The symptoms of hemorrhoids are not gender-specific. Hemorrhoids are divided into three types according to their location: internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids, and mixed hemorrhoids, and different types of hemorrhoids exhibit different symptoms.
1. Internal hemorrhoids: the main clinical manifestations of bleeding during defecation and hemorrhoidal prolapse. The most common clinical symptom of internal hemorrhoids is intermittent bleeding after a bowel movement. Some people will have hemorrhoids prolapse outward, if there is no thrombus, there is usually no pain when infected, some people can be accompanied by the manifestation of defecation difficulties. Internal hemorrhoids mainly occur in the anal truncus position of 3, 7, 11 o’clock.
2. External hemorrhoids: the main clinical manifestation is the moist discomfort around the anus, sometimes may be accompanied by itching symptoms. If there is acute thrombosis, there will be the symptom of severe anal pain, and a tender swelling can be touched outside the anus.
3. Mixed hemorrhoids: for the internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids of the joint, clinical manifestations of internal hemorrhoids and external hemorrhoids at the same time, such as anal moisture, itching, bleeding, prolapse, and so on, depending on the person.
Female patients, perianal discomfort, or once found to have hemorrhoids, it is recommended to go to the hospital for consultation and diagnosis, to find out the extent of the condition of hemorrhoids, and give relevant treatment as soon as possible.