Hemorrhoids Pregnancy - Tips on Helping Women with Pregnancy

How do pregnancy woman experience hemorrhoids? Do hemroids sign and symptoms  appear during first trimester, while taking medication or just before birth?  

Is prenatal hemorrhoids linked to abortion and cause vagina troubles?

Hemorrhoids are wide spread disease. They are performed by swollen, enlarged veins that sit just inside or outside the anal opening, these blood vessels lie just under the surface of the skin, and can lead to irritation of the skin and occasionally bleeding with bowel movements. Hemorrhoids often lead to constipation.

The primary reason that women experience hemorrhoids are constipation combined with the increased pressure on the rectum and perineum. Also factors contributing to hemorrhoids can be prolonged standing and advanced maternal age.

Physiopathology of hemorrhoids during pregnancy:

When the pregnancy hormone progesterone relaxes the walls of the veins, the uterus puts pressure on the veins that bring blood back from the lower body to the heart.

Swollen veins in the lower half of the body is caused by this combination, in addition to this gravity adds to this effect if you stand or sit for long periods of time. These veins can also be inflated by increased abdominal pressure, like pushing out a hard bowel movement, or a baby. These factors will inevitably lead to hemorrhoids.

What to do when you have hemorrhoids pregnancy?

A sitz bath for ten to 20 minutes several times a day, or whenever you can, could relieve hemorrhoids by home or medical therapies for the pregnant women.

Constipation must be avoided, because it causes you to push harder when going to the bathroom. Also in the drug stores sell small plastic tubs that you can fill with warm water and position over your toilet, allowing you to submerge your rectal area by just lowering your pants and sitting down. This means that you don't have to take a bath in the tub.

Alternating hot and cold treatments should be tried. Begin with an ice pack followed by a warm sitzbath. Some women find comfort with an ice pack or cold compresses medicated with witch hazel, while others swear by a heating pad. In most cases soaking in warm water can be very soothing.

Soft, unscented, white toilet tissue must be used, because it causes less irritation than colored, scented brands. In addition moistened tissue can do good work and that's why many women find wiping with special medicated moist towelettes more comfortable than using toilet tissue.

Rarely could pregnant woman be operated, in cases when a large clot forms in the dilated vein. The surgical procedure to remove them is relatively minor and is done with local anesthesia in the office or hospital. However, it is very painful.

My conclusion:

It’s always better to prevent than cure hemorrhoids specially for pregnancy women.