Will hemorrhoids get better after giving birth?

Taking into account the special physical conditions after pregnancy, many expectant mothers often develop hemorrhoids. It is indeed not a simple matter to develop hemorrhoids during pregnancy, because it will cause many expectant mothers to often feel pain, and they cannot be treated. In addition, the body is uncomfortable during pregnancy, and hemorrhoids appear at this time, and defecation will become more difficult. In fact, pregnant women with hemorrhoids can be treated through some methods besides not taking medicine.

Pregnant women should be more careful than the average person when taking treatment. There are many drugs for treating hemorrhoids, and some are very effective in relieving symptoms. However, these drugs often contain ingredients such as musk, alum, mannitol and antibiotics, which can have an impact on the fetus. Pregnant women should never use these drugs to treat hemorrhoids.

For example, musk can easily cause miscarriage, alum can cause damage to the fetal brain, and antibiotics can cause pigmentation on the fetal skin. Pregnant women should read the instructions carefully when using any medication during pregnancy and consult a doctor if necessary. They should not think that only oral medications are contraindicated for pregnant women.

How to treat hemorrhoids in pregnant women?

Because pregnant women often have difficulty in defecation or constipation, blood may accumulate in the hemorrhoidal venous plexus at the lower rectum and anus, which may induce hemorrhoids or aggravate them. What are the effects of hemorrhoids on pregnant women? Hemorrhoids often bleed repeatedly, which can lead to anemia over time. Hemorrhoids seriously affect the health of pregnant women and fetal development. The prevention and treatment of hemorrhoids during pregnancy should start from daily life. Many bad habits that may cause constipation and hemorrhoids should be taken seriously and corrected:

1. Stop eating spicy and irritating foods: such as wine, chili, pepper, pepper, ginger, onion, garlic, etc. Eat less indigestible food, which can cause constipation and aggravate hemorrhoids. Eat more vegetables and fruits that contain fiber and have a laxative effect, such as spinach, day lily, fungus, apples, peaches, pears, bananas, melons, etc. If you have difficulty defecating, you can eat honey or some foods containing vegetable oils, such as sesame seeds, walnut kernels, etc.

2. Fumigation and sitting bath

(1) You can boil rhubarb, phellodendron, scutellaria, and sophora flavescens in water. Apply the water twice a day after defecation or in the morning and evening. Fumigate the affected area while it is still hot, then wash it. Each time lasts 15-20 minutes.

(2) You can also use decoctions of mugwort, Chinese prickly ash, Sophora horns or flowers, purslane, figs, or Platycladus orientalis leaves for fumigation and sitting baths. You can also use medicines such as Hemorrhoid Suppositories after defecation and sitz bath.

(3) Promote blood circulation in the anal area and help venous return. Pregnant women should take a sitz bath in warm 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution every day. Or you can do anal lifting exercises. In addition, pregnant women can also use their hands to self-massage the Changqiang point at the tip of the coccyx before going to bed.

(4) Taking a warm salt water sitz bath (be careful not to sit in a position that squeezes your abdomen) has a miraculous effect.

3. Pregnant women should avoid adverse stimulation to the rectum and anus: promptly treat intestinal inflammation and other anal diseases, and do not drink large amounts of alcoholic beverages.

4. Prevent constipation and diarrhea: Do not hold back your bowel movements for a long time. Develop a good habit of regular bowel movements. Do not read books or newspapers in the toilet while defecating. Avoid squatting in the toilet for a long time. Squatting for a long time can easily cause dilation or varicose veins in the anal canal, so as to avoid local irritation of the anus. However, the time spent squatting in the toilet each time should generally not exceed 10 minutes. If you cannot defecate in one go, you can get up and rest for a while before going again. When defecation is difficult, you can use some laxatives, such as Ma Ren Run Chang Wan, Guo Dao Tablets, etc. It is not advisable to use laxatives, and you should not use methods such as enema with high pressure to defecate, so as to avoid miscarriage or premature birth.

5. Pregnant women with hemorrhoids should also engage in some physical activities and anal health care: pregnant women should avoid sitting for long periods of time and promote appropriate outdoor activities. Such as walking, doing exercises and practicing Tai Chi. Appropriate physical activity can enhance physical fitness, promote intestinal peristalsis, increase appetite and prevent constipation. You can do anal contraction exercises twice a day, morning and evening, 30-40 times each time. This helps strengthen the pelvic floor muscles and blood circulation around the anus, which is beneficial for defecation and prevention of hemorrhoids. You can also do anal massage frequently to improve local blood circulation: After defecation, wash the area with warm water, then press the anus with a hot towel, and massage 15 times each in clockwise and counterclockwise directions.

If hemorrhoids become inflamed, hemorrhoids become swollen and painful, the easiest way is to wash or apply hot compresses with warm water after cleaning the anus to promote blood circulation in the anus, dissipate hemorrhoid congestion and relieve symptoms. If the condition is serious or the affected area is infected, you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.