body, plus external factors, internal injuries, six evils, seven emotions and other factors. The causes can be summarized in the following aspects:
(1) Improper diet: eating too much, being too full, or eating greasy and roasted food, or drinking a lot of alcohol and eating chili, ginger, onions, etc. Exciting food can easily produce dampness and heat. The dampness and heat will be concentrated in the anus, causing congestion and burning in the anus, leading to hemorrhoids.
(2) Constipation: Holding stool for a long time and accumulating heat in the large intestine are one of the causes of hemorrhoids.
(3) Overwork: Sitting for a long time will cause the blood vessels to become weak, and walking for a long time will cause the qi and blood to become vertical and horizontal, and the meridians are intertwined. Sitting for a long time and walking too much can cause injuries to the intestines and stomach, resulting in turbid qi and blood stasis, which can flow into the anus and cause hemorrhoids. (4) Chronic illness: Chronic diarrhea, dysentery, and chronic cough can easily lead to loss of qi and blood, leading to hemorrhoids due to qi deficiency and subsidence.
(5) Feeling external evils: "Synopsis of the Golden Chamber" points out: "If the small intestine is cold, the person will have heavy stools and bloody stools; if there is heat, hemorrhoids will occur." It can be seen that hemorrhoids can occur if you feel cold or heat evil. The ancients also pointed out that hemorrhoids are "all caused by the four qi of dampness, heat, wind and dryness, and heat is the most common".
(6) Pregnancy and irregular menstruation in women: Pregnancy and irregular menstruation in women can easily lead to congestion, menstrual blood overflow and leakage in the intestines, and induce hemorrhoids.
(7) Genetic factors: "Xue's Medical Records" states that "hemorrhoids may be caused by pregnancy poison, or by heat in the mother's womb." Shows that hemorrhoids are genetically related.
(8) Emotional factors: Traditional Chinese medicine attaches great importance to the seven emotions causing disease, so there is a theory that happiness hurts the heart and anger hurts the liver. In moodiness, qi and blood invade the large intestine and accumulate into lumps, which can easily lead to bloody stools.
(9) Excessive sexual intercourse: "All hemorrhoids are caused by colds and careless intercourse" according to "Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Diseases". The ancients also said that "bearing semen without leaking will cause hemorrhoids".
(10) Weak viscera: Weak viscera, combined with external rheumatism and internal heat toxins, cause Qi and blood to fall and accumulate in the anus, easily causing hemorrhoids. Traditional Chinese medicine theory believes that the causes of hemorrhoids are the following. When treating hemorrhoids, if you encounter hemorrhoid inflammation, severe hemorrhoid prolapse, swelling, pain or bleeding, you should go to the hospital for examination in time to avoid aggravating the condition and missing the best treatment opportunity