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Medical Forum / General / Vision / May 2006subconjunctival hemorrhage
Hi, I got a subconjunctival hemmorrhage in both of my eyes 8 days ago, one eye is about 1/2 filled with red blood and the other is about 1/4. I've seen little progress throughout the first week i've had this. I know that there pretty much isn't anything that helps healing besides sitting and waiting. I've been reading about an enzyme called Bromelain which helps heal bruises in up to 1/2 the time, however the down side is that it has a slight blood thinning affect. Now I know you're supposed to stay away from all blood thinners for bruises as well as a subconjunctival hemorrhage. Since a subconjunctival hemorrhage is basically a bruise in the eye can bromelain help healing with this as well, or is it going to make it worse? >Hi, >I got a subconjunctival hemmorrhage in both of my eyes 8 days ago, one [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >basically a bruise in the eye can bromelain help healing with this as >well, or is it going to make it worse? Just leave it alone and it will go but it will take a long time. The blood does no harm while it is there so just be patient. Have you had any other investigations though, as to why you are getting these. To get a haemmorhage in both eyes seems unusual. Ann I was in a fight and also threw up, woke up with them the next morning. >I was in a fight and also threw up, woke up with them the next morning. Okay, fighting would do it. Throwing up shouldn't really but probably the fighting did so no worries. They will clear in time. Ann >>I was in a fight and also threw up, woke up with them the next morning. The guys who hit you? I'm glad you were able to work things out so amicably (just kidding. Sorry.) >Okay, fighting would do it. Throwing up shouldn't really but probably >the fighting did so no worries. They will clear in time. FWIW, I was watching an episode of _Family Guy_ recently, where Stewie--the incredibly precocious baby broke wind and simultaneously burst a blood vessel in his eye. Made a believer out of me.... Actually, throwing up is more likely to cause ecchymosis. Any Valsalva type manouvre will cause this, such as sneezing, vomiting, coughing, or a heavy punch to the stomach. This will cause a rapid increase in blood pressure to the head and the small capillaries in the conjunctive will break. dr grant > Okay, fighting would do it. Throwing up shouldn't really but probably > the fighting did so no worries. They will clear in time. Throwing up, bearing down, heavy lifting and bowel movements cause more SCHs than fighting. If either eye was struck hard enough to bleed, ignoring it isn't the thing to do. If neither eye was struck directly, he probably made some enthusiastic offerings at the porcelain altar. -MT Yea im pretty sure it was from throwing up, not getting punched. But does anyone have any input on taking Bromelain? > > Okay, fighting would do it. Throwing up shouldn't really but probably > > the fighting did so no worries. They will clear in time. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > -MT > Yea im pretty sure it was from throwing up, not getting punched. But > does anyone have any input on taking Bromelain? I don't expect enzymes taken orally would accomplish much after churning in the stomach for a few minutes. Your supplement might aid digestion. Papain from papaya plants is a similar proteolytic enzyme, used in meat tenderizer. But it isn't reasonable to expect anything with blood-thinning properties to help clear up a bruise. More likely to cause new ones. The only sensible suggestion is to increase blood flow to the area with mild heat in the form of hot compresses. -MT >> Okay, fighting would do it. Throwing up shouldn't really but probably >> the fighting did so no worries. They will clear in time. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] >If neither eye was struck directly, he probably made some enthusiastic >offerings at the porcelain altar. If he's getting bleeds from throwing up then he needs more investigation. It would be odd to bleed both eyes with one vomit! |
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