How to deal with hemorrhoids in pregnant women?

Pregnant women should be treated with more care than the average person. There are many medications for hemorrhoids, some of which are very effective in relieving symptoms, but they often contain ingredients such as musk, alum, mannitol and antibacterial agents, all of which have an effect on the fetus and should never be used by pregnant women to treat hemorrhoids. For example, musk can easily lead to miscarriage, alum can cause brain damage to the fetus, and antibacterial agents can cause discoloration of the fetus’ skin. Pregnant women should read the instructions in detail when using any medication during pregnancy and consult a doctor if necessary, and should never assume that only oral medications are contraindicated for pregnant women. How to treat hemorrhoids in pregnant women? Hemorrhoids can be triggered or made worse by the stagnation of blood in the hemorrhoidal vein plexus in the lower rectum and anus because pregnant women often have difficulty defecating or are constipated. What are the effects of hemorrhoids on pregnant women? Hemorrhoids often bleed repeatedly, which can lead to anemia over time, and hemorrhoids can seriously affect the health of pregnant women and fetal development. The prevention and control of hemorrhoids during pregnancy for women should start from daily life, and many of the original bad habits that can lead to constipation and hemorrhoids should be taken seriously and corrected: 1. Stop eating spicy and stimulating foods: such as wine, chili, pepper, pepper, ginger, onion, garlic, etc. Eat less indigestible food, one side causes constipation and aggravates hemorrhoids. Eat more vegetables and fruits that contain fiber and have a moistening and laxative effect, such as spinach, yellow cabbage, fungus and apples, peaches, pears, bananas, melons, etc. If you have difficulty defecating, you can eat honey or some foods containing vegetable oils, such as sesame, walnuts, etc. 2, fumigation bath (1) can be used rhubarb, cypress, yellow cedar, bitter ginseng decoction, daily after the stool or twice in the morning and evening, while hot first smoked after washing the affected area, 15-20 minutes each time. (2) can also be used mugwort, pepper, acacia or acacia flowers, horsetail, figs, cypress leaves and other decoction of fumigation bath. You can also use drugs such as hemorrhoid nin plugs after the sitz bath for defecation. (3) Promote blood circulation in the anal area and help venous reflux. Pregnant women take a daily sitz bath with a warm 1:5000 potassium permanganate solution. In addition, pregnant women can also use their hands to self-massage the long strong point at the tip of the tailbone before going to bed. (4) warm salt water bath (note not to use the sitting position of squeezing the abdomen), has a miraculous effect. 3, pregnant women should avoid adverse stimulation of the rectum and anus: timely treatment of intestinal inflammation and other anal disorders, do not drink a lot of alcoholic beverages. 4, to prevent constipation and diarrhea: do not hold back stool for a long time, to develop regular good defecation habits, do not read books and newspapers in the toilet when defecating, avoid long squatting toilet, long squatting is likely to cause dilatation or varicose veins of the anal canal, so as not to stimulate the local anal canal but, each squatting toilet time generally do not exceed 10 minutes. If you can’t get out at once, you can get up and rest for a while and go again. When you have difficulty in defecating, you can use some laxative drugs, such as marijuana pills, fruit guide tablets, etc. It is not advisable to use laxatives, not to mention the application of pressure enemas and other methods to laxative, so as not to cause abortion or premature birth. 5, pregnant women with hemorrhoids should also be appropriate for some physical activity and anal health: pregnant women should prevent sedentary, advocate appropriate outdoor activities. Such as walking, doing exercises and playing tai chi, etc. The right amount of physical activity can enhance physical fitness, promote intestinal peristalsis and increase appetite and prevent constipation. You can do anal reduction exercises twice a day in the morning and evening, 30-40 times each time. This is good for enhancing the strength of the pelvic floor muscles and blood circulation around the anus, which is good for defecation and prevention of hemorrhoids. You can also do anal massage frequently to improve local blood circulation by washing the area with warm water after defecation, then pressing the anus with a hot towel and massaging it 15 times in clockwise and counterclockwise directions. If the hemorrhoid is inflamed and the nucleus is swollen and painful, the easiest way is to use warm water or hot compresses after cleaning the anus to promote blood circulation in the anal area, dissipate the hemorrhoid stasis and reduce symptoms. If the condition is serious or the affected area is infected, you should go to the hospital in time.