Can a pregnant woman with hemorrhoids give birth naturally?

Pregnancy is something that every mother feels very happy but also very painful. Pregnant women should pay attention to proper exercise, a reasonable diet, sufficient sleep, personal hygiene habits, etc. during pregnancy. Many people always worry about natural birth and cesarean section before giving birth, but for doctors, natural birth and cesarean section are composed of many factors. Can a pregnant woman with hemorrhoids give birth naturally?

Necessary conditions for pregnant women with hemorrhoids to give birth naturally

The first thing is whether the mother's nutrition is reasonable and her weight is appropriate. The ideal pregnancy weight is: 2 kg in the early pregnancy (within 3 months), 5 kg in the mid-pregnancy (3-6 months) and late pregnancy (7-9 months). That is, a total increase of about 12 kg is appropriate. If you gain more than 20 kg during pregnancy. This may cause the baby to grow too large, and it is not advisable to choose natural birth at this time.

In addition, it also depends on whether the mother has the strength to give birth. Generally, the delivery process is about 14 hours, and sufficient physical strength is required to complete it. Systematic exercise will be of great help to the physical strength during delivery. Finally, it depends on whether the mother is mentally prepared to endure the pain of childbirth. If she is not mentally prepared enough, it is not suitable for natural delivery.

The above are the conditions required for natural childbirth. If pregnant women with hemorrhoids meet the above conditions, then they can choose natural childbirth because the baby is delivered vaginally. However, pregnant women may have a certain impact on hemorrhoids during childbirth. That is to say, during the process of normal delivery, pregnant women will exert excessive force, abdominal pressure will increase sharply, and continuous force will cause hemorrhoids to become incarcerated, causing unbearable pain. Moreover, after giving birth, the anus will still be very painful, which will seriously affect your life.

What causes pregnant women to be more susceptible to hemorrhoids?

After pregnancy, the pressure in the veins of pregnant women increases and the elasticity of the blood vessels decreases. The enlarged uterus compresses the blood vessels in the pelvis, so that the venous blood in the legs, vulva and rectum cannot return to the heart smoothly. This causes the veins in the lower rectum and around the anus to become congested and swollen, forming hemorrhoids. In addition, the slowing of gastrointestinal motility during pregnancy, resulting in constipation, difficulty in defecation, and increased intra-abdominal pressure, are also the root causes of hemorrhoids. At the same time, as the fetus grows during pregnancy, the pregnant woman's abdominal pressure will also increase, compressing the rectum and causing obstruction of anal venous return, which can easily form hemorrhoids or aggravate existing hemorrhoids. In addition, pregnant women have low activity levels, slow gastrointestinal motility, and are prone to constipation. The clumps of feces compress the veins in the intestinal wall, making venous return more difficult. The need to exert force during defecation increases abdominal pressure, leading to dilation of the hemorrhoidal veins and the formation of hemorrhoids. Due to the above reasons, pregnant women are not only prone to anal diseases such as hemorrhoids, but also the original mild lesions will be aggravated and cause acute attacks.