Female
Hemorrhoids
Female hemroids are caused
when abnormally swollen veins appear in the rectum
and anus. And a female hemroid will often occur
during and after pregnancy and so being pregnant
is one of the main causes of female hemroids.
During pregnancy, and as
your uterus grows, there is increased pressure
on those blood vessels in the lower rectal area.
The growing uterus actually exerts pressure directly
on the veins that carry blood from the lower limbs
resulting in a decrease in the blood flow from
the lower half of the body and therefore an increase
in the pressure on the rectal area. This increased
pressure leads to the swelling of the rectal veins.
Another cause during pregnancy
is that you can become constipated. If you strain
during a difficult bowel movement, you may aggravate
an existing hemroid or even cause hemroids in
the first place.
The third cause of female
hemroids in pregnancy is the hormone called progesterone.
During pregnancy this hormone enables the walls
of the blood vessels to relax and swell with greater
ease. This same progesterone is also known to
play a part in causing constipation in pregnancy.
So with all these reasons against you, it is not
surprising that female hemroids are so common
in pregnancy.
The situation can worsen
if you stand or sit for long periods.
Some of the pain and discomfort suffered by those
women with female hemorrhoids are from the piles
which may appear at the opening of the anal passage
after straining when having a bowel movement.
These are usually soft lumps in bunches but they
may become hard if thrombosis occurs. There is
mucus covering these piles and this can be come
damaged quite easily from a bowel movement causing
some bleeding. Very occasionally, there is severe
bleeding with hemorrhoids.
If you have had hemroids
before your pregnancy, then you have a greater
chance of suffering from them again during your
pregnancy. And the chances increase with each
subsequent pregnancy. So even if you get away
without female hemroids in the first or second
pregnancy, you are likely to have them during
any subsequent pregnancies.
Even if you do not suffer
from female hemroids during your pregnancy, there
is still a chance that you will develop hemroids
during the actual childbirth.
Some women will get female hemroids during the
second stage of labor when there is a lot of pushing
and straining going on.
There are many ways in
which you can relieve the pain and discomfort
of female hemroids during and after pregnancy
and because you are either pregnant or nursing,
you have to be careful about what treatments you
use. Here are very safe and successful options
for treating female hemroids at this time:
Enjoy a soothing warm
bath.
You can even sit
in a bowl of warm water several times per day
for relief.
Always use soft
white unscented toilet paper as the colored scented
varieties contain chemicals which can irritate.
You can even use
fragrant free baby wipes or special medicated
wipes which are now available for hemroid sufferers.
Use icepacks on
the affected area.
Use pads coated
with witch hazel which are used for cleansing
and soothing the area and which can be purchased
over the counter.
Avoid sitting
on the toilet for a long time
Avoid straining
to make a bowel movement
Avoid constipation
in the first place by following a healthy diet
with plenty of water, fresh fruit and vegetables,
and lots of fiber.
Make sure you
get enough exercise each day – walking and
swimming are particularly beneficial
And above all,
resist the temptation to scratch as this will
only make the problem worse.
The good news is that there
are natural healing products available on line
which are made from pure essential oils and specially
formulated to be safe for pregnant and nursing
mothers. One product is for bleeding hemroids
so that this secondary condition can be cleared
up first while the second product is for the hemroids
themselves. If the hemroids are treated early
on, they should not become bleeding hemroids.
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