The other day I was told about a hardcore gamer that battles video games and beat a hemorrhoid in real life. It’s a buddy’s son who goes to college. He has been a serious hardcore gamer since he was going to high school. The video games he plays the most are MAG, Dark Void, and Dante’s Inferno. Being a gamer had never been an issue in the past, outside of him not keeping up what he was supposed to do to help around the house. That’s typical with teenagers that are always connected to the Internet, gaming, or connecting with people on social networks.

His first year in college hit him hard. He was taking a full schedule of classes and still trying to get in as many hours as he could playing the video games Dark Void, MAG, and Dante’s Inferno. Many proctologists agree that stress can cause external hemorrhoids to develop. I’ve known the young man since he was in high school. He’s always been highly competitive in the world of gaming and creating apps. It is a natural choice he is pursuing a degree in computer science. It must have been the stress finally caused his digestive system to tighten.

The scary moment in his life happened when he was having trouble passing bowel movements normally. The new stress of college and his hardcore video gaming sessions had caused bad constipation (also referred to as costiveness, dyssynergic defecation, and dyschezia) that was becoming painful. Teenagers sometimes will keep things to themselves that they feel are too embarrassing. He never spoke about it to his parents. Constipation and straining during bowel movements is linked to being a major cause of hemorrhoids.

As a past hemorrhoid patient it is scary and shocking to realize you have a painful external hemorrhoid. This university student and hardcore gamer never expected that at his young age hemorrhoids were a medical condition he would get. He was terrified when cleaning himself that he felt a mass outside of his anus and there were traces of blood. This would make anyone’s heart pound quicker. He finally told his parents what he had discovered. After meeting with a physician this hardcore gamer and university student was told he had an external hemorrhoid that had ruptured creating bleeding.

The external bleeding hemorrhoid was caught before it had grown too big, so hemorrhoid surgery was not needed. What his doctor did suggest was using a cold treatment uses controlled extreme cold to kill the hemorrhoid at its base. This is done by freezing the hemorrhoid causing it to die and gently fall off.

For healing pain relief and to stop future bleeding while promoting healing he was told to take a sitz bath on a daily basis until the damaged tissue around the anal cavity was completely healthy. This has been a remedy that has been used for centuries with great results. It is a safe and organic method to provide relief from the conditions of hemorrhoids and hemorrhoid recovery.

One of the most helpful and affordable comfort products suggested by the doctor to this hardcore gamer was to use hemorrhoid cushion or seat when sitting for long periods. This would provide comfortable support, promote good circulation, and prevent hemorrhoids from returning. If he was going to spend hours studying and gaming he needed proper lift and support. I no longer suffer from piles, but still use a hemorrhoid cushion at home, work, and when driving. My buddy’s hardcore gamer son completely healed from his external hemorrhoid and once again enjoying what he loves, learning about computer science and gaming pain free.

He never told his friends about having an external hemorrhoid, but a few of them noticed he was always sitting on a cool looking cushion when gaming that was amazingly comfortable and now they are using them. There is concrete proof that serious hardcore gamers that play Dante’s Inferno, MAG, and Dark Void will get piles. However, using a cushion with great lift and support to sit on will cut the risk of nasty piles developing.

Online Gaming

Video games are no longer considered to be an idle or obsolete activity, which was once considered to be a waste of time. In the present-day world, when a majority of the world population prefers playing them, it is an activity that has been termed as one which can bolster a person’s decision making capacity and give a boost to their analytical skills. Allowing people to play video games has been researched to have positive impacts on their reasoning, decision making, and processing skills, all of which aid in improving mental functioning.

Evolution:

These games were once considered to a waste of time and were thought to not have any productive contribution. Parent considered gaming to be a luxury only to be given to children in order to motivate them to study harder and use as a tool for encouragement. However, the present day parent views gaming from a different perspective. Video games, with productive content and platforms, have emerged as informative and constructive today. With various platforms, that actually have the capacity to aid mental development, they are being widely used by instructors and parents in order to help their children with their mental development and growth. Today many genres of video games are available in the market:

• Educational.

• Adventure.

• Action.

• Dress Up (and other game targeted at girls).

• Strategy.

Advantages:

Besides having positive impacts on children, the activity has positivity attached for the grown-ups as well. Video games involve quick decision making and high levels of situational analysis which aid in bolstering these activities. By playing more video games, a person is able to quicken their decision making skills by improving them as they increase their level of playing games. Video games have also been known to aid in improving hand to eye coordination. This involves a quick situational analysis and decision making, which then enable a gamer/person to make a quick decision and then execute it, thus improving their hand to eye coordination.

Health benefits:

The activity of gaming is also good for mental health and depression. The activity acts as a source for letting out anger and piled up emotions. This is primarily due to the fact that video games involve high level of brain engagement and activity. Such high levels of brain activity lead to a person focusing on the virtual world, and reduce his/her action by being engaged in the mentally tiresome activity. These video games can likewise be a social outlet, permitting the individuals who are forlorn an opportunity to get some connection. Online gaming is a major source for offering people to interact with gamers from around the globe and play with or against them. This further aids in improving their coordination and team work skills, which can help them immensely in the real world where such skills are highly demanded and appreciated.

Conclusion

Video games are a great source to give the brain some nutrition and to keep it healthy and engaged. It keeps the brain involved and polishes it, making its muscles work harder. They are now being used to improve brain functionality in children as well as adults, which proves the fact that they have the capacity to be productive and beneficial. Though there are certain games with violent and raw content that most people might tend to be disturbed by, but there are still numerous options available and various genres in the market that can aid brain development to a great extent. These games played on consoles are now not only a source of recreation but have been deemed as an activity that can improve a person’s performance and boost his or her competence and efficiency by making them more aware and alert. Thus, it can be said that the activity has evolved from being a recreational sport to a helpful and productive act.