What should I do if I have hemorrhoids during breastfeeding?

If any of your friends find themselves developing hemorrhoids during the breastfeeding period, they must know how to treat it. Do not take medication indiscriminately, as this may affect the quality of breast milk and the health of the child. If the hemorrhoids are mild, the patient can alleviate the condition through dietary adjustments and proper care.

What to do if hemorrhoids bleed during lactation

Specific treatment methods:

1. Eat less spicy food, more vegetables and drink more water. Keep stools smooth and soft.

2. Take a sitz bath with 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution, twice a day, 20 minutes each time.

3. Use hemorrhoid cream or hemorrhoid suppository after sitting bath.

4. Take "Huazhi Pills". If you have difficulty defecation, take Ma Ren Wan etc. You can also take the western medicine "Maizhiling".

5. If the effect is not good, you will need to go to the hospital for surgery.

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.

TCM Syndrome Differentiation

1. Fumigation method

Take 150 grams of Glauber's salt and 15 grams of alum. Crush the above medicines and place them in a basin, then add 2000 ml of boiling water to dissolve the medicines. The patient sits on the basin and first fumigates the anus with hot air. After the water temperature drops, wash the affected area with medicated water and sit in the basin until the water cools down. Fumigation and washing should be done 2-3 times a day.

This prescription is suitable for external hemorrhoids.

2. Rub method

Use 3 grams of borneol and borneol and several large snails. Wash the snails, open the snail lid with a knife, add an appropriate amount of borneol, and poke the snail meat and borneol several times with the tip of the knife. After being left for a period of time, the snail meat will turn into liquid. Apply this liquid to the affected area.