A 21-year-old member asked:
Are pinworms anything to do with hemorrhoids?
9 doctor answers • 15 doctors weighed in
Dr. David Gutmananswered
Internal Medicine 21 years experience
No: Both can cause rectal itching, but they are unrelated.
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Dr. Kenneth Chenganswered
Family Medicine 32 years experience
No: Pinworms are a type of parasitic infection of the rectum and anus. Hemorrhoids are completely unrelated and one does not lead to the other. As dr. Gutman has already stated, both can cause itching, but pinworms are usually not painful and usually do not cause bleeding; whereas hemorrhoids can be painful and are a common cause of rectal bleeding.
6.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Jonathan Leibowitzanswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
No: Well aside from both itching - no.
But, be careful the owner of pinworms that scratch their hemorrhoids is in for a fun time in a pool of blood!
6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Andrew Carrollanswered
Family Medicine 26 years experience
No: Pinworms are a parasitic infection. They have nothing to do with hemorrhoids.
6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Theodore Coleanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
No: These are separate issues, although they can occur at the same time. The treatments are very different, as pinworms are an infection and hemorrhoids are a structural problem.
6.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Perry Sextonanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
No: Pinworms and hemorrhoids are only related inasmuch as they are neighbors. Pinworms are parasites that live in the colon as a tiny worm. They lay their eggs just outside at the anus, then crawl back inside. This tends to itch the child with it. A hemorrhoid is like a varicose vein in the rectum from years of pressure. To remove the blood from the vein, inflammation comes and brings burning and itch.
6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Paige Gutheilanswered
Family Medicine 20 years experience
No: There is no direct cause/effect correlation. In theory, if one were to have a severe enough case of pinworms that caused constipation and straining, then you would be at risk for hemorrhoids. This would be a rare correlation.
6.5k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
Dr. Michael Kleinanswered
Family Medicine 22 years experience
No: While both pinworms and hemorrhoids are problems which can cause itching of the anus, they are from completely different causes. Pinworms are a common worm infection in which small worms lay eggs surrounding the anus and can cause itching. Hemorrhoids are varicose (overstretched) veins in the rectum and anal area cause by straining with bowel movements and often pregnancy.
6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Dr. Cecily Kellyanswered
Specializes in Family Medicine
No: Pinworms are a parasite. Hemorrhoids are inflamed vessels around or inside the anus or rectum.
6.5k viewsReviewed >2 years ago
Last updated Mar 1, 2019
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