Thrombosed Hemorrhoids: What Comes with Them?

Although there are a lot of ways to avail hemorrhoid cure, some methods may not exactly work out in the short term, which is highly important if you need instant relief. That said, aggravated and untreated external hemorrhoids may form blood clots – if they do, they are called thrombosed hemorrhoids. You already know what they are – just a bunch of swollen veins and blood vessels. When these form, blood is trapped in the tangled and swollen mass, which will then pave the way for the following:

Numerous complications

• Extreme pain – seeking a hemorrhoid cure is necessary in the initial stages in order to avoid thrombosed hemorrhoids since they are capable of extreme pain. If you think external hemorrhoids are painful enough, wait until they get thrombosed. It could get in the way of bowel movement – when you have it, a trip to the toilet won’t be something to look forward to. The pain is increased exponentially if you sit down or strain.

• Bleeding – although external hemorrhoids don’t bleed in their lonesome, they can do so if they get thrombosed. This usually happens during toilet sessions, especially when you strain and exert a lot of pressure in order to expel your stools.

• A frightening purple spot on your anus – hemorrhoids are ugly – thrombosed hemorrhoids are uglier. Due to thrombosis, the hemorrhoids can either turn dark purple or dark blue, giving it a terrifying and a seemingly fatal appearance. Although no one would look at it (except probably your doctor), it would do you a lot of good if it were gone.

Although all of its complications are severe, thrombosed hemorrhoids are not really dangerous as the chances of them of developing infections are pretty slim, unless if you ignore it of course. That said, how exactly do hemorrhoids become thrombosed?

Thrombosis

Remember that hemorrhoids are swollen blood vessels – inside, they may even be tangled and be a mess. Due to this, they experience thrombosis, which is basically the formation of a clot in blood vessels. This is actually a step-by-step process:

• First off, when hemorrhoids swell because of straining and excess weight, the veins and other blood vessels in the rectum and anus become a mess and will swell.

• This in turn signals the body that those blood vessels need healing, thus, it sends in platelets to repair the damaged vessels.

• However, the platelets are not doing their job right – instead of healing the blood vessels, they somehow block off the passages, thus trapping the other blood cells in the affected area.

• Due to oxygen deprivation, the blood in the clot will appear to be in a bluish color. To demonstrate this effect, just take a piece of thread and put it near the tip of the index finder, a centimeter below the nail. After half a minute, your finger will become pail and appear bluish – after which, it will then become more sensitive. This is also what is happening whenever you have hemorrhoids.

• Luckily though, thrombosed hemorrhoid cure is pretty easy to avail. Just eat a fiber rich diet and pair it up with ointments like witch hazel to help you out!