Piles (Haemorrhoids): Symptoms, Causes and Treatment
Piles are swollen blood vessels in and around the anus and lower rectum. Internal piles sit inside the rectum and are graded 1–4 by how far they prolapse; external piles form under the skin around the anus.
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Piles (Haemorrhoids) in India
Piles (Haemorrhoids) is diagnosed and treated by proctology specialists. At a first consultation, a specialist can examine you, confirm the cause and explain which treatment suits your case, such as Laser Piles Surgery, Stapler Haemorrhoidopexy (MIPH) and Haemorrhoidectomy.
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Specialists by City
| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi NCR | 1,003 | 711 |
| Bangalore | 777 | 481 |
| Hyderabad | 460 | 621 |
| Mumbai | 453 | 477 |
| Chennai | 336 | 544 |
| Kolkata | 271 | 601 |
| Pune | 268 | 318 |
| Ahmedabad | 174 | 579 |
| Thane | 174 | 245 |
| Navi Mumbai | 125 | 140 |
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| City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|
| Jaipur | 118 | 155 |
| Agra | 106 | 267 |
| Indore | 105 | 71 |
| Lucknow | 82 | 79 |
| Bikaner | 72 | 4 |
| Kanpur | 66 | 31 |
| Pimpri-chinchwad | 66 | 3 |
| Nagpur | 64 | 107 |
| Amravati | 61 | 214 |
| Aligarh | 59 | 181 |
| Greater Noida | 56 | 19 |
| Agartala | 55 | 49 |
| Bhopal | 54 | 84 |
| Surat | 54 | 75 |
| Visakhapatnam | 52 | 68 |
| Prayagraj | 49 | 222 |
| Amritsar | 48 | 208 |
| Nashik | 47 | 82 |
| Ranchi | 46 | 179 |
| Vadodara | 42 | 69 |
| Belgaum | 41 | 5 |
| Jammu | 41 | 3 |
| Mangalore | 40 | 10 |
| Alwar | 39 | 129 |
| Gorakhpur | 39 | 7 |
| Chandigarh | 37 | 35 |
| Vijayawada | 37 | 67 |
| Ahmadnagar | 36 | 167 |
| Anantapur | 36 | 158 |
| Guntur | 36 | 16 |
| Ludhiana | 34 | 68 |
| Mysore | 33 | 28 |
| Kalyan | 31 | 0 |
| Meerut | 31 | 24 |
| Patna | 31 | 101 |
| Thiruvananthapuram | 31 | 35 |
| Coimbatore | 30 | 78 |
| Bhavnagar | 29 | 4 |
| Jodhpur | 28 | 24 |
| Kukatpalli | 28 | 0 |
| Thrissur | 28 | 0 |
| Bareilly | 27 | 14 |
| Hapur | 27 | 2 |
| Moradabad | 27 | 4 |
| Nellore | 27 | 7 |
| Udupi | 27 | 4 |
| Akola | 26 | 184 |
| Bhatpara | 26 | 0 |
| Jabalpur | 26 | 11 |
| Kharagpur | 26 | 0 |
| Bhubaneshwar | 25 | 0 |
| Kozhikode | 25 | 10 |
| Raipur | 25 | 34 |
| Secunderabad | 25 | 0 |
| Kochi | 24 | 4 |
