Statistics/ Facts

- Hemorrhoids are more common in men then women.

- A female is more likely to get Hemorrhoids while pregnant.

- The likelihood of suffering from Hemorrhoids increases as a person ages.

- Caucasians are 10x more likely to get Hemorrhoids than African Amercians.

- The word Hemorrhoid is derived from the Greek words "heamor" and "rrhoid" which means blood and flowing .

- Can be as small as a pencil tip or as big as a quarter

- Sitting on the toilet too long can cause them

- More than half the population has dealt with a hemorrhoid at least once by the age of 50.