After having a baby, can a woman get rid of hemorrhoids obtained during the pregnancy?
November 6, 2009 by admin
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After having a baby, can a woman get rid of hemorrhoids obtained during the pregnancy? I also had a Gastric Bypass, so elimination is occassionally a problem, but not for the most part.
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After having a baby, can a woman get rid of hemorrhoids obtained during the pregnancy? I also had a Gastric Bypass, so elimination is occassionally a problem, but not for the most part.
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huggz on Mon, 9th Nov 2009 5:05 am
No usually, the only way to really eliminate them is by surgery;
ChristyKelley on Wed, 11th Nov 2009 9:46 pm
I had a couple of them after having my youngest son, and used tucks to relieve some of the agony, and eventually they just went away!! You can also have them surgically removed, too!! And I do believe my sister uses this certain ointment to help get rid of her’s….Preperation H, I do believe its called…… Hope you get to feeling better soon, hun! And Congratulations on your new baby!! Smile!!!
Ex-GI Joe on Sat, 14th Nov 2009 12:27 pm
Hemorrhoids During and After Pregnancy
Hemorrhoids are swollen, enlarged veins that sit just inside or outside the anal opening. These blood vessels lie just under the surface of the skin, and can lead to irritation of the skin and occasionally bleeding with