Dorothy FarrarBlood on the anus (blood from the intestine)
When blood leaks from the anus (blood from the intestines) , it is not always the case that those affected have to be very afraid. Behind blood from the anus there can also be completely harmless causes. However, a clarification by a specialist doctor is necessary in any case.
What is blood on the anus (blood from the intestines)?
The terms hematochezia and melena are used when bright red blood leaks from the anus or blood from the intestine. The blood on the anus often comes directly from the anal opening, for example due to the bursting of hemorrhoids. The bleeding can also originate in the digestive tract (from the esophagus, duodenum, stomach or intestines).
In addition, the blood from the anus is an abnormal phenomenon that is directly related to the anus. In the case of blood from the intestine, a distinction is made between black tarry stool and light red admixtures, red blood stool and so-called occult blood.
Causes
Bloody deposits, which appear as blood on the anus, can be caused by injuries to the anus, for example fine tears or ruptures in the sphincter muscle or haemorrhoids. Other factors that can cause blood to leak out of the anus (blood from the intestines) are based on colon cancer, ulcers in the rectum, inflammatory processes in the intestines or polyps.In the diagnosis, which is made when blood leaks from the intestine, there is a causal relationship between diverticula and blood admixtures. Some patients who go to the doctor because of blood on the anus (blood from the intestine) have an abnormal anatomy of the blood vessels that penetrate the sphincter and the intestine. Fistulas and abscesses can also cause blood at the anus (blood from the intestines).
Diseases
Diagnosis and course
If the doctor makes a diagnosis when blood is discharged from the anus (blood from the intestine), the aim is to find the actual origin of the blood. Sometimes the diagnosis is made when there is an acute occurrence of blood on the anus and in most cases after a chronic course.
In the case of blood on the anus, the statements of the patients are important. This is followed by an examination of the anus and/or the intestine. In the case of blood in the intestines, this can be done either by anoscopy (mirroscopic examination of the sphincter muscle), proctoscopy (endoscopic reflection of the anal canal) or rectoscopy (endoscopic examination of the rectum).
If these measures do not provide a clear determination of the cause of blood in the anus, the diagnosis can be supplemented by a colonoscopy (mirroring of the entire intestinal system) or an esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. In this step, the entire digestive tract (esophagus, stomach and duodenum) is examined in patients with blood on the anus (blood from the intestine).
Treatment and therapy
If, after a further intensive examination using ultrasound , X- ray or CT in combination with laboratory tests, the presence of blood in the anus is confirmed, treatment is initiated depending on the examination result.
This therapy is aimed at stopping the bleeding and preventing renewed blood from the intestine in order to prevent sometimes life-threatening conditions. For the majority of patients who see a doctor and suffer from blood from the anus (blood from the intestines), changing an incorrect lifestyle and diet is enough to cure this disease.
If hemorrhoids are the potential cause of blood from the intestine, they can be treated with medication, minimally intensive or complex surgery. It can be said quite regularly that the treatment of benign triggers of blood on the anus (blood from the intestine) through diet , ointments and suppositories and through so-called stretching therapy (in the case of anal cracks or fissures) cannot be treated, an operation in the form of a splitting of the Sphincters help prevent blood from the anus (blood from the intestines).Various abscesses, which can lead to blood in the anus in the advanced stages, are treated conservatively. If there is no calming down and blood is still noticed on the anus (blood from the intestine), surgical opening of fistulas and abscesses is the method of choice. Malignant diseases such as colon cancer require much more intensive therapy.
Prevention
Blood on the anus (blood from the intestines) can be counteracted preventively if a high-fiber diet and sufficient fluid intake are guaranteed. In addition, the check-ups against colon cancer recommended from a certain age and subsequent therapy can help to ensure that blood on the anus (blood from the intestine) is ruled out in good time. Regular emptying of the intestines is also important so that blood at the anus (blood from the intestines) can be prevented.
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