Does A Prolapse Require Surgery?

Learn About Prolapsed Rectum In Detail For Better Knowledge

Rectal prolapse means complete rectal prolapse where the rectal walls have prolapsed to a gradation where they obtrude out of the anus and are perceptible outside the body.

Types

The diverse categories of prolapse are as:

• • Internal prolapse (internal intussusception). A full thickness or a fractional rectal wall is affected but the prolapsed tissue does not conk out of the anus.

• • External Prolapse- If they obtrude from the anus and are perceptible outwardly. Full thickness, circumferential, true intussusception of the rectal wall which overhangs from the anus and is perceptible outwardly.

• • Full-thickness rectal prolapse- A full thickness of the rectal wall obtrudes via the anus.

• • Mucosal prolapse- Protrusion of only the rectal mucosa (not the whole wall) from the anus.

• • Circumferential- Where the entire circumference of the rectal wall prolapse.

• • Segmental- Where only portions of the circumference of the rectal wall prolapse.

Grades of prolapse

• • Grade I: Non-relaxation of the sphincter mechanism

• • Grade II: Minor intussusception

• • Grade III: Temperate intussusception

• • Grade IV: Severe intussusception

• • Grade V: Rectal prolapse

Causes

• • Pelvic floor dysfunction

• • Parasitic infections such as amoebiasis, schistosomiasis

• • Pregnancy

• • Cystic fibrosis

• • Pertussis (howling cough)

• • Neurologic complaints – Previous lower back or pelvic trauma/lumbar disk ailment, cauda equina syndrome, spinal tumors, multiple sclerosis

• • Topsy-turvy defecation (stool withholding)

• • Preceding surgery

• • Diarrhea

• • Benign prostatic hypertrophy

• • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

If you ask does a prolapse require surgery, the answer would be no, it can be treated via Ayurvedic medications and herbal approach. Our clinic can offer these medicines to you.