Non- Surgical Anal Bleeding Treatment

Rectal bleeding may be the most important symptom of rectal disease. Therefore, when patients experience symptoms of rectal bleeding, they should definitely find out the cause of the bleeding. Rectal bleeding can most often be seen as a symptom of diseases such as hemorrhoids, anal fissures, irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, and intestinal diseases such as Crohn’s disease, colon polyps, or may develop as a result of colon and rectal cancer.

Bleeding from the rectum is one of the most important symptoms in rectal and intestinal diseases, which should be given close attention. Bleeding from the anus accounts for 20% to 30% of gastrointestinal bleeding. The main causes of rectal bleeding are:

Bleeding from the rectum may be in the form of smudges or drops, or in the form of active profuse bleeding. In some cases, it is only a light bleeding on the toilet paper.

Rectal bleeding is more common in women. Because diverticulitis and angiodysplasia (abnormalities in the vascular structure) are more common in women. These conditions cause rectal bleeding.

Bleeding from the anus, occurring on the left side of the colon, are light and bright red, scarlet shades.

Bleeding from the right side of the colon is usually reddish-black in color and may be occult, sometimes with stools and sometimes without any symptoms. Symptoms of anemia often appear.

Bleeding from the stomach and duodenum is called melena. Melena’s bleeding is black bleeding. Since the blood is digested during melena bleeding, the color of the bleeding becomes black.

Running rectal bleeding can cause anemia in a patient. This can cause symptoms such as weakness, shortness of breath, exhaustion, depression.

Bleeding from the anus (rectal bleeding) is one of the symptoms of many diseases of the rectum. If these bleedings are acute bleedings, there is a possibility that they may stop spontaneously. A patient with bleeding is first of all questioned about complaints, duration of bleeding, color, nature of defecation, after which a preliminary diagnosis is made about the possible causes of bleeding, with a thorough history taking. On physical examination, signs such as bleeding hemorrhoids, fissures, and anal polyps may be detected directly, and endoscopic examinations may be necessary to identify causes of bleeding that cannot be detected on physical examination.

With the help of rectosigmoscopy, the mucous membrane covering the inside of the rectum (30-40 cm long, connecting the large intestine to the anus) is examined. In some cases, a colonoscopy, that is, an examination of the entire large intestine, may also be performed. The patient is examined by a proctologist and decides which endoscopy method will be used. Endoscopy helps not only to diagnose the disease, but also to find the source of bleeding and stop it. After establishing the cause of bleeding, the most appropriate method of treatment is selected for the patient.

There are both non-surgical and surgical treatments for bleeding caused by hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and polyps. In Avrupa Cerrahi center

patients with rectal bleeding after a thorough physical examination and after establishing the diagnosis and etiology of bleeding, if the cause of bleeding is benign diseases of the anal region, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, polyps, etc., if they are detected, examination and treatment can be carried out on the same day. Treatment with non-surgical laser methods takes a very short time. With local anesthesia, you can be treated within a day and return to your social and business life.