Hemorrhoids in pregnancy

We explained before in the blog of hemorrhoids treatment what are hemorrhoids and what do they look like. Shortly, we can define hemorrhoids as they are blood vessels inside the rectum or in the anus area, that can range from the size of pea to the size of grape.

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Hemorrhoids may cause a lot of problems like itching, bleeding especially during a bowel movement and can also be downright painful.

Pregnancy and hemorrhoids have a strong relationship, in other words, some women get the hemorrhoids for the first time while pregnancy. From that we can know that hemorrhoids are common during pregnancy specially the last 6 months. And even if you've had hemorrhoids before pregnancy, you may have them again.

Hemorrhoids develop while you're pushing during the second stage of labor and are a common early postpartum complaint , but the good case is that the hemorrhoids that developed during pregnancy will begin to resolve after giving birth, if you are avoiding constipation.

We have explained before also that hemorrhoids are common to women during pregnancy because they make her more prone to them. This may leads to varicose veins in the legs.

What Are The Internal Hemorrhoids Symptoms?

What Are The Internal Hemorrhoids Symptoms?

Painless bleeding and protrusion during bowel movements are the most common symptom of the internal hemorrhoid. While pain, discomfort, skin irritation and itching are the next main internal hemorrhoids symptoms.

>> What are internal hemorrhoids?

You may find bright red streaks of blood on the surface of the stool and also on the toilet paper or bright red blood in the toilet bowl after having a normal bowel movement.

Internal hemorrhoids from the grade IV which are prolapsed irreducible require urgent surgical intervention especially if you fail to maneuvers for reduction.

The deference between Internal Hemorrhoids Synonyms and external, is that the external hemorrhoids can be discovered early what decrease the duration of symptoms and pain, comparing with the internal hemorrhoids symptoms.

In other words, the presence of hemorrhoids without accompanying symptoms like pruritus, pain and bleeding does not necessitate treatment.

Predisposing and contributory factors of the internal hemorrhoids symptoms:

There are many small points that can be a contributory factors that make internal hemorrhoids appear quickly like Constipation or the straining while using the toilet, and on the other hand Diarrhea can be a reason.

Increasing abdominal pressure as a result of hemorrhoids during pregnancy and ascites. While the childbirth also is a contributory factor which called hemorrhoids after birth.

There are many other factors like anal sex or intercource, chronic cough, sitting for long periods, heavy lifting and prostatism.

Internal Hemorrhoids Treatment:

Natural internal hemorrhoids treatment can be very successful. Most sufferers feel immediate relief from hemorrhoid pain.

The length of the treatment and cure of internal hemorrhoids depends on the size of hemorrhoids. But you need first to treat constipation by following a fiber-high diet, drinking more than 8 cups of water daily and taking medicine to help avoiding constipation back.

What are internal hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids comprise the blood supply to the distal rectum and anus, they are present in all people. Internal hemorrhoids are located above the dentate line which don't have sensory innervations and covered by mucosa.

What are the differences between External and Internal hemorrhoids?

The only deference between internal hemorrhoids and external hemorrhoids is that the external are located below the dentate line which have sensory innervations and covered by squamous epithelium.

What Are The Internal Hemorrhoids causes?

There are three main reasons why do you have internal hemorrhoids:

1-    Internal Hemorrhoids Rare Causes:
There are many people think mistakenly that the rectal varices are because of the hemorrhoids. Varices can be occurred because of the dual blood supply to the rectum in patients with liver disease. After locating the rectal varices in the rectum, we can view hemorrhoids which are located in the anus. In this case, we have first to treat the portal system decompression and liver disease.

2-    Internal Hemorrhoids Serious Causes:
Internal hemorrhoids symptoms can be viewed because of portal hypertension such as cirrhosis.

3-    Internal Hemorrhoids Common Causes:
Increasing the intra-abdominal pressure conditions which can accelerate the deterioration of supporting prolapsed and connective tissue of the anal canal. And because of losing support vessels became distended. Like over-weigh and pregnancy at the latest 6 months.

Internal hemorrhoids also may appear because of aging, because deterioration of connective tissue which supports hemorrhoids.

Internal and external hemorrhoids

Hemorrhoids can be painful and piles or pathological when inflamed or swollen. If The Hemorrhoids are in the rectum, the it called "Internal Hemorrhoids" and in the other hand we called it "External Hemorrhoids" if the Hemorrhoids are in the anus.

Internal Hemorrhoids.

Internal hemorrhoids are only painful if they become necrotic or thrombosed, But it usually present with painless. Internal hemorrhoids also presents with rectal bleeding following or during a bowel movement and also present with bright red.

