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Dr. Marc Brand discusses the causes of hemorrhoids.
Dr. Brand:
There’s a variety of factors that generally relate to three different categories. One is bowel habits, two is factors that increase pressure inside the abdomen, and then three is some of the natural changes that take place over a person’s lifetime, either related to pregnancy or to aging.
About Dr. Marc I. Brand, M.D.:
Dr. Marc I. Brand, M.D., received his Bachelor’s Degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1986 and graduated from Rush Medical College in 1990. Dr. Brand completed eight years of surgical training at the Cleveland Clinic, including a five-year residency in general surgery, a two-year fellowship in surgical research and a one-year fellowship in colorectal surgery.
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