Piles

The condition is produced due to the varicosity of the venis around the anus. Irregular intake of food, hard foods, dry foods, irritant foods like chillies or riding on a vehicle continuously for a long time will produce piles or arshes. this is according to the Ayurveda system of medicine. It may be either in the external area of sphincter of the anus or the internal area of the anus sphincter according to modern medicine. In Ayurveda these sphincters are called valis: Bahya valis and abhyantara valis. Ayurveda has mainly classified arshes (piles) into two heads:
(1) Congenital and
(2) After birth (acquires).
It is again divides into dry or blind and bleeding.