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What causes internal bleeding in a persons stomach?
My grandmother had a stroke back in January 2017. She was in and out of the hospital for bleeding and other problems. Now they're saying that she's bleeding again internally again. THey sent her home and told her to take her medication. Is it because of the stroke she had earlier this year? What do they do to stop internal bleeding?
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I'm not a doctor but I am knowledgeable of the treatment of Stokes having been a first responder with a fire Department. The short answer to your question is yes and no.
The stomach bleeding and a stroke are independent of one another so that is the no part. The yes part comes in for the usual medication given for a stroke which are blood thinners which there are many on the market.
Also if your grandmothers stroke was her first and she was taken to a stroke center hospital with in a specific time period their is a medication, called TPA, doctors can give that reverse the stroke by busting the blood clot. This is a very powerful drug and it can cause bleeding in other parts of the body.
The doctors weigh a number of factors before giving TPA such as age, over all health and other factors. Once the drug is administer the patient is monitored closely for signs of bleeding.
Depending on what type of bleeding you grandmother is having, maybe it is an ulcer the doctors might be able to control it with medication. Once a patient is on blood thinners elective surgery requires the patient to be taken off blood thinners so bleeding can be better controlled in the OR.
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