Are You Struggling With Anorectal Bleeding?

Piles, fissure or constipation are not exactly a topic for cocktail party conversation, and the reluctance to discuss them often leaves one suffering in silence. In fact, this potentially painful, debilitating, anxiety-provoking conditions are quite common and should be discussed with an expert.

"Every bowel movement was painful with bleeding, and the agonizing after-spasms went on for hours,". "Even when I wasn’t in actual pain, it was all I could think about. My work suffered; my life was on hold." These are common complaints of people suffering from anorectal problems.

If you’ve ever noticed bright red blood after a bowel movement, chances are it is a small tear in the rim of the anus called as fissure. Such tears are commonly mistaken for hemorrhoids, which unlike fissures don’t cause pain with bowel movements. In an estimated 90 percent of cases, these tears heal on their own. In those that do not heal by themselves, various treatment options are available, including latest Lasers.

Haemorrhoids ( piles ) are veins in the rectum that have become swollen. Sometimes they go away by themselves, but in other cases they cause bleeding, heaviness and itching. In early grades, piles can be controlled with medicines. In severe stages an irreducible prolapse may occur which then requires surgical intervention ( Laser for initial stages & Stapler Surgery for severe stages ).

Similarly, Solitary rectal ulcer syndrome ( SRUS ) is a rare and poorly understood disorder that occurs in people with chronic constipation. This can cause rectal bleeding and straining during bowel movements. Treatments for solitary rectal ulcer syndrome range from changing your diet and fluid intake to surgery.

Colitis also presents with bleeding in stools. It is inflammation of the inner lining of the colon. It may cause abdominal pain and diarrhea with or without blood. Fever may be present. The treatment of colitis depends upon the cause. Initial therapy, regardless of the cause is to stabilize the patient’s vital signs and helping control pain, if needed.

To conclude, anorectal bleeding should not be ignored and must be evaluated on priority from a Proctologist or Colorectal Surgeon. Healing Hands Clinic founded by Dr Ashwin Porwal and led by a team of surgeons, nutritionists & physiotherapists is a chain state-of-the-art Proctology clinics across the country that has treated more than 40,000 patients from anorectal ailments! Healing Hands Clinic introduced Leonardo Laser for the first time in the country for treatment of piles, fissures, fistula and pilonidal sinus.