How to distinguish between external hemorrhoids and polyps

Should be able to distinguish between external hemorrhoids and polyps according to the clinical manifestations and pathological nature of the patient, there are more people suffering from anal diseases in the clinic, including thrombosed external hemorrhoids and anal polyps, which can be induced to appear due to bad bowel habits and dietary habits, forceful stool, long-term diarrhea, sedentary, prolonged squatting and straining. It is easy to cause protrusions on the edge of the anus, which can easily lead to breakage or bleeding during acute attacks, and also to differentiate from anal polyps, which are bulging lesions in the mucosal part of the intestine and are only called anal polyps when they grow in the mucosal location. Anal polyps and thrombosed external hemorrhoids can be distinguished by the clinical symptoms and pathological nature of the patient. External hemorrhoids are hemorrhoids that occur below the dentate line, and there are more types of external hemorrhoids. Rectal polyps are tipped and easily prolapse outside the anus, and have a soft texture that can easily appear as a foreign body or a moist anus.