How to Handle It If The Piles Burst?
Seek medical help right away if you experience:
- Persistent bleeding
- Massive bleeding, such as enough to make the toilet water red
- passage of huge blood clots
- excruciating discomfort
According to several reports, using a cold compress, such as ice wrapped in a towel, may help reduce discomfort and pain. Certain painkillers may also help reduce the discomfort. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, however, should not be used to treat bleeding hemorrhoids since they may cause further bleeding. Additionally, you should also stay away from medications that may cause constipation.
A burst hemorrhoid is usually indicated by bright red blood. Rectal bleeding, however, may sometimes indicate a different illness, such as colon cancer, ulcerative colitis, or Crohn’s disease. People should consult a doctor if they see bright red blood during a bowel movement.
Treatments for Bleeding Hemorrhoids
Your doctor may suggest the following medical treatments if home remedies and preventive measures have not helped address the symptoms. Not all of these treatment methodologies would require a general anaesthesia. The treatment procedure includes:
To cut off the blood supply, the base of the hemorrhoid is tied using a tiny rubber band. Consequently, after 3-10 days, the hemorrhoid will shrivel and fall off.
This procedure includes injecting a phenol, a unique chemical, into the tissue surrounding the base of your hemorrhoid. It leads to the development of scar tissue, which stops your hemorrhoid’s blood supply. After that, your hemorrhoid will shrivel up and fall off. You might need multiple injections over several weeks.
- Infrared, laser, or bipolar coagulation
This involves cutting off your hemorrhoid’s blood supply with infrared light, laser, or bipolar electrical energy. The procedure is carried out under local anaesthesia to numb the area, and the hemorrhoid will fall off in one to two weeks.
For severe, bleeding, and internal hemorrhoids, protruding from your anus (prolapsed hemorrhoids), your doctor may advise surgery carried out under general anaesthesia. Hemorrhoid surgery options include:
- Doppler-guided hemorrhoid artery ligation (DG-HAL) uses ultrasound energy to tie off the tiny blood vessels supplying your hemorrhoid, causing it to shrink and fall off. However, if your hemorrhoids are severe, they are likely to recur even after this surgery.
- Hemorrhoidectomy can also be used to remove the prolapsed or complex external hemorrhoids.
A procedure called hemorrhoidopexy involves pulling a prolapsed hemorrhoid back up into your rectum, stapling it there, and cutting off its blood supply so that it finally shrinks and falls off eventually.
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