Hemorrhoids in pregnancy: why they come, what are the symptoms, how to prevent them from getting worse and how to treat them without medicine.
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Hemorrhoids in pregnancy
During the nine months of gestation there can be many disorders that affect the future mother, due to hormonal changes, any anxiety, weight, all the physical and mental upheavals to which she is subjected. Among these, the hemorrhoids in pregnancy they are quite frequent, but also annoying.
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Why do hemorrhoids come in pregnancy
As many as 80 percent of women suffer from hemorrhoids in pregnancy: a disorder that can be mild, medium or severe, but which in any case should not be underestimated because it can be really disabling and above all trigger other problems, such as constipation due to the fear of defecating. They are essentially due to the increase in pelvic pressure, caused by the weight of the uterus on the pelvic vein, but also by hormonal changes (in particular progesterone, which makes the tissues softer), a greater sedentary lifestyle, changes in eating habits and constipation.
What are hemorrhoids
The hemorrhoids they are dilations of a venous network that supplies the rectum, called the hemorrhoidal plexus. When this reticulum dilates, ectasias emerge – pathological dilations – which take the well-known shape of hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids can be transient and most importantly they can be internal, thus causing pain but not being visible.
Symptoms: how hemorrhoids are recognized
If you have never had hemorrhoids you may have some doubts: maybe you do not feel growths when touching yourself, but you should ask yourself if:
- you feel burning or itching in the anus
- you experience pain in defecation or, worse, always
- feel a feeling of weight in the anal area
- you find blood when you cleanse yourself
The hemorrhoids in pregnancy they usually appear towards the end, but if you are already prone they may bother you much sooner due to the increase in progesterone. Otherwise, the weight exerted by the uterus and its contents will push on the veins and disturb the circulation of that area, causing hemorrhoids.
How to cure hemorrhoids in pregnancy
If you suffer from hemorrhoids in pregnancy you can try to practice some good habits to see if the situation works.
For example, you can:
- increase consumption of fibers, stimulating defecation and softening the stool (it may be helpful to eat kiwifruit in the morning, on an empty stomach)
- put one underfoot stool to help with the passage of stool
- to walk a hour a day
- do not stay sessions too long
- do not wear thong, but comfortable briefs
- drinking very
In the event that the symptoms are so important as to affect the normal performance of daily activities, it would be better to consult a doctor to decide together the treatment. There are creams and suppositories that resolve symptoms in a very short time, some based on plants such as witch hazel or calendula, others based on flavonoids. But if topical treatments don’t help either, it would be best to talk to someone about it proctologist in order not to arrive at childbirth with important ailments. Natural childbirth, in fact, could further worsen the situation due to the thrusts necessary to expel the fetus and placenta.
Usually hemorrhoids in pregnancy go back after the childbirth, although growths may remain in the anal area. If by chance the problem should persist and be disabling, it would be better to evaluate together with the doctor the possibility of surgery to remove them.
Hemorrhoids in pregnancy affect the majority of expectant mothers, with more or less intense symptoms and more or less present. It is important not to underestimate the discomfort and try as much as possible to have a healthy lifestyle, which keeps the disorder at bay. But if not even good habits are enough, it is necessary to consult a doctor also in view of the birth, which could worsen the situation due to the pushing.
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