What are the symptoms of thrombosed hemorrhoids?

Friends who have constipation problems must be familiar with thrombosed hemorrhoids. Thrombosed hemorrhoids are a type of external hemorrhoids. If thrombosed hemorrhoids occur, the anus will be extremely painful, and severe cases may even affect normal life and work. Many friends may not understand the symptoms of thrombosed hemorrhoids very well. Let's take a detailed look at the specific symptoms of thrombosed hemorrhoids.

Symptoms of Thrombosed Hemorrhoids:

After defecation or straining, a round or oval lump suddenly appears under the skin at the edge of the anus. The patient feels abnormal pain, which worsens during activity or defecation. Due to sphincter spasm, there is a foreign body sensation in the lower part of the appendix and anus, which hinders walking and makes sitting or lying down restless. The surface of the lump is slightly darker in color, sometimes purple-red, slightly hard, and obviously painful to touch. Sometimes after 2-3 days, the blood clot is absorbed, the pain is relieved, and it can heal itself. Sometimes the infection becomes purulent and the epidermis breaks, resulting in anal fistula.

Diagnosis of Thrombosed Hemorrhoids:

1. After defecation or strenuous activities, there is a protruding lump in the anus, severe pain and limited movement.

2. The lump is dark purple, round or oval, of varying sizes, slightly hard, and obviously painful to touch.

3. If the lump is too large, it may cause ischemic necrosis of the anal skin, or it may rupture and be discharged on its own, the wound may heal on its own or form an anal fistula.

Thrombosed hemorrhoids are often caused by constipation, excessive straining during defecation, lifting heavy objects, coughing, childbirth, etc., which lead to rupture, bleeding and thrombosis of the subhemorrhoidal venous plexus. The main reason is poor local blood return, which causes blood vessels to dilate and congestion to form hemorrhoids. Because the superior rectal vein has no venous valves, the blood vessels have poor reflux when passing through the rich muscle groups around the anus. When defecating, the abdominal pressure increases and causes pressure, the venous plexus ruptures and bleeds, and the blood seeps into the connective tissue and forms blood clots, forming round or oval lumps under the skin of the anus. The sizes vary, and they are located inside the anal canal or outside the anal margin. In addition, bad bowel habits, persistently increased abdominal pressure, sitting or standing for long periods of time, excessive fatigue, and bad eating habits can easily cause thrombosed hemorrhoids.

Long-term prolapse of thrombosed hemorrhoids can be treated by surgery, physical therapy, etc.

The symptoms of thrombosed hemorrhoids have been explained to everyone. If you feel a foreign object at the anus and feel pain and discomfort, then it is prolapsed hemorrhoids. Whether it is the symptom of thrombosed hemorrhoids or not, you need to go to the hospital for examination to get a diagnosis. Paying attention to a light diet and maintaining a good habit of regular bowel movements can greatly reduce the chance of prolapsed hemorrhoids.