Hemroids and Pregnancy

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Nothing disturbs the glow of a happily progressing pregnancy quite like the advent of irritating hemroids. You're going along quite happily, taking your vitamins and doing everything right, but the next thing you know you're bleeding from uncomfortable and even scary places. The good news is that pregnancy induced hemroids generally aren't very severe. In addition, they usually clear up pretty quickly once you've recovered from giving birth, although the process of birth itself may temporarily make them worse.

So, what causes hemroids to pop up while you're pregnant? There are actually a couple of different factors that may feed into them. The first is just the sheer downward pressure of pregnancy itself. Hemroids most frequently occur due to intense downward pressure on the veins of the hemroidal cushions. These cushions within the anal canal have a number of very elastic veins running through them. When gravity or abdominal pressure puts too much strain on them, a hemroid develops at weak points in the vein walls where it gives way.

The strain of carrying so much extra weight within the abdomen naturally leads to intense pressure on those veins. In addition, constipation is a frequent side effect of pregnancy, and constipation is one of the chief leading causes of hemroids both for the amount of time you spend on the toilet and the force with which you push down. Last, during pregnancy you carry at least two extra pounds of blood within your body. This can also make the pressure on those veins rise.

Pregnancy produces internal hemroids the vast majority of the time. These aren't as painful as external hemroids due to their location on the inside of the body, which doesn't have much nerve density. However, internal hemroids are far more likely to bleed copiously whenever put under any sort of strain whatsoever. During pregnancy, this can give you quite a scare when it appears on your underwear or in the toilet bowl. For this reason it's important to go see your doctor right away whenever you see blood for the first time during a pregnancy. Make sure it's just from an internal hemroid instead of from any other, more serious problem.

Once you know you're dealing with pregnancy induced hemroids, it gets a bit easier. You're probably already on a healthy, high fiber diet. If you're not, talk to your obstetrician about putting one together that will get you all the nutrients you need. In addition, make sure you're getting an appropriate amount of exercise. Regular light walking will often help reduce the incidence of hemroids.

The normal methods of dealing with hemroids may work completely. However, you may not get completely clear of them until after you recover from birth. Even if you're stuck with them for the duration of your pregnancy, though, using the normal lifestyle changes and home remedies can often help reduce their severity. Of course, you'll want to talk to your obstetrician before starting any new diet or exercise program. In addition, most medications have never been tested on pregnant women due to ethics issues, so your obstetrician is also your best source for safe medicines and relief techniques. With a bit of work, your hemroids should recede and quit interfering with your pregnancy.

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