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Hemorrhoids – What is a Thrombosed Hemorrhoid?
Understanding hemorrhoid formation is necessary in order to follow how a thrombosed hemorrhoid is formed. Hemorrhoids are formed due to an increased pressure put upon the veins on the rectum. These veins when pressured swell due to irritation. Normal responses of the body when swelling is present would be pain, redness and enlargement of the affected area.
A hemorrhoid is a vein before its swollen state. When the vein swells some blood begin to clot due to previous episodes of bleeding. The blood clot present in the vein would them impede the blood flow. The body signals the capillaries and other small blood vessels to make other routes so that the blood will continually flow towards the affected vein (hemorrhoid). Consequently, the blood carried by the capillaries and small blood vessels is not enough to sustain oxygenation and perfusion on the affected vein. Some vessels could rupture and bleed again and then clot, ultimately creating a cycle of bleeding and clotting.
A clotted hemorrhoid is called a thrombosed hemorrhoid. One major complication which thrombosis (an act of clotting) causes is infection. When prolonged oxygen deprivation occurs, cells begin to die. Death of the cells cause gangrenes on the affected area. Since protein compounds are still present, bacteria will proliferate on the gangrenous material until such time that the infection turns widespread. In some cases, local bacterial infection can turn into a system-wide infection, known as sepsis. Septic infections are very difficult to treat due to the pathologic mechanism that occurs in the body such as multiple organ failure and vascular collapse. This complication can make the patient have a poor survival rate.
When you detect hemorrhoid thrombosis, make sure to call your doctor and seek help. Although hemorrhoids are not necessarily dangerous, the complications that arise from it could mean serious business.
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