Bleeding Internal Hemorrhoids
Hemorrhoids are
caused due over exerting oneself during a bowel
movement. They are swollen areas of skin and blood
vessels around the anus. They develop around the
external opening of the anus. They are highly innervated
and sensitive and are also at risk for thrombosis.
They develop around
the external opening of the anus. Internal hemorrhoids
occur above the pectinate or dentate line in the anal
canal. They are covered by a mucous membrane. The
internal hemorrhoid is graded to assist with the
selection of a treatment plan. The treatment is then
provided according to the grade. The grade of the
hemorrhoid depends on the extent of descent into the
anal canal and out of the anus.
The most common sign
of internal hemorrhoids is rectal bleeding. Hemorrhoids
can ooze fresh red blood, whether located externally or
internally. But bleeding internal hemorrhoids may
produce fresh blood in the stool. Reasons for bleeding
internal hemorrhoids can develop from any common sources
of pressure include:
a). Constipation and
extra straining of the bowel.
b) Diarrhea, where
the expulsion of loose stools is continuous.
c) Sitting or
standing for prolonged hours
d) Obesity
e) Lifting very heavy
weights or objects
f) Pregnancy and
child birth
How to deal with
bleeding internal hemorrhoids:
a) Consult a doctor
immediately. If you have been suffering from bleeding
internal hemorrhoids then inform him if your bleeding is
not stopping. If you are not aware of why you are
bleeding then go for a check up as more than often anal
fissure is mistaken for bleeding internal hemorrhoids.
b) Wipe yourself with
clean wet toilet paper. Wetting the paper makes it
softer.
c) Ask for emergency
care if you notice large amounts of rectal bleeding
along with dizziness or faintness.
Treatments for
bleeding internal hemorrhoids:
a) If the bleeding is
not stopping with prescribed medicines the doctor may
recommend) Rubber band ligation- Here one or two tiny
rubber bands around the base of an internal hemorrhoid
to cut off its circulation and the hemorrhoid falls off.
b) Sclerotherapy- In
this process a chemical solution is injected around the
blood vessel to shrink the hemorrhoid.
c) Laser treatment- A
burst of infrared light can cut off circulation to
small, bleeding, internal hemorrhoids.
d) Hemorrhoidectomy-
This is the last resource if other procedures fail. Here
the surgery is done with either local anesthetic
combined with sedation, and requires an overnight
hospital stay.