| Kollam | 24 | 8 |
| Rajkot | 24 | 39 |
| Ajmer | 23 | 103 |
| Madurai | 23 | 32 |
| Malappuram | 22 | 9 |
| Shiliguri | 22 | 0 |
| Shyamnagar | 22 | 0 |
| Bathinda | 21 | 13 |
| Borivli | 21 | 0 |
| Karol-bagh | 21 | 0 |
| Varanasi | 21 | 54 |
| Gwalior | 20 | 20 |
| Ambattur | 19 | 88 |
| Anand | 19 | 109 |
| Howrah | 19 | 18 |
| Kamarhati | 19 | 0 |
| Salem | 19 | 21 |
| Srinagar | 19 | 8 |
| Tumkur | 19 | 5 |
| Ankleshwar | 18 | 74 |
| Belagavi | 18 | 6 |
| Bhiwandi | 18 | 0 |
| Dwarka | 18 | 0 |
| Guwahati | 18 | 19 |
| Kottayam | 18 | 8 |
| Bharuch | 17 | 15 |
| Bhayandar | 17 | 0 |
| Bhilai | 17 | 2 |
| Davangere | 17 | 0 |
| Jamnagar | 17 | 5 |
| Ujjain | 17 | 0 |
| Darbhanga | 16 | 15 |
| Hisar | 16 | 17 |
| Kadapa | 16 | 0 |
| Saharanpur | 16 | 0 |
| Tirupati | 16 | 4 |
| Udaipur | 16 | 10 |
| Cuttack | 15 | 10 |
| Dehra-dun | 15 | 0 |
| Dharwad | 15 | 0 |
| Alappuzha | 14 | 81 |
| Dhanbad | 14 | 64 |
| Kurnool | 14 | 7 |
| Puducherry | 14 | 6 |
| Rohtak | 14 | 11 |
| Bhilwara | 13 | 0 |
| Jamshedpur | 13 | 30 |
| Barddhaman | 12 | 0 |
| Gandhinagar | 12 | 5 |
| Hubli | 12 | 6 |
| Kakinada | 12 | 5 |
| Kota | 12 | 5 |
| Shimoga | 12 | 2 |
| Solapur | 12 | 17 |
| Berhampore | 11 | 0 |
| Dehradun | 11 | 0 |
| Khammam | 11 | 12 |
| Mathura | 11 | 9 |
| Nanded | 11 | 6 |
| Rampur | 11 | 1 |
| Sangli | 11 | 0 |
| Aizawl | 10 | 36 |
| Bhagalpur | 10 | 36 |
| Guruvayur | 10 | 0 |
| Kalaburagi | 10 | 0 |
| Mapusa | 10 | 1 |
| Muzaffarpur | 10 | 5 |
| Nagercoil | 10 | 2 |
| Raichur | 10 | 1 |
| Shivaji-nagar | 10 | 0 |
| Ballari | 9 | 1 |
| Bokaro | 9 | 2 |
| Chittoor | 9 | 0 |
| East Delhi | 9 | 0 |
| Eluru | 9 | 0 |
| Kannur | 9 | 3 |
| Latur | 9 | 4 |
| Nandyal | 9 | 0 |
| Adoni | 8 | 45 |
| Asansol | 8 | 47 |
| Begusarai | 8 | 36 |
| Dakshina Kannada | 8 | 0 |
| Durgapur | 8 | 6 |
| Haldwani | 8 | 0 |
| Karimnagar | 8 | 20 |
| Karur | 8 | 2 |
| Khandwa | 8 | 0 |
| Mandi | 8 | 1 |
| Medchal-Malkajgiri | 8 | 0 |
| Midnapore | 8 | 0 |
| Mumbai City | 8 | 0 |
| Palakkad | 8 | 7 |
| Panaji | 8 | 0 |
| Rajahmundry | 8 | 3 |
| Sagar | 8 | 2 |
| Annamayya | 7 | 0 |
| Churu | 7 | 0 |
| Deoghar | 7 | 29 |
| Gandhidham | 7 | 0 |
| Gondia | 7 | 2 |
| Hanumangarh | 7 | 0 |
| Hassan | 7 | 1 |
| Imphal | 7 | 0 |
| Jalandhar | 7 | 23 |
| Jalgaon | 7 | 8 |
| Jhansi | 7 | 5 |
| Junagadh | 7 | 2 |
| Kolar | 7 | 1 |
