Hemorrhoids result from internal or external dilation of the veins around the rectum and anus. Nearly 30% of adults are affected by this problem at least once in their lives. Heredity and venous hypertension are thought to play a role. As for constipation, it can be both the cause and the consequence. Yet, like everything else related to this "shameful" part of the body, this common problem is often taboo. Hemorrhoids can go unnoticed until the veins become so dilated that they cause pain and/or bleeding.

From the point of view of biological decoding, there are several explanations for their symbolic and emotional significance.

Symbolism and biological decoding

According to Dr. Olivier Soulier, hemorrhoids are a symptom of inner weakness. Veins bring blood from the body's periphery back to the center and to the heart. Bringing back" is associated with a centripetal, rather feminine movement. From a symbolic point of view, bringing back the fruit of lived experience to the center of the being helps build the personality. In the case of haemorrhoids, the dilation of the anus is no doubt the result of a compensatory process, in an attempt to establish a personality that is still incomplete and rather weak.

Generally speaking, compensating for a lack of identity, experiencing an inability to take one's place in an emotional experience, needing to find one's place without succeeding, or not knowing where one's place is anymore, can be expressed in a number of ways, including by "inflating" this intimate place, which seems to accentuate this centripetal movement with a feminine connotation.

This is the hypothesis developed by Gérard Athias, who believes that hemorrhoids express the perfect biological solution to the conflict of not being able to take one's place in one's "feminine". This feminine part exists in all of us, including men. This health problem therefore unconsciously poses the question: "How can I acquire this feminine part (which I may not dare to assume) and yet want to?"

Underlying this is the question of how to position oneself, or how to find one's place in a territory, or recognition within that territory (= family, work, home, etc.). According to Claude Sabbah, another leading figure in the field of biological decoding, this can also translate into the opposite situation: if you want to leave home, go back to your blood "family" (real, imaginary, symbolic or virtual), that would really "piss you off" (literally and figuratively). (literally and figuratively). For a man, one could imagine a lack of "virility" preventing him from following through on his deepest desires: studies, work or even leaving with the woman he loves (and has in his veins). These are obligations we impose on ourselves in the face of things or situations that don't suit us. Things or situations for which we feel we have no other choice, for example.

In his book, Bernard Tihon explains that in the animal world, hierarchization is established quickly and simply. We all know that dogs sniff each other's behinds to recognize each other, and that they mark their territory by urinating or defecating, as a sort of "calling card" for others of the same breed. Some animals, including the panda, have a gland located near the anus. This gland manifests the animal's identity, and more specifically its social identity, i.e. its place in the group.

According to Robert Guinée, the human identity process is far more complex and takes place over a long period of time. Over the course of a lifetime, acquiring, establishing or maintaining one's place in all sectors (family, school, team, sports, circle of friends, couple, in-laws, professional circles...) is a long process resulting from an ongoing struggle. The hard acquisition of these different identities makes humans more fragile than animals. The animal's instinct is not influenced by socio-cultural stereotypes or misplaced egos.
So, according to some, the meaning of those little "balls" around the anus reflects the state or feeling of the individual in relation to one or more of his or her social identities. The person generally wants to assert his or her identity, but at times fears he or she won't be able to do so. At other times, he or she doesn't know who he or she is anymore (cul-de-sac between two chairs); at other times, existential questions arise as to his or her place in society, or he or she hesitates as to the decisions to be taken that would enable him or her to assert his or her own identity.

In popular parlance, "to be lucky" means to be lucky. Are certain veins swollen in the hope of improving one's luck? Could these swellings be linked to other popular expressions such as "avoir le c... bordé de nouilles" or "avoir du c..."?

Other authors suggest the following causes or emotional attitudes as the origin of hemorrhoids (blocked desires):

• The person puts pressure on him/herself to avoid talking or showing disturbing emotions (fears), emotions experienced as a burden.
• Forcing yourself to do things you don't want to do, especially in material areas such as working at a job against your will.
• From an anatomical point of view, the anus (and hemorrhoids) is located at the end of the large intestine: could the person be the type to force himself to finish things that are too demanding for him?
• Hemorrhoids could also be a sign of impatience: things aren't going fast enough or aren't going according to our expectations. To get there, would we have to "set ourselves on fire"?

Certain fears or dystrophic beliefs could also be the cause of hemorrhoids:

• Due to material insecurity and/or difficulty in making decisions to obtain something or someone, the person generates tension. This tension increases in proportion to their inner attitude of insecurity, and the hemorrhoids become more pronounced. In response to this insecurity, the person forces himself to " do"in order to "have".

Generally speaking, we lack confidence in the Universe, which ideally should supply all its children. We should rely more on our mother, planet Earth. If we trust her, she will be there for us and take care of us. If we simply accept this premise, we're likely to be gentler and less demanding of ourselves. This is called letting go. To achieve this, we need to learn to trust ourselves more, and to express our feelings more freely. We live in a world where we are not allowed to acknowledge the fact that we have material fears.

With less spiritual concerns, some therapists interpret internal haemorrhoids as an active conflict of "crap" to be eliminated, a conflict which we initially have difficulty "digesting" and which, as it circulates (venously), will eventually try to be eliminated. Without going as far as a truly dramatic conflict, it can be a question of annoyances that we can't manage to evacuate and that we keep inside ourselves. For example: not being able to forgive someone for something.

Some decoders consider external hemorrhoids to be a sign of "having one's ass in two chairs", or of not being oneself. Which, in the final analysis, is much the same as not finding one's place or identity (see above).

If the hemorrhoids bleed, the symbolic meaning would be accompanied by a loss of joy or energy in relation to the embarrassing situation.