After bleeding, it is very common for blood clots to follow and
there are many symptoms of blood clots. Blood clots are usually formed
to stop bleeding, but they can be harmful too. Blood clots that stop
the natural flow of blood, may block an artery or a vein; this can
prove extremely dangerous for health.
The Hazard
Blood
clots form when a blood vessel in our body is damaged or ruptured due
to some kind of injury. After a few days, the blood vessel heals
naturally and the blood clot dissolves. A blood clot or thrombus
generally begins in your leg. In case it breaks free and journeys to
another part of the body such as the pelvis, lungs or the smaller blood
vessels, it may result in being potentially fatal.
The Possible Symptoms Of Blood Clots
If
a person has Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and has a clot in the veins of
the leg or pelvis, then the person will be suffering from a number of
symptoms, like prominent veins, tenderness, discoloration, pain or
swelling in the muscles of the calf or the legs.
When one
gets blood clot in the lungs (i.e., is affected by pulmonary embolus),
it goes on to show symptoms like shortness of breath, pain in the chest
and blood in cough.
Symptoms of blood clots also include
wheezing and great difficulty in breathing, arrhythmia, dizziness,
faintness, pain in the shoulders, pain in the upper abdomen, and even
pain in the back. Being fatal in nature, symptoms of blood clots could
also lead to something very fatal, like a heart attack, stroke and may
also cause blindness.
The aforesaid symptoms are very serious
and should not be ignored at any cost. If you experience any of these
symptoms, go and consult your doctor at once.
Who Are Prone To Blood Clots?
Symptoms
of blood clots are common with the people who are suffering from any
form of cancer. They stand a high risk of having blood clots.
Therefore, cancer patients are advised to take a break (when traveling
far distances), for walking and getting their flow of blood in motion
again.
People who have a decreased mobility also are prone to
showing symptoms of blood clots. The list of people prone to blood
clots also includes women taking birth control pills, people who have
suffered fractures, ones who suffer from obesity, those undergoing
chemotherapy, ones who have a history of DVT, those with
arteriosclerosis, smokers and elderly people.