World Piles Day: Addressing a Common Health Concern in Public Health World Piles Day 20th November Mahesh Kumar Associate Professor, Department of Shalya Tantra, CBPACS, Khera Dabar New Delhi, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5600-0283 DOI: https://doi.org/10.70805/ija-care.v9i4.822 Keywords: Ayurveda, Piles, World piles day, Haemorrhoid, Arsha, Anorectal disorders, ARD Abstract World Piles Day is observed annually on 20th November every year to raise awareness in society about Piles (Haemorrhoids). The day aims to encourage an individual to seek medical consultation without hesitation or stigma—just as they would for any other health condition. It also emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment while highlighting the broader impact of piles on public health. The history of Piles is not new existing since Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations. Ancient Ayurveda literature like Charak Samhita, Sushruta Samhita shows much description about various Anorectal diseases (disease of anus and rectum) like Arsha (Piles), Bhagandara (Fistula in ano), Parikartika (Fissure in ano), Gudabhramsha (rectal prolapse) etc in the last thousand years back. The Piles or Haemorrhoids are one of the most common Anorectal Disorder (ARD) affecting the population in today’s clinical and surgical practice. In modern times, due to fast-paced lifestyles marked by stress ["hurry (to move or act quickly), worry (tension), curry (spicy food) and Shurry (spoiled state with combination of other three)”], people experience an imbalance in both physical and mental health. pdf Published 2025-12-15 Issue Vol 9 No 4 (2025): October-December 2025 Section Letter to Editor This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
