How to Ease The Pain of Hemorrhoids During Pregnancy?

Before explaining what is the relationship between pregnancy and hemorrhoids or hemorrhoids during pregnancy we need first to know what are hemorrhoids? 

And as we defended they before, hemorrhoids are painful swollen veins in the lower portion of the anus or rectum or in the anal canal an causes problems like pain and itching and produce irritation of the surrounding area of skin and even more.

We also talked before about things that causes hemorrhoids, and explained that the increased pressure may make the veins stretch and swell and cause hemorrhoids. This pressure may comes because of constipation, overweight and pregnancy.

Hemorrhoids may appear during the last 6 months of pregnancy because of the increased pressure on the blood vessels in the pelvic area of the pregnant woman and causes pain and other problems.

How to ease the pain of hemorrhoids during pregnancy?

There are many various ways to ease the pain of hemorrhoids during pregnancy which can be explained in the following points:

1-   First of all, you must keep in mind that the first thing you have to pay attention to when talking about easing the pain of hemorrhoids during pregnancy is to prevent or relieve constipation and it can be resolved by following these few steps:

A- Drink plenty of water at least 8 cups of water a day, and other fluids can make it better.

B- Including adequate amounts of fiber in your diet, that available in fresh fruits and vegetables.

C- You can also ask your doctor or health care provider for taking fiber supplements and other products to softener stool.

D- Trying not to stay for hours sitting on a chair, body exercises must be in your daily routine. But if it is a hard way. Thin you have to include physical activities even like walking for 15 : 30 minutes a day.

E- If these steps are not enough for easing your hemorrhoids during pregnancy, then you have to ask your health care provider or doctor for recommending prescription medication. Especially if it get worse or begin to bleed.

2- The other good way to treat hemorrhoids during pregnancy is to soak in warm water. You need just to fill the tub with plain warm water and soak many times a day. This way can ease the pain and the itching.

3- You need also to keep your anal area clean. I advise you to use pre-moistened wipes instead of the dry toilet papers. But you need to be sure that the pre-moistened have no a perfumes or alcohol, or you will be advisable to use the medicated wipes that made specifically for treatment hemorrhoids.

4- Using ice by applying ice packs or cold compresses to your anus can also relieve swelling specially if you use it for a several times a day.

5- As we said before, you have to avoid setting for long times. That's because setting for long periods puts pressure on the veins in your rectum and anus. So you need at least to take frequent breaks if your job makes you have to sit for long times.

6- Finally you can ask your health care provider for recommending a cream that can ease the pain of hemorrhoids during pregnancy and can be save for pregnancy.

These few points and steps can help easing the pain of hemorrhoids during pregnancy without making any dangerous for the pregnancy. But it don't mean that you don't need to ask a doctor for the best ways to treat them during pregnancy.