What to do if you have hemorrhoids during early pregnancy

Hemorrhoids are a very annoying disease for people. Because of the embarrassing location of hemorrhoids, many people feel ashamed of hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids are divided into three types: internal hemorrhoids, external hemorrhoids and mixed hemorrhoids. These three types of hemorrhoids are difficult to cure completely. Since people have to go to the toilet every day, hemorrhoids will be particularly painful when defecating. Therefore, people with hemorrhoids should clean them immediately after defecation. Let’s find out what to do if hemorrhoids occur in early pregnancy?

Pregnancy: As the fetus grows, the pregnant woman's abdominal pressure will also increase, compressing the rectum and causing obstruction of anal venous return, which can easily lead to 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.

Childbirth: During childbirth, pregnant women may suffer from prolapse of hemorrhoids due to sudden increase in abdominal pressure and exertion. Hemorrhoids should be sent back in time to prevent the formation of thrombosed hemorrhoids, which may worsen the condition.

Postpartum: Some women like to eat nourishing food after giving birth, but this kind of food is dry and hot, which can easily cause dry stools, difficulty in defecation, and worsen hemorrhoids.

Hemorrhoids often bleed repeatedly, which over time can lead to anemia, dizziness, shortness of breath, fatigue, poor spirits and other symptoms. This not only affects the health of the pregnant woman herself, but also affects the normal development of the fetus, easily causing developmental delay, low weight, and even premature birth. Internal hemorrhoids or mixed hemorrhoids may prolapse outside the anus when they develop to a certain extent. As the hemorrhoids continue to grow and prolapse, when the abdominal pressure increases slightly such as when pregnant women are walking or coughing, the hemorrhoids may prolapse and they will be unable to participate in activities, which increases the mental and physical burden on women in the late stages of pregnancy.

In addition, due to the gradual increase in abdominal pressure, especially in the late pregnancy, many pregnant women experience edema of both lower limbs, dilation of the upper and lower anal veins, and increased congestion. Finally, during natural delivery, they hold their breath, causing a sharp rise in abdominal pressure, leading to hemorrhoidal edema, eversion, prolapse or incarceration, which brings great pain to the mother and even affects her physical and mental health throughout the postpartum period and maternity leave.