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A member asked:

Do i need to stop playing basketball+weightlifting if i have hemorroid?can pull-ups or push-ups cause piles/hemorrhoids?

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Keep playing!: While sometimes activity can irritate hemorrhoids, basketball/ working out won't cause them.

Dr Khanna agreed

Answered 8/7/2018

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