Prevention of hemorrhoids during pregnancy

The 76% incidence of hemorrhoids during pregnancy is already a wake-up call for all mothers preparing for pregnancy to take it lightly. For the health of yourself and your baby, it is important to do a good job of preventing hemorrhoids during pregnancy. The actual fact is that you can find a lot of people who are not able to get a good deal on a lot of things. However, the excessive intake of these foods can increase the burden on the intestinal tract of pregnant women and cause or aggravate the occurrence of hemorrhoids at the same time as the nutritional imbalance. The first rule of hemorrhoid conditioning during pregnancy is to develop good eating habits. The actual fact is that you should be aware of the fact that during pregnancy, you should stay away from heavy or too greasy food, such as ginger, onion, pepper and other foods that stimulate the stomach and intestines, and foods that are not good for digestion should be eaten sparingly or not. Pregnant women should eat more fresh vegetables and fruits in their daily diet, especially attention should be paid to eating more food rich in coarse fiber, but also to eat more coarse grains, such as corn, groundnuts, millet, etc. The second part of life conditioning during pregnancy is to develop good bowel habits. Pregnant women should develop the good habit of regular bowel movements. Defecation time should be relatively fixed, generally can be set in a meal after a good. Once the habit of defecation is formed, do not easily change, to the time of defecation, even if there is no intention to stool also insist on the toilet. 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. Never squat in the toilet to read a book or newspaper, but instead increase the abdominal pressure and the pressure of blood flow around the anus, leading to hemorrhoids or aggravate hemorrhoids. Then again, proper anal health care should be carried out. Pregnant women should prevent being sedentary and promote proper outdoor activities. You can do anal retraction exercises twice a day in the morning and evening, 30 to 40 times each time. This is good for strengthening the pelvic floor muscles and the blood circulation around the anus, which is good for defecation and prevention of hemorrhoids. You can also do gentle anal massage to improve local blood circulation by first washing the area with warm water after defecation, then pressing a hot towel and gently massaging the anus. Of course, it should also be noted that massage of the anus is not recommended in the second trimester before delivery, as it can easily cause contractions. If, despite all the above precautions, you inevitably suffer from hemorrhoids or the recurrence of old hemorrhoids, you can also regulate them through sitz baths or hot compresses. A warm sitz bath with pepper water works well, or if it is inconvenient to sit in the bath you can apply a small towel soaked in pepper water to the area. Usually, doctors do not recommend surgical treatment, but if the symptoms are severe and painful even after food and life modifications, you can seek help from a doctor at a specialized hospital and listen to the results and treatment recommendations. There is a women’s clinic at Beijing St. Mark’s Hospital with female specialists, so be sure to go to a regular hospital for the health of you and your baby.