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internal hemorrhoids: first- to fourth-degree

first-degree internal hemorrhoid.
second-degree internal hemorrhoid.

a first-degree internal hemorrhoid bulges into the anal canal during bowel movements.

a second-degree internal hemorrhoid bulges from the anus during bowel movements, then goes back inside by itself.

a third-degree hemorrhoid bulges from the anus during bowel movements and must be pushed back in with a finger. a fourth-degree hemorrhoid protrudes from the anus all the time.

current as of: october 19, 2023

author: healthwise staff
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