The effects of drinking alcohol on hemorrhoids are still quite obvious. If a small amount of alcohol is consumed, the effect on hemorrhoids is not particularly significant, but if too much alcohol is consumed, it will often make the symptoms of hemorrhoids worse the following day. There are often patients who drink alcohol the first day and then have hemorrhoids the next day, followed by blood in the stool and prolapsed anal swelling. Because ethanol relaxes the walls of the blood vessels, it can aggravate the bruising of hemorrhoids, and although there is no noticeable discomfort when drinking alcohol, after the effects of ethanol wear off, patients often experience pain, soreness, prolapse, and blood in the stool from hemorrhoids. If you have hemorrhoids, try to drink less or no alcohol, because after all, the effect of alcohol on hemorrhoids is more direct and more obvious.