How to Use hemorrhoid in a Sentence

hemorrhoid

noun
  • Keep in mind that not all lumps are hemorrhoids.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Those are some of the old wives’ tales about hemorrhoids that are pure myth.
    — New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Even a small amount of blood in your stool could signal cancer, not hemorrhoids.
    — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 21 Mar. 2024
  • But a new study warns that bringing your phone to the toilet could raise your risk of hemorrhoids.
    — Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
  • What about the stigma around hemorrhoids?
    — Ralph Jones, HubSpot, 20 Feb. 2026
  • That can lead to swelling and enlargement of hemorrhoids.
    — Sarah Garone, Health, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Skin tags are made up of excess skin cells and tissue, while hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels.
    — Sarah Bradley, Health, 15 June 2025
  • How to lower your risk of hemorrhoids For starters, leave your phone out of the bathroom.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Prolapse or protrusion of hemorrhoids don’t go back in.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That’s because sitting on the crapper too long can stress your anal blood vessels, which can up your risk of hemorrhoids.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 6 Sep. 2024
  • There are different kinds of hemorrhoids.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Then the patients went in for colonoscopies and the doctors noted whether each patient had hemorrhoids or not.
    — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Sitting suspended over the toilet bowl for too long can increase the risk of hemorrhoids.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In this type of treatment, your doc injects hemorrhoids with medication to shrink them.
    — Theresa Tamkins, SELF, 9 July 2024
  • Here’s what hemorrhoids are, what causes them and how they are typically treated in clinics and at home.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
  • But this could also signal hemorrhoids or rectal bleeding.
    — Julia Sullivan, Outside, 26 Mar. 2026
  • And sitting on the toilet for prolonged periods has long been known to raise your risk of hemorrhoids because of some basic physics.
    — Erica Sloan, SELF, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Along with spending more time sitting, using a smartphone on the toilet may increase the risk of hemorrhoids due to poor posture.
    — Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Treatable issues like hemorrhoids and stomach ulcers often lead to red-colored stool.
    — Cristina Mutchler, Health, 5 Dec. 2024
  • External hemorrhoids are closer to the anal opening and may cause itching, swelling, bleeding, or severe pain if a blood clot forms.
    — Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 29 Apr. 2026
  • This prevents constipation, reduces the risk of hemorrhoids, and may help lower colon cancer risk.
    — Cynthia Sass, Mph, Health.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Lingering puts stress on the tissues of your butt, which can eventually lead to hemorrhoids or other problems.
    — Amy Norton, SELF, 14 Aug. 2024
  • By age 50, at least half of adults will suffer through a bout of inflamed, itchy veins, or hemorrhoids, that are literally a pain in the butt.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Difficulty with bowel movements, such as straining, pain, or even bleeding, can lead to hemorrhoids.
    — Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 25 Feb. 2025
  • It has been argued that toilet reading produces hemorrhoids by increasing the time spent seated and straining.
    — Nick Haslam, Time, 12 Apr. 2018
  • On this note, hemorrhoid cream is also worth stocking at home, too, since many people get hemorrhoids during pregnancy.
    — Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Apr. 2024
  • Similarly, hemorrhoids can also develop from the straining, or a small tear called an anal fissure.
    — Addison Aloian, Women's Health, 15 June 2023
  • Even the camp doctors were awed by a few refugees who doused their own hemorrhoids with hot sauce from the tiny Tabasco bottles that came with their military rations.
    — Brenda Medina and Glenn Garvin, miamiherald, 2 July 2018
  • Some hemorrhoid creams and ointments also address fissures and post-natal irritations of the pelvic area.
    — Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2020
  • Even if cellphone use isn’t causing hemorrhoids, Rao said the condition is still common and patients should take steps to prevent them.
    — Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025

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