Piles - Causes

Following are the common causes of piles:

• Medical causes
  • prolonged constipation
  • prolonged coughing, sneezing
  • prolonged diarrhoea
• Lifestyle
  • sedentary lifestyle
  • low-fibre diet
• Genetics
  • case of piles may be running in the family.

Risk factors

Some other factors that increase the risk of developing haemorrhoids include the following:

• Age: with advanced age, the veins become lax
• Being overweight or obese
• Pregnancy: due to pregnancy, there is an increased strain over the pelvic blood vessels, causing them to enlarge

Contributing factors

• spicy food
• smoking
• high blood pressure
• strenuous exercise
• prolonged sitting or travelling
• less fluid intake