Often pregnant women ask their gynecologists worriedly, “Doctor, I have hemorrhoids, but I don’t dare to use medicine for fear that it will affect the baby, what should I do?” The answer is that there is no good way, only to endure the pain, and after giving birth to a child, the symptoms will naturally be relieved…. In fact, the anorectal doctor can give the correct treatment without affecting the fetus, so if you are pregnant with hemorrhoids, you still need to go to the anorectal department. In the face of such a problem, let us first understand what hemorrhoids are and why pregnant women are prone to hemorrhoids? In fact, hemorrhoids is a common disease, is the bottom of the anorectum and the anal mucosa of the venous plexus varicose and formed one or more soft venous masses of chronic disease. Common symptoms are: 1, stool bleeding: this bleeding is characterized by painless, intermittent bleeding after defecation and bright red blood, which is also a common symptom in the early stages of internal and mixed hemorrhoids. Bleeding usually occurs before or after bowel movement, and there is simple blood in the stool, or it will be mixed with the stool. Bleeding is in the form of jet, dripping, wiping with blood and so on. 2.Pain in stool: perianal pain during bowel movement, usually manifested as mild pain, stabbing pain, burning pain, distension and so on. 3, swelling and discomfort: anal swelling and discomfort is mainly a symptom of internal hemorrhoids, mild swelling and falling feeling, heavy falling pain. 4, swelling prolapse: anal internal swelling prolapse, this is mainly in the late stage of internal hemorrhoids symptoms. The light only in defecation will be out of the anus, after the stool can be self-contained, the heavy in coughing, pressure on the abdomen, hard squatting can be out, the serious even with the hand can not support back to the swelling. Why are pregnant women prone to hemorrhoids? Originally, women during pregnancy, usually in the third stage of pregnancy, due to the increasing uterus persistent compression of the rectum, resulting in local venous blood reflux is not good, stagnation in the anorectum, causing hemorrhoids. At the same time, pregnant women estrogen levels rise, causing anal cushion congestion and hypertrophy, hemorrhoidal veins varicose blood, triggering hemorrhoids. Coupled with less activity of pregnant women, easy to cause constipation, due to defecation force or defecation time is too long, resulting in perianal vein congestion and swelling, the formation of hemorrhoids. Since pregnant women are so prone to hemorrhoids, what should expectant mothers with hemorrhoids do? In fact, pregnant women suffering from hemorrhoids is not terrible, because with the gradual normalization of hormone levels after delivery, hemorrhoids also have a tendency to relieve the symptoms. So if hemorrhoids do not affect normal life, there is no need to worry too much, as long as you pay attention to ensure that the stool is smooth and softened. If you feel that it affects your life, you can use suppositories or creams such as Compound Keratanate to stop the bleeding and pain, and to improve the local discomfort. In the face of a variety of hemorrhoid suppositories or creams on the market, mothers-to-be should choose carefully, can not use such hemorrhoid ointment Ma Yinglong, this kind of hemorrhoid ointment by the musk, cowhuang, pearl and other drug composition. Among them, musk has the role of blood dispersal, pain and catalyze the birth of the next child, pharmacological studies have shown that musk also on the uterus has a significant role in excitation, pregnant women are prone to miscarriage or premature birth after use. Therefore, when pregnant women choose hemorrhoid cream, it is best not to use musk-containing ingredients. Compound keratocyanate suppository or cream is safe for the fetus, you can rest assured that mothers-to-be can use. Pregnant women with constipation should pay special attention to ensure that the stool is smooth, pay attention to diet, eat more crude fiber vegetables and fruits, drink more water, if the stool is still hard, themselves and in the breastfeeding period, you can take no side effects on breastfeeding dietary fiber or lactulose, etc., so that the stool is softened. Treatment of the problem solved, that did not suffer from hemorrhoids mothers-to-be should pay attention to what in order to prevent the disease first? 1, pay attention to diet. Eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, such as celery, cabbage, cucumber, watermelon, kiwi, bananas and so on. Eat more acacia, honey, walnut meat, yogurt, black fungus and other foods that have a preventive effect on hemorrhoids, eat more corn, groundnut, millet and other coarse grains. Do not eat spicy stimulating food, such as chili, pepper, ginger, garlic, etc., eat less apples, grapes, yams, chocolate, do not drink strong tea and coffee, avoid drinking alcohol. 2, to develop good defecation habits. Regular defecation every day, try to shorten the toilet time, defecation should not be excessive force, time should not be too long, do not read books, reading newspapers when defecating. After defecation, it is best to use warm water sitz bath, in order to promote local blood circulation, keep the anus clean. Constipated pregnant women should follow the doctor’s instructions to serve the role of mild laxative drugs, do not indiscriminate use of laxative drugs, so as not to cause miscarriage. 3, pay attention to rest. Don’t stand or squat for a long time, when you sit down, stretch out your legs and take a comfortable position. Prevent fatigue, ensure adequate rest, ensure adequate sleep. 4, you can insist on doing the “lift the anus movement”. Doing anal lift movement thought concentration, and close the thighs, inhalation contraction of the anal sphincter, exhalation relaxation of the anus. So repeated contraction and relaxation, each repeated 30-50 times, 1-2 times a day. Can enhance the pelvic floor muscle strength, conducive to defecation, prevention of hemorrhoids. In short, pregnant women carrying a baby in October is exceptionally hard, the mother-to-be to master the correct method to avoid discomfort, effective prevention and treatment of hemorrhoids.