Post by rebecca83 on Jul 31, 2013 16:04:45 GMT
Hemorrhoids during Pregnancy
The body undergoes turbulent transformations during pregnancy. These transformations cause you to be vulnerable to afflictions such as hemorrhoids.
Hemorrhoids are varicose veins in the rectal area. Everyone in perfectly good health has hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids only become pathological, when they are swollen or inflamed.
We habitually refer to pathological hemorrhoids simply as hemorrhoids.
There are two types of hemorrhoids (piles): internal and external haemorrhoids (British spelling).
Internal hemroids (frequent misspelling) are distinguished from external hemroids by the point from which they develop. Internal hemriods develop above the dentate line while external hemroids develop below the dentate (pectinate) line.
It is possible to be simultaneously afflicted by internal and external hemroids. In fact, this condition is rather common.
Internal hemroids are painless. In the grade 1 stage, the only visible symptom is bright red blood on your stool, tissue paper and toilet bowl.
External hemroids are characterized by itching, irritation and pain. Thrombosed external hemroids can be very painful.
How Pregnancy Makes You Vulnerable to Hemorrhoids
Keep in mind that increase in intra-abdominal and bowel pressure is the most prominent cause of hemorrhoids.
Any condition which alters your bowel pressure is a potential cause of hemorrhoids.
Haemorrhoids are most frequent during the third pregnancy trimester. The hormone estrogen (aestrogen) is at its peak during this period. Throughout pregnancy, the development of the fetus is guided by powerful hormones.
These hormones provoke fundamental changes in your body.
For example, the hormone estrogen weakens your venal walls, causing them to dilate.
When the venal walls are weakened, they become more susceptible to swellings and inflammation upon the any additional pressure.
In addition, the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) weakens your immune system in order to prevent your body from rejecting the fetus. The job of the immune system is to fight off any invasion by a foreign body.
In the absence of human chorionic gonadotropin, your immune system is likely to interpret the fetus as a threat and fight against it.
Unfortunately, one of the side-effects of a weakened immune system is increased vulnerability to conditions such as piles.
As the fetus develops and grows in size, it exerts ever increasing weight on the bowels. High bowel pressure causes piles.
Excessive standing and sitting upright are both positions, in which, the pressure exerted on the bowels is optimal. This pressure impedes blood circulation by constricting the vena cava.
The vena cava is a network of veins responsible for carrying deoxygenated blood from the legs to the heart.
Straining during bowel movements puts increased, direct pressure on the bowels.
Constipation and diarrhea are polar opposites. However, they are both prominent causes of haemorrhoids.
Constipation is characterized by small, stony and infrequent stools. Diarrhea is characterized by water and frequent bowel movements.
Hemorrhoids Prevention: Best Practices during Pregnancy
You can alleviate your exposure to hemorrhoid by implementing a few lifestyle changes.
Avoid all activities which provoke an increase in your bowel pressure. The fetus is already exerting enough pressure.
Stop straining during bowel movements. Listen to the natural signals of your body. Take a dump only when, you feel the urge to do so.
Maintain a high state of hygiene in your anal region. Clean with wet wipes. Do not use perfumed toilet paper. Perfumes are alcohols, which evaporate quickly, leaving the anal region dry and sore. Use wipes which have been treated with Aleo Vera or Witch Hazel.
Do not stand or sit upright for extended periods. Lie on your side while watching TV or reading.
Drink at least one liter of water per day. Water and banana are the best natural medicine against constipation. Water does not only prevent piles, it also enhances your metabolism.
Increase your intake of fiber (roughage). Corn, wheat, white rice, cereals, fruits and vegetables are recommendable foods with high fiber content.
Fiber facilitates metabolism by absorbing and retaining water as food moves through the colon. This results in your stool being soft, gelatinous and bulky.
Perform your kegel exercises. Frankly, there is no excuse for not doing your kegel exercises. You can literally do kegel exercises anywhere and at any time of the day. Contract your vaginal and anal muscles for about 5 to 10seconds then relax. Do 10 to 15minute sessions several times during the day.
Kegel exercises increase blood circulation in your vaginal and anal region. They also strengthen the pelvic floor and vaginal muscles; hence, facilitating postpartum recovery from piles.
Hemorrhoids Remedy
Some women are lucky because their piles go away postpartum.
You are relieved of most of the cause of piles after delivery: the weight of the fetus is gone and phenomenal hormone production is over.
All women aren’t lucky. Sometimes, piles persist postpartum.
In addition the lifestyle changes described above, here are a few more things which you can do to guarantee your rapid recovery from piles.
Take a sitz bath at least 5times per day. A sitz bath is a disposition which allows you to soak your bum in warm water. You can purchase a sitz bath from your local drugstore.
You can also convert your bathtub into a makeshift sitz bath.
Even though, warm water is recommended for sitz bath, some people experience more effective relieve by alternating between warm and cold water. Also try using an additive like Epsom salt.
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