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Bleeding Hemorrhoids Dangerous

Saturday, January 30th, 2010

How long can hemorrhoids bleed before it’s considered dangerous?

Mine has been bleeding for 2 weeks, but my doctor’s not surprised and not concerned at all.

For convenience in describing the severity of internal hemorrhoids, many physicians use a grading system:

1. First-degree hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids that bleed but do not prolapse.
2. Second-degree hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids that prolapse and retract on their own (with or without bleeding).
3. Third-degree hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids that prolapse but must be pushed back in by a finger.
4. Fourth-degree hemorrhoids: Hemorrhoids that prolapse and cannot be pushed back in. Fourth-degree hemorrhoids also include hemorrhoids that are thrombosed (containing blood clots) or that pull much of the lining of the rectum through the anus.

( via http://www.hemroidshemorrhoids.com/hemorrhoidssymptom.html )

Maybe your doctor know you are in the first degree hemorrhoids. So don’t worry much about it :)

-Michael