How to relieve hemorrhoids during pregnancy?

Speaking of hemorrhoids, I believe everyone is familiar with it. Many people in our lives have suffered from hemorrhoids and have been troubled by hemorrhoids. For ordinary people, if they have hemorrhoids, they can go to a regular hospital for treatment, and they can take medication or surgery according to the condition of the hemorrhoids. However, if a pregnant woman suffers from hemorrhoids, she should be cautious in treatment. So how to relieve hemorrhoids during pregnancy?

1. Stop eating spicy and irritating foods, such as wine, chili peppers, peppercorns, ginger, onions, garlic, etc. Eat less indigestible food to avoid 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. For fumigation and sitting bath, you can use rhubarb, phellodendron, scutellaria, and sophora flavescens to boil water. After defecation or twice a day in the morning and evening, fumigate and wash the affected area while it is still hot, each time for 15 to 20 minutes. You can also use decoctions of mugwort, Sichuan pepper, Sophora horn or flower, purslane, fig, and Platycladus orientalis leaves for fumigation, washing, and sitting bathing. Or you can use a cotton ball or gauze dipped in the soup to apply to the affected area, 2 to 3 times a day, each time for 20 minutes, which can effectively relieve hemorrhoids.

3. Reduce the time of standing or sitting for a long time to make blood circulation smoother.

4. Anal lifting exercise: put your thighs together, contract your anus when inhaling, and relax your anus when exhaling. Repeat this exercise 3 times a day, 30 times each time, to strengthen the muscles of the pelvic floor, which facilitates bowel movements and prevents hemorrhoids.

5. During pregnancy, especially in the later stages of pregnancy, women should avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time and do some outdoor activities as appropriate. Pay attention to anal hygiene, do not wipe the anus with dirty paper or cardboard, wash the anus with warm water after defecation, and develop a good habit of regular bowel movements, which will benefit pregnant women a lot.

After reading the above description, I wonder if you now have some understanding of the treatment of hemorrhoids during pregnancy! In fact, if hemorrhoids occur during pregnancy, surgical treatment can be used in severe cases, but this situation has an impact on the fetus so it is generally not recommended. Therefore, pregnant women should go to a regular hospital and communicate with a doctor after suffering from hemorrhoids.