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Treatment Of Gi Bleed. Often gi bleeding stops on its own. Answers to self test questions. Non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs antiplatelet agents and drugs associated with esophagitis may be identi fied and drug therapy can be modified appropriately. If it doesn t treatment depends on where the bleed is from.
If it doesn t treatment depends on where the bleed is from. In many cases medication or a procedure to control the bleeding can be given during some tests. Endoscopic therapies include epinephrine injection thermocoagulation application of clips and banding. He or she can stop the bleeding by inserting tools through an endoscope colonoscope or sigmoidoscope to. In variceal hemorrhage banding ligation and glue injection are first line treatment options. Pharmacological interventions with a proton pump inhibitor ppi h2 receptor antagonist h2ra antacid bismuth and sucralfate may have effects on both the prevention and treatment.
In many cases medication or a procedure to control the bleeding can be given during some tests.
Nevertheless a certain amount of endoscopically not identifiable or controllable non varicose gi bleeding requires alternative sometimes surgical therapy concepts. The most acute bleeding responds well to conservative medicinal and endoscopic therapies. Treatment during a diagnostic procedure. Often gi bleeding stops on its own. Treatment of gastrointestinal gi bleeding depends on the cause and location of your bleeding. Endoscopic treatment is used for variceal bleeding for example ligation for esophageal varices and tissue glue for gastric varices and for high risk non variceal bleeding for example injection thermal probes or clips for lesions with active bleeding or non bleeding visible vessel.