Internal hemorrhoids presents with a condition known as "Hematochezia" that makes the blood typically covers the stool. You can see it on the toilet paper, drips into the toilet bowl and you can find the stool normally colored.

>> What Are The Internal Hemorrhoids Symptoms?

Internal hemorrhoids symptoms also include itchiness, fecal incontinence, mucomus discharge and a perianal mass if the hemorrhoids prolapsed the anus.

External Hemorrhoids.

External hemorrhoids may be very painful unlike the internal hemorrhoids, this pain can be resolved in 2 : 3 days when the swelling may take a few weeks to disappear.

External hemorrhoids symptoms also include itchiness around the anus and produce irritation of the surrounding area of skin. After healing external hemorrhoids, a skin tag may remain. So they may cause few problems even after healing.

What are hemorrhoids?

Hemorrhoids called also Hemoroids and Haemorrhoids. But what are the meaning of all these words? Hemroids, Hemoroids and Haemorrhoids ?

Hemorrhoids can be defined In a nutshell as a painful swollen veins in the lower portion of the anus or rectum.

But Hemorrhoids can be defined also as a vascular structures in the anal canal, specifically in the anus or rectum because of the too much pressure on the veins in the pelvic and rectal area causes hemorrhoids. Hemorrhoids can be painful and piles or pathological when inflamed or swollen. If The Hemorrhoids are in the rectum, the it called "Internal Hemorrhoids" and in the other hand we called it "External Hemorrhoids" if the Hemorrhoids are in the anus.

In other words, You can have both types of the hemorrhoids at the same time. But if the veins swell near the anus opening then we have the External Hemorrhoids, And if veins can also swell inside the anal canal forming Internal Hemorrhoids.

Talking About Hemorrhoids Symptoms or Hemorrhoids Treatment must be after Knowing What Are Hemorrhoids?, What Do Hemorrhoids Look Like? And What Are Hemorrhoids Types? Because both of symptoms and treatment depend on which type you have of suffering from.

Ways to Treat Hemorrhoids after birth at Home

Ways to Treat Hemorrhoids after birth at home

First thing you must pay attention to when talking about hemorrhoids treatment is avoiding and treating constipation, so you need to use the bathroom when you have the urge to go. Keep in your mind, the longer you wait, the harder your stool will be.

There are many other steps you can follow in order to treat hemorrhoids, like trying a sits bath which is available at the drug stores.

You may have also try to apply ice wrapped in soft pack to help removing itching and pain. You can bring some postnatal ice packs. And on the other hand, you may have also to try warm sitz baths from hour to hour.

Next thing that you have to pay attention to is the importance of cleaning the anus area thoroughly but softly and gently after every visit to the bathroom. I advise you not to use dry toilet paper, or papers that  contain alcohol or perfumes.

Ask your doctor about suppositories and ointments that can help treating and avoiding pain. But keep in your opinion that some kinds of these products are not allowed more than 1 week.

Finally, I advise you to try Kegel exercises every day to strengthen your perineum area.


Following all these steps while avoiding constipation will help you to get rid of hemorrhoids after birth in just 1 week, but if it don't work with you, you will need to visit the doctor to talk with. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

What is a hemorrhoid after birth

After talking about hemorrhoids after birth, we need first to answer the question: What are hemorrhoids? hemorrhoids may be defined as varicose veins that have become engorged with blood and swollen. 

>> What are hemorrhoids?
>> Ways to Treat Hemorrhoids after birth at home

These swollen may appear from the size of a pea to a grape size. Hemorrhoids have two main types, external hemorrhoids that affected veins protrude near the anus, while the internal hemorrhoids affected veins which are inside the anal canal and rectal.

Hemorrhoids have 4 kinds, and depending on the infected person. For example, hemorrhoids may be very painful for a person, while another one may have a rectal bleeding following a bowel movement when the other one may feel itchy.

In all cases, hemorrhoids during pregnancy are expected, especially in the last 6 months of pregnancy, as we explained in a previous articles that the pressure on the veins in the rectal area and pelvic may causes hemorrhoids especially if the pregnant woman isn't trying to avoid constipation while pregnancy.

Even if you get the hemorrhoids before, you may have them again while pregnancy. But the good news is that they can go away quickly after giving birth at home without needing to follow the medical treatment.

On the other hand, new moms are supposed to have constipation after birth, and what makes it bad enough is fearing to go and retaining stool which causes harder stools and flares the hemorrhoids.

What makes new moms expected to have hemorrhoids more than any females, is that their bodies produce the hormone progesterone more than any other person, this hormone allows veins to relax and promote swelling.