What to do if you have hemorrhoid pain during breastfeeding

During the breastfeeding period, women are prone to hemorrhoids. On the one hand, less exercise and long periods of sitting can easily lead to varicose veins. On the other hand, normal childbirth is also prone to hemorrhoids. If hemorrhoids are not properly taken care of, it will often cause pain. At this time, you cannot take medicine casually. You must pay attention to the cleanliness of the anal area. If medication is needed, it must be done under the guidance of a doctor.

What to do if you have hemorrhoid pain during breastfeeding

After giving birth, new mothers have the responsibility of breastfeeding their babies and cannot use medications carelessly. However, during this critical period of breastfeeding, many new mothers will find that they develop hemorrhoids after giving birth, which affects their daily lives, but they dare not take medication at will. How to treat hemorrhoids during lactation?

Hemorrhoids are particularly common in postpartum women. Women who suffer from hemorrhoids during breastfeeding should still focus on treatment. This will not affect breastfeeding, but patients need to be treated under the guidance of a doctor and cannot treat it blindly on their own.

During breastfeeding, patients with hemorrhoids should avoid drinking alcohol, as drinking alcohol can cause congestion and dilation of the hemorrhoidal veins and swelling of the hemorrhoids.

If patients with hemorrhoids are addicted to spicy foods, such as chili peppers, garlic, ginger, etc., it may cause congestion of hemorrhoids and thus aggravate the pain. Patients with hemorrhoids during lactation should avoid overeating, as eating too much will increase the severity of hemorrhoids.

During the lactation period, women with hemorrhoids should avoid standing for long periods of time or sitting for long periods of time without exercising. Maintaining one posture for a long time, especially for people who sit for a long time, will hinder the blood circulation in the waist and buttocks, causing congestion in the hemorrhoids and aggravating the condition of the hemorrhoids.

Women with hemorrhoids during breastfeeding should avoid tightening their waists. Many breastfeeding women like to wear corsets to restore their figure. Women with hemorrhoids should avoid tightening their waists, because too tight a waist will hinder blood return to the abdominal cavity and anus, affect the normal peristalsis of the intestines, cause pain during defecation, and aggravate hemorrhoids.

During the lactation period, patients with hemorrhoids should avoid holding back bowel movements. If feces stay in the intestines for too long, too much water will be absorbed and the stool will become dry and hard, causing difficulty in defecation, increased abdominal pressure, and bleeding from hemorrhoidal fissures, which will aggravate and induce hemorrhoids.

What to do if you have hemorrhoid pain during breastfeeding

Hemorrhoids are more likely to occur during breastfeeding. Hemorrhoids can be divided into internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids. Taking internal hemorrhoids as an example, the common symptom is painless, intermittent bloody stools. However, some people may encounter a situation where the hemorrhoids protrude out of the anus and cannot recover. The hemorrhoids will turn purple and cause unbearable pain. This situation is more likely to occur after childbirth. What to do now?

It is best not to take medication during breastfeeding. It is recommended to take a cold water sitz bath when bleeding occurs. Eat more vegetables and fruits to soften the stool and prevent constipation. At the same time, do some exercises to strengthen the anal sphincter contraction.

1. Strengthen systemic and local functional training to improve disease resistance.

2. Correct bad bowel habits and prevent and treat constipation and diarrhea in time.

3. Avoid excessive fatigue and combine work and rest; avoid carrying heavy loads for long periods of time and traveling long distances; avoid sitting, walking, standing, or squatting for long periods of time. If your job requires it, you should also constantly change your posture.

4. The anus should be cleaned when you have diarrhea, after defecation, when you sweat too much in hot weather, and after walking for a long time.

5. Keep your emotions calm and stable and avoid excessive emotions.

6. Avoid spicy food or irritating drugs.

Drink more water and fiber: Constipation is the biggest cause of hemorrhoids. Therefore, to prevent and treat constipation, you need to drink more water and eat more fiber-rich foods (see the treatment of constipation). Apples, beets, Brazil nuts, broccoli, cabbage greens, carrots, mung beans, guar bran, king beans, pears, peas, psyllium and whole wheat grains are all good choices.