Red color in stool at 39 weeks may be caused by dietary factors, hemorrhoids, anal fissure, etc. It is dealt with by improving diet, physical therapy and medication. It is also possible that labor is imminent and requires timely access to a hospital.
1. Dietary factors: 39 weeks pregnant stool red may be dietary aspects of eating foods rich in red pigment, such as red dragon fruit, discharged stool may be red, by improving the diet, minimize the consumption of such foods, stool color will return to normal.
2. hemorrhoids: after pregnancy with the increase in pregnancy weeks, the pelvic blood supply will also increase, the uterus and then swelling, pressure on the hemorrhoidal veins caused by the return of the blood flow is blocked and triggered by hemorrhoids, hemorrhoids will have a bowel bleeding performance. Hemorrhoids can be treated with warm salt water sitz baths, tylenol ointment, Ma Yunlong ointment and other medications.
3. anal fissure: after pregnancy, reduced activity, uterine compression of the rectum and other factors may trigger constipation, fecal matter is more dry and hard to discharge may cause anal fissure, anal fissure will have a bowel movement bleeding bright red, with diluted potassium permanganate solution sitz baths, if necessary, follow the doctor’s instructions for medication.
4. Prolonged labor: it is possible that the bleeding is vaginal bleeding stained stool, this situation should seek medical attention in time to prepare for the birth.
There are more reasons for pregnant women to bleed in the stool, and serious cases should go to the hospital for treatment.