What to do when pregnant women have swollen and painful hemorrhoids

Most hemorrhoids in pregnant women can become smaller and shrink on their own after delivery. For patients with symptoms of swelling and pain during pregnancy, general treatment is usually used to alleviate the patient’s symptoms, including adjusting dietary habits, adjusting lifestyle, warm water sitz baths, and if necessary, the use of medication as appropriate. 1. Adjust the diet: pregnant women with hemorrhoids, should avoid drinking alcohol and spicy stimulating food, diet should be light, easy to digest, drink more water, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits or fiber-rich foods, etc., in order to ensure that the bowel movement, so as to avoid aggravating the symptoms of hemorrhoidal swelling and pain. 2. Adjustment of lifestyle: pregnant women should usually change the bad habits of defecation, regular defecation, avoid standing for a long time, avoid local stimulation of the anus, keep the perianal area and perineum clean, hygiene and so on. 3. Medication: pregnant women need to be careful with medication, generally no medication. But for the obvious symptoms of swelling and pain, after the general treatment of patients without relief, you can follow the doctor’s instructions for the local use of cotrimoxazole cream and other drugs. Pregnant women with symptoms of hemorrhoid swelling and pain, should be timely consultation, and actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not take the liberty of self-medication, so as not to affect the growth and development of the fetus.