What is hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids are painful, swollen veins in the lower portion of the rectum or anus. They can be inside the anus (internal), under the skin around the anus (external), or protruding from inside to outside of the anus.

How do members experience hemorrhoids?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with hemorrhoids*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for hemorrhoids*

*Data from patients with hemorrhoids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Compare treatments taken by people with hemorrhoids*

Treatment
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment

(Hydrocortisone suppositories)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hemorrhoids (1)

*Data from patients with hemorrhoids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.

Who has hemorrhoids on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 32
30s 95
40s 129
50s 118
60s 117
70+ 65

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 217
Female 320

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What is hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids are painful, swollen veins in the lower portion of the rectum or anus. They can be inside the anus (internal), under the skin around the anus (external), or protruding from inside to outside of the anus.



Common symptoms reported by people with hemorrhoids

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for hemorrhoids

Treatment name(s)
Type
How many have tried
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Hydrocortisone suppositories)
Type
Prescription Drug
How many have tried
1
Tried for
hemorrhoids (1)

Data from patients with hemorrhoids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Compare treatments taken by people with hemorrhoids

Treatment name(s)
Perceived effectiveness
Side effects
Total evaluations
Tried for
Treatment name(s)

(Hydrocortisone suppositories)
Perceived effectiveness
No evaluations
Side effects
No evaluations
Total evaluations
0
Tried for
hemorrhoids (1)
  • Major
  • Moderate
  • Slight
  • None
  • Can't tell
  • Severe
  • Moderate
  • Mild
  • None

Data from patients with hemorrhoids, who have ever reported treatments, ordered by their reporting frequency during the last 5 years.
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Who has hemorrhoids on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 4 new patients joined this month
  • 230 say hemorrhoids is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 4
20s 32
30s 95
40s 129
50s 118
60s 117
70+ 65
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 30
20-29 years 66
30-39 years 46
40-49 years 20
50-59 years 12
60-69 years 0
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 217
Female 320

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 197
Not Diagnosed 42

These charts show data from hemorrhoids patients who have completed their condition history
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