| Muvattupuzha | 7 | 0 |
| Rewa | 7 | 2 |
| Vizianagaram | 7 | 4 |
| Bellary | 6 | 4 |
| Chitradurga | 6 | 1 |
| Chittorgarh | 6 | 0 |
| Dhule | 6 | 0 |
| Dindigul | 6 | 1 |
| Dombivli | 6 | 0 |
| Hanamkonda | 6 | 1 |
| Margao | 6 | 0 |
| Muzaffarnagar | 6 | 2 |
| Nizamabad | 6 | 9 |
| Ongole | 6 | 0 |
| Ottappalam | 6 | 0 |
| Ratlam | 6 | 2 |
| Tirunelveli | 6 | 3 |
| Agra Cantt | 5 | 0 |
| Ahmednagar | 5 | 0 |
| Arrah | 5 | 105 |
| Bhadravathi | 5 | 0 |
| Chandannagar | 5 | 0 |
| Gaya | 5 | 5 |
| Gudur | 5 | 0 |
| Haridwar | 5 | 5 |
| Jalna | 5 | 1 |
| Kanchipuram | 5 | 4 |
| Kolhapur | 5 | 13 |
| Krishnagiri | 5 | 0 |
| Kulti | 5 | 2 |
| Ramgundam | 5 | 0 |
| Raurkela | 5 | 0 |
| Sivakasi | 5 | 1 |
| Srikakulam | 5 | 3 |
| Tiruchirappalli | 5 | 9 |
| Ulhasnagar | 5 | 0 |
| Vellore | 5 | 6 |
| Warangal | 5 | 4 |
| West Godavari | 5 | 0 |
| Zunheboto | 5 | 0 |
| Bagalkot | 4 | 0 |
| Bidar | 4 | 0 |
| Bihar Sharif | 4 | 10 |
| Brahmapur | 4 | 0 |
| Bundi | 4 | 0 |
| Changanacherry | 4 | 0 |
| Chikkamagaluru | 4 | 0 |
| Chinsurah | 4 | 0 |
| Diu | 4 | 0 |
| East Godavari | 4 | 0 |
| Erode | 4 | 3 |
| Hospet | 4 | 0 |
| Hosur | 4 | 4 |
| Karnal | 4 | 7 |
| Kodungallur | 4 | 0 |
| Machilipatnam | 4 | 0 |
| Mehsana | 4 | 0 |
| Mumbai Suburban | 4 | 0 |
| Nainital | 4 | 0 |
| Neyyattinkara | 4 | 0 |
| Panipat | 4 | 4 |
| Parbhani | 4 | 0 |
| Pathanamthitta | 4 | 3 |
| Patiala | 4 | 7 |
| Satara | 4 | 3 |
| Siddharthnagar | 4 | 0 |
| Sikar | 4 | 5 |
| Suryapet | 4 | 0 |
| Tenali | 4 | 0 |
| Tiruvannamalai | 4 | 0 |
| Valsad | 4 | 2 |
| Yamunanagar | 4 | 6 |
| Yavatmal | 4 | 3 |
| Amroha | 3 | 0 |
| Baharampur | 3 | 0 |
| Ballia | 3 | 0 |
| Banaskantha | 3 | 0 |
| Banda | 3 | 0 |
| Bharatpur | 3 | 2 |
| Chengannur | 3 | 2 |
| Dharmapuri | 3 | 0 |
| Dharmavaram | 3 | 0 |
| Etawah | 3 | 0 |
| Gadag | 3 | 0 |
| Ichalkaranji | 3 | 0 |
| Kullu | 3 | 2 |
| Malegaon | 3 | 0 |
| Mau | 3 | 0 |
| North Goa | 3 | 0 |
| North Lakhimpur | 3 | 0 |
| Palnadu | 3 | 0 |
| Port Blair | 3 | 0 |
| Proddatur | 3 | 0 |
| Purnia | 3 | 1 |
| Ranga Reddy | 3 | 0 |
| Rishikesh | 3 | 0 |
| Sawai Madhopur | 3 | 0 |
| Shahjahanpur | 3 | 0 |
| South West Delhi | 3 | 0 |
| Thanjavur | 3 | 2 |
| Tiruvallur | 3 | 0 |
| Vasco Da Gama | 3 | 0 |
| Vatakara | 3 | 0 |
| Vidisha | 3 | 0 |
| Anakapalle | 2 | 0 |
| Ananthapuramu | 2 | 0 |
| Arakkonam | 2 | 0 |
| Basti | 2 | 0 |
| Bhadohi | 2 | 0 |
| Bhandara | 2 | 1 |
| Bhawanipatna | 2 | 0 |
| Cherthala | 2 | 2 |
| Chikodi | 2 | 0 |
| Cuddalore | 2 | 0 |
| Dewas | 2 | 2 |
| Dharamshala | 2 | 0 |
| Diphu | 2 | 0 |
| East Champaran | 2 | 0 |
| Farrukhabad | 2 | 2 |
| Firozabad | 2 | 0 |
| Gangtok | 2 | 0 |
| Godhra | 2 | 0 |
| Gopalganj | 2 | 0 |
| Gudivada | 2 | 0 |
| Gulbarga | 2 | 6 |
| Hindupur | 2 | 0 |
| Idukki | 2 | 0 |
| Jaunpur | 2 | 0 |
| Jhargram | 2 | 0 |
| Kamrup | 2 | 0 |
| Karaikudi | 2 | 0 |
| Korba | 2 | 0 |
| Krishna | 2 | 0 |
| Mahabubabad | 2 | 0 |
| Manali | 2 | 0 |
| Mandla | 2 | 0 |
| Mandya | 2 | 1 |
| Nadiad | 2 | 1 |
| Nalgonda | 2 | 0 |
| Namakkal | 2 | 0 |
| Nandurbar | 2 | 0 |
| Osmanabad | 2 | 0 |
| Ponda | 2 | 0 |
| Porbandar | 2 | 0 |
| Pudukkottai | 2 | 1 |
| Raniganj | 2 | 1 |
| Ranipet | 2 | 0 |
| Sangareddy | 2 | 0 |
| Saran | 2 | 0 |
| Satna | 2 | 1 |
| Shimla | 2 | 1 |
| Shirdi | 2 | 0 |
| Sirsa | 2 | 0 |
| Uttara Kannada | 2 | 0 |
| West Delhi | 2 | 0 |
| West Tripura | 2 | 0 |
| Yadgir | 2 | 0 |
| Abhaneri | 1 | 0 |
| Addanki | 1 | 0 |
| Adilabad | 1 | 0 |
| Agali | 1 | 0 |
| Almora | 1 | 0 |
| Aluva | 1 | 0 |
| Ambikapur | 1 | 0 |
| Amdabad | 1 | 0 |
| Anuppur | 1 | 0 |
| Arcot | 1 | 0 |
| Ariyalur | 1 | 0 |
| Ayodhya | 1 | 0 |
| Azamgarh | 1 | 0 |
| Banswara | 1 | 0 |
| Bapatla | 1 | 0 |
| Baramulla | 1 | 0 |
| Bayana | 1 | 0 |
| Beed | 1 | 0 |
| Bhadradri Kothagudem | 1 | 0 |
| Bhimavaram | 1 | 0 |
| Bhiwani | 1 | 0 |
| Bhotia Parao | 1 | 0 |
| Bhuj | 1 | 0 |
| Bijnor | 1 | 0 |
| Bilimora | 1 | 0 |
| Bodh Gaya | 1 | 0 |
| Burhanpur | 1 | 1 |
| Challakere | 1 | 0 |
| Chamarajanagar | 1 | 0 |
| Chandrapur | 1 | 0 |
| Changanassery | 1 | 0 |
| Chapra | 1 | 1 |
| Chengalpattu | 1 | 0 |
| Chikmagalur | 1 | 0 |
| Darjeeling | 1 | 0 |
| Davanagere | 1 | 0 |
| Deeg | 1 | 0 |
| Deoria | 1 | 0 |
| Dhemaji | 1 | 0 |
| Etah | 1 | 0 |
| Faizabad | 1 | 0 |
| Firozpur | 1 | 0 |
| Gadaga | 1 | 0 |
| Gautam Buddha Nagar | 1 | 2 |
| Ghazipur | 1 | 0 |
| Gir Somnath | 1 | 0 |
| Gurdaspur | 1 | 0 |
| Habra | 1 | 0 |
| Hailakandi | 1 | 0 |
| Haveri | 1 | 0 |
| Hazaribag | 1 | 0 |
| Hojai | 1 | 0 |
| Hooghly | 1 | 0 |
| Hoshiarpur | 1 | 0 |
| Jagatsinghpur | 1 | 0 |
| Jagtial | 1 | 0 |
| Jalaun | 1 | 0 |
| Jammalamadugu | 1 | 0 |
| Jamtara | 1 | 0 |
| Jangaon | 1 | 0 |
| Janjgir-Champa | 1 | 0 |
| Jashpur | 1 | 0 |
| Jhalawar | 1 | 0 |
| Jogulamba Gadwal | 1 | 0 |
| Kallakurichi | 1 | 0 |
| Kalyani | 1 | 0 |
| Kamareddy | 1 | 0 |
| Kancheepuram | 1 | 0 |
| Kandukur | 1 | 0 |
| Kanniyakumari | 1 | 0 |
| Kanyakumari | 1 | 0 |
| Karwar | 1 | 1 |
| Katni | 1 | 0 |
| Koderma | 1 | 1 |
| Koppal | 1 | 0 |
| Kumbakonam | 1 | 2 |
| Kupwara | 1 | 0 |
| Kurukshetra | 1 | 0 |
| Kushinagar | 1 | 0 |
| Lakhisarai | 1 | 0 |
| Lalitpur | 1 | 0 |
| Latehar | 1 | 0 |
| Madhubani | 1 | 0 |
| Mahbubnagar | 1 | 1 |
| Mahendragarh | 1 | 0 |
| Mandsaur | 1 | 0 |
| Mayurbhanj | 1 | 0 |
| Mirzapur | 1 | 0 |
| Moga | 1 | 0 |
| Mohali | 1 | 0 |
| Morbi | 1 | 0 |
| Morigaon | 1 | 0 |
| Morvi | 1 | 0 |
| Munger | 1 | 1 |
| Murshidabad | 1 | 0 |
| Nagaur | 1 | 0 |
| Narsapur | 1 | 0 |
| Neemuch | 1 | 0 |
| Nirmal | 1 | 0 |
| North Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| North Dumdum | 1 | 0 |
| Ntr | 1 | 0 |
| Pali | 1 | 2 |
| Panchkula | 1 | 1 |
| Paralakhemundi | 1 | 0 |
| Pattukkottai | 1 | 0 |
| Peddapalli | 1 | 0 |
| Purba Medinipur | 1 | 0 |
| Puthagaram | 1 | 0 |
| Rae Bareli | 1 | 0 |
| Raigad | 1 | 0 |
| Rajamahendravaram | 1 | 2 |
| Ramanathapuram | 1 | 0 |
| Rohtas | 1 | 0 |
| Roorkee | 1 | 0 |
| Sabarkantha | 1 | 0 |
| Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar | 1 | 3 |
| Sakti | 1 | 0 |
| Sambalpur | 1 | 0 |
| Sathyamangalam | 1 | 0 |
| Shillong | 1 | 1 |
| Siddipet | 1 | 0 |
| Sindhudurg | 1 | 0 |
| Sitapur | 1 | 0 |
| Solan | 1 | 1 |
| Sonbhadra | 1 | 0 |
| South Delhi | 1 | 0 |
| South Dumdum | 1 | 1 |
| South Goa | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Ganganagar | 1 | 0 |
| Sri Sathya Sai | 1 | 0 |
| Tehri Garhwal | 1 | 0 |
| Thoothukudi | 1 | 0 |
| Tinsukia | 1 | 0 |
| Tiruppur | 1 | 0 |
| Udham Singh Nagar | 1 | 0 |
| Uttarpara | 1 | 0 |
| Wardha | 1 | 2 |
| West Singhbhum | 1 | 0 |
| Yadadri Bhuvanagiri | 1 | 0 |
| baranagar | 1 | 0 |
Treatment Options
| Treatment | Specialist | Cities Listed |
|---|---|---|
| Laser Piles Surgery | Proctology | 471 |
| Stapler Haemorrhoidopexy (MIPH) | Proctology | 471 |
| Haemorrhoidectomy | Proctology | 471 |
| Rubber Band Ligation | Proctology | 471 |
Proctology hospitals
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Proctology Hospitals in India
2,406 hospitals are listed for this speciality. The 8 hospitals with the most listed surgeons are shown.
| Hospital | City | Doctors Listed in This Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Max Super Speciality Hospital | Delhi NCR | 66 |
| Manipal Hospital | Delhi NCR | 60 |
| Apollo Spectra Hospitals | Delhi NCR | 55 |
| Fortis Hospital | Delhi NCR | 34 |
| Apollo Hospital | Chennai | 32 |
| Sir Ganga Ram Hospital | Delhi NCR | 31 |
| Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals | Delhi NCR | 31 |
| Ruby Hall Clinic | Pune | 24 |
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Causes
- Straining due to constipation
- Sitting on the toilet for long periods
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Low-fibre diet, obesity and heavy lifting
Diagnosis
- Physical and digital rectal examination
- Proctoscopy
- Colonoscopy if bleeding needs further investigation
Self-care
- Eat more fibre and drink plenty of water
- Don't strain or sit on the toilet for long
- Warm sitz baths to ease discomfort
When to see a doctor
See a doctor for any rectal bleeding (to rule out other causes), piles that stay outside, severe pain, or symptoms that don't improve with a week of home care.
Treatments
Laser Piles Surgery
Laser haemorrhoidoplasty uses a thin laser fibre to shrink piles from within by sealing the blood vessels that feed them. There is little or no external wound, so pain and recovery time are usually less than with conventional surgery.
Stapler Haemorrhoidopexy (MIPH)
Stapler haemorrhoidopexy uses a circular stapling device to lift prolapsing piles back into place and reduce their blood supply. Because the cut is made above the sensitive skin of the anus, it is usually less painful than conventional haemorrhoidectomy.
Haemorrhoidectomy
Haemorrhoidectomy is the surgical removal of piles. It has the lowest recurrence rate of piles treatments but usually involves more pain in the first weeks.
Rubber Band Ligation
A small rubber band is placed at the base of an internal pile to cut off its blood supply; the pile shrivels and falls off within about a week. It is a quick clinic procedure.
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FAQs
What are the common symptoms of Piles (Haemorrhoids)?
Bright red blood on the stool or toilet paper; A lump that comes out during bowel movements; Itching or irritation around the anus; Discomfort or pain, especially when sitting.
What causes Piles (Haemorrhoids)?
Straining due to constipation; Sitting on the toilet for long periods; Pregnancy and childbirth; Low-fibre diet, obesity and heavy lifting.
How is Piles (Haemorrhoids) diagnosed?
Physical and digital rectal examination; Proctoscopy; Colonoscopy if bleeding needs further investigation.
What are the treatment options?
Depending on severity, options include Laser Piles Surgery, Stapler Haemorrhoidopexy (MIPH), Haemorrhoidectomy, Rubber Band Ligation. A specialist will recommend what suits you after examination.
When should I see a doctor?
See a doctor for any rectal bleeding (to rule out other causes), piles that stay outside, severe pain, or symptoms that don't improve with a week of home care.