Is it possible to develop hemorrhoids from sitting to long in a church pew?

Question

And why do they call the place we sit at church a "pew"?

Answer 1

I've been working in a gastroenterology clinic for the last 2 years and no that is not possible. Hemorrhoids are caused by blood vessels popping and extruding from your rectum. Usually they are caused from really hard stools, pushing hard to get them out. You can treat them with various creams, surgery, and sometimes hot baths may help.

Answer 2

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Diarrhea can contribute to hemorrhoid formation because the bowel undergoes pressure strains due to the condition. Undue pressure on the veins that make up internal hemorrhoidal structures can worsen existing damage. Internal hemorrhoids are not visible, unless they proplapse (protrude) from the anus, either constantly or during a bowel movement. If this is the case, then you have a grade III or IV internal hemorrhoid. If the protrusion is on the anal verge or the area surrounding the anus, then its likely an external hemorrhoid. Reducing pressure from issues of diarrhea and constipation will help. Not straining during a bowel movement, not lifting heavy objects, not sitting for extended periods, all will help.

An external hemorrhoid is simply a vein located at the anal verge, the wall of which as weakened and protruded. Don't push on it, this will only increase pressure and worsen it. The body has to repair the vein wall and rebuild the integrity. This takes time, perhaps weeks, if all goes well. Use sitz baths and over-the-counter medications such as pads or creams to provide symptom relief in the interim. These won't solve the issue long term, but will give the tissue a better chance at self-healing.

Internal hemorrhoids are a different matter and require more intervention. Your best bet is to educate yourself about the condition, its causes and what options there are to treat it both short and long term. Don't ignore it though, hemorrhoids tend to become chronic in nature, lasting years or decades in some cases.

Answer 3

It is possible to develop many things from sitting too long in a church pew but hemorrhoids unfortunately is not one of them~~

Answer 4

What I found about the origin of the word pew is:

It's a 14th century word that goes back to the Greek word podion, small foot or base (podion is also the root origin of the modern day word podium). The plural form, podia, passed into English from the Old French word "puie" (a raised seat). The pew was originally used for a sort of raised enclosure in a church, somewhat like a pulpit. It was then used for people to sit in, then finally, pew became used as a church bench.

As for the hemorrhoids just be glad you weren't living back in OT times when God supposedly gave a plague of hemorrhoids to a group who ticked him off by taking possession of the ark of the covenant. He then commanded as atonement that they make gold casts of their hemorrhoids as offerings to him. How weird is that stuff?

Answer 5

It is possible to develop hemorrhoids the same way it is possible to develop hemorrhoids while swimming in the sea. The condition is not place dependent but person dependent...foods eaten, blood circulation, water supply to the body, and the physical condition of the individual.

Regarding the word "pew" from the ancient history of the church, the pilgrims when they arrived to the places of worship were so tired they exclaime "Phew!". Another variant of this etymological explanation is that there were so few sitting places that they corrupted the word "Few" to pew.

My old, old, old grandfather who lived during the Spanish times related the story to us about the word's origin. Unfortunately he died some 40 years ago, he could not corroborate it now.

"Phew!"

Answer 6

You are looking for an excuse to get out of going to church.

"Pew," is often pronounced as "pee-yew". It's root is the Indo-European word "pu," meaning to rot or decay. A lot of other languages use this root word and have the same general meaning. So when you go to church and sit in a pew it means you will be there until you die and rot. I think this idea is better than the one about the raised seat.

Answer 7

No, unless you sit there and do something purposely to induce it. Pew derives from the Archaic English for balcony or an enclosure where one can view something. It is as well related to the Latin term podium.

Answer 8

Latin word : "podia" (raised place or pedestal). Then this was borrowed by Old French : "puie". Which was then borrowed by the English to become : "pew".
Sorry to hear about your hemorrhoids. I hope they get better.

Answer 9

So how long have you had hemorrhoids?Do you want the church to pay for your medicine?

Answer 10

Not if you're not straining to get something out on that pew.