Is it serious if pregnant women have blood in their stool?

Many women experience bloody stools during pregnancy, and this phenomenon is very common, so pregnant mothers need to pay attention to it. What is the reason why pregnant women experience bloody stools? First of all, expectant mothers should not deal with it rashly. They should go to the hospital to find out the cause of bleeding and seek treatment as soon as possible to avoid harming the health of mother and child.

Pregnancy can cause increased abdominal pressure in women, especially in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. The inferior vena cava is compressed by the increasingly enlarged uterus, which directly affects the return of hemorrhoidal veins and can easily cause hemorrhoids. This phenomenon is particularly obvious when the fetus is in a transverse position. Blood in the stool during pregnancy is mainly caused by hemorrhoids, but other causes of blood in the stool cannot be ruled out. For example: 1. Hemorrhoids bleeding occurs during or after defecation, in the form of bleeding or gushing, the blood is bright red, and the blood does not mix with feces. 2. Anal fissure bleeds bright red, and there are blood stains after dripping out or wiping with toilet paper, and there is severe pain at the anus after defecation. 3. Digestive system: If the blood in the stool is black-red, it is mostly upper gastrointestinal bleeding; if it is bright red, it is mostly lower gastrointestinal bleeding.

In addition, pregnant women generally have relatively less exercise, which weakens the stomach and intestines, causing feces to be retained in the intestines. The water in the feces is absorbed in large quantities, causing constipation and causing hemorrhoids. Therefore, during pregnancy, you should increase your activities as much as possible, avoid standing or sitting for long periods of time, and pay attention to maintaining smooth bowel movements. After each bowel movement, fumigate the anus with warm water to improve the blood circulation in the anus, which is very helpful for preventing hemorrhoids.

Pregnant women have low exercise intensity and excessive attention to diet, which makes their gastrointestinal function slow, resulting in difficulty in defecation and constipation. Constipation makes defecation difficult, and the patient can easily damage the anus when defecation, causing abrasions, bloody stools, anal swelling and pain. Repeated injuries may cause anal fissures after multiple injuries to the anus, and cause bloody stools. Although anal fissures bleed very little, if not treated in time, blood in the stool will persist, and long-term bleeding may cause anemia.