Anal polyps: causes

Anal polyps are also called polyps of the rectum - these are benign tumors that are attached to the walls of the hollow organ and come from the anorectal area of ​​the mucous membranes. With their development, itching, anal discomfort, pain, even bleeding can occur, but most often they develop asymptomatically. Consider what are harmful anal polyps, the causes of their occurrence.

What can be anal polyps

Anal polyps( polyps of the rectum) are single, and also occur in groups. There are polyps of the rectum in people of different ages, even in children, and in the male half they are more common than in women.

Infection of polyps can cause paraproctitis, anal fissures. Infection of them can lead to precancerous diseases of the gut. Family( hereditary) polyposis, in other words, if close relatives have the presence of these formations, then the risk of malignancy increases, so they are subject to removal.

Reasons for the formation of anal polyps

It should be noted that the reasons for the formation of anal polyps are not yet known in our time. However, it has been established that polyps in healthy tissue are never formed. Chronic inflammatory diseases lead to aging of the intestinal epithelium, its mucosa and the formation of benign formations on it. To the growth of such formations lead to such diseases as: enteritis, typhoid fever, ulcerative colitis, dysentery, ulcerative proctosigmoiditis. A lot of research has been done and proof that such pathologies of the intestinal mucosa are the cause of the occurrence of polyposis proliferation is that after the complete cure of the disease( one of the above), the growing polyps completely disappear. Frequent constipation, dyskinesia of the intestine contribute to the formation of a favorable "soil", for the development of anal polyps.

Other causes of formation of anal polyps

In the development of such polyps in children is a very different situation, they develop against a background of complete health. Therefore, there is a theory of the formation of polyps - this is a genetic predisposition.

In addition, among the reasons contributing to the emergence of anal polyps, it should be noted a person's tendency to hypodynamia, the impact of adverse environmental conditions. And also the wrong food. These are mostly irregular meals, unbalanced diet, eating foods that irritate the mucous membranes, alcohol abuse.

There are also fibrotic anal polyps. These are neoplasms in the anal canal, which are false polyps. They are based on connective tissue, which is covered with epithelium. Such polyps are not malignant.

The cause of the development of fibrotic anal polyps can be considered an inflammatory process that occurred in the rectum( distal), in the anal canal. These are diseases such as: hemorrhoids, cryptitis, internal fistula, etc. As a result of such inflammations, the hemorrhoidal nodes or hypertrophied anal papillae acquire a "pear-shaped or finger-shaped" shape, and form into anal polyps.

Of course, it is necessary to undergo special examinations with a specialist more often. When detecting the presence of anal polyps, appropriate treatment is required. Treatment is prescribed after numerous studies. The earlier a doctor discovers the presence of polyps, the more the risk of malignant tumors will decrease. If these formations have already become malignant, then it is easier to get rid of the disease early in the course of the disease.