Where are people more likely to get hemorrhoids in China?
The recently released "China Hemorrhoid Map" shows that the highest prevalence of hemorrhoids in adults is Hunan, and Guangdong, which is not good at eating spicy, ranks second with a prevalence of 67.42%.
Why are more and more people "young and hemorrhoidal"? What habits can overwhelm the Kikube area? Life Times interviews experts in conjunction with hemorrhoid maps to teach you to deal with this "unspeakable secret" scientifically.
China Hemorrhoid Map:
Where people are most susceptible to hemorrhoids
The data released by NetEase Digital Reading shows that in the matter of getting hemorrhoids, the probability of men and women is similar.
Although the prevalence of anorectal disease is similar in men and women, people in different regions have greatly different prevalence rates.
From the national point of view, the highest prevalence of hemorrhoids in adults is Hunan, with 76.64% of the respondents having hemorrhoids. The lowest is Shandong, with a prevalence of only 27.07%.
Guangdong, Qinghai, Guizhou and Inner Mongolia all rank high, while Chongqing and Sichuan, which everyone remembers, are not even as high as Zhejiang.
Hemorrhoids and eating spicy, in the end, there is no relationship
After reading the map, you may wonder: is it true that many people think that "eating more spicy is easy to get hemorrhoids"?
At present, the cause of hemorrhoids is still unknown. However, after years of research and evidence-based medicine, the occurrence and development of hemorrhoids are related to the following factors.
The pad is moved down
When the pad is loose, hypertrophied, bleeding, or prolapsing, it can lead to the appearance of hemorrhoid symptoms.
Factors such as constipation, pregnancy, and emotional tension can increase pressure, causing the pad to become more congested and induce or aggravate hemorrhoids.
varicosity
Frequent constipation, pregnancy, portal hypertension caused by prostate enlargement, and large tumors in the pelvic cavity can cause obstacles to rectal venous return, resulting in increased hemorrhoidal venous pressure and dilation and curvature to form hemorrhoids.
Genetic, geographical and food factors
A study jointly completed by the Spanish Institute of Gastrointestinal Genetics and the research team of the University of Kiel in Germany showed that genetic factors have a 5% effect on the occurrence of hemorrhoids, and people with blood type O may be more likely to get hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids often have a family history and may be related to similar family diets and bowel habits and environment. Spicy and irritating diets do increase the risk of hemorrhoids, but they are not the only causative factor.
Spicy and irritating foods such as chili peppers, peppers, ginger, green onions, raw garlic, and mustard can irritate the rectal and mucosa, cause vasodilation and congestion, cause tingling and swelling during defecation, thereby exacerbating or inducing hemorrhoids.
3 bad habits to get hemorrhoids to the door
In the process of human evolution into upright walking, valves are formed in the heart vessels, which are like a door that allows blood to go in one direction, so it is not easy to return.
The blood vessels in the anus do not have this door, but also the intersection of arteries and veins, so when the abdominal pressure increases, such as forceful defecation, lifting heavy objects, pregnancy, etc., it is easy to appear varicose veins, causing hemorrhoids.
The following lifestyle habits can also overwhelm the Kikube area:
Bring your phone into the bathroom
At present, the cause and effect relationship between toilet time and hemorrhoids has been confirmed clinically, even in the absence of constipation, bad bowel habits that lead to too long a time when squatting in the toilet because of playing mobile phones and reading newspapers can also promote the occurrence of hemorrhoids.
Studies have shown that the time to defecate is more than 10 minutes, the incidence of hemorrhoids can reach more than 70%, and it is recommended to go to the toilet for no more than 5 minutes.
Sit for a long time and stand for a long time
Data from the Epidemiological Survey of Common Anorectal Diseases in Adults in China shows:
The prevalence of anorectal disease was 56.67% in people who maintained poor posture (e.g., standing for more than 4 hours) per day, compared with 44.95% in people who maintained poor posture for less than 1 hour.
Alcoholics and meats
In addition to spicy and irritating foods, alcohol and meat are also factors that affect hemorrhoids.
Alcohol has the effect of accelerating human blood circulation, excessive alcohol consumption is both a trigger for the occurrence of hemorrhoids and one of the factors that aggravate symptoms.
Excessive consumption of meat with little water such as barbecue, skewers, and fried foods can easily lead to dry stools, dilation and rupture of blood vessels around the anus.
Scientific care in the Kikube area
How to properly care for the perianal area? The doctor recommended 4 things.
#日常多做提肛运动
The whole body relaxes, inhaling while the anus is lifted upwards; the anus relaxes when exhaling.
Do 30 times in the morning and 1 time in the morning and 1 time. Sticking to it for a long time has improved for hemorrhoids.
#吃得 "coarse"
The diet is low in crude fiber, resulting in less or difficult stools, which can induce hemorrhoids over time. It is necessary to supplement the vegetables and fruits of coarse grains and rich in dietary fiber in an appropriate amount, which can increase intestinal peristalsis.
In addition, hemorrhoidal patients should also eat more foods rich in vitamin C, vitamin E and other antioxidants, such as tomatoes, carrots, kiwis and so on.
#保证每日饮水量
Ensuring daily water intake can make the stool softer, easier to excrete from the body, and avoid irritation to hemorrhoids.
Don't wait for thirst to drink water, drink 6 to 8 times a day, normal people drink 1.5 to 2.5 liters of water per day.
#如厕后正确擦拭
To stay away from hemorrhoids, in addition to controlling the time of bowel movements, it is also important to wipe properly.
◎ One dip
The toilet paper is stacked in several layers and pressed vertically onto the anus.
When wiping your ass with a twice-folded toilet paper, the extra thickness massages the blood vessels and promotes microcirculation.
◎ Two rubs
Women should pay attention to the fact that when rubbing, it should be one-way, that is, it can only be rubbed backwards. People who have been squatting in the toilet for a long time should pay special attention to the edema at this time, and they cannot be wiped hard with paper.
◎Three turns
There are many folds, it is difficult to wipe clean with light rubbing, and the bacteria hidden in the folds are long-term inflammatory stimulation, which will not only make people feel hot and burning in the anus, but also easily induce hemorrhoids.
A "spiral kneading" is required with soft toilet paper, usually two and a half turns can be done once. If you want to stay away from hemorrhoids, you must pay attention to turning several times and use soft force.
Experts interviewed
Shao Yongsheng, chief physician of the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery of Wuhan First Hospital
Nurse of Day Surgery Center of Xiangya Hospital of Central South University Qu Hongying Huang Xiaoxuan
Li Yougeng, chief physician of the Department of Proctology, Kaifeng City Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Henan Province
Editor of this issue: Menglian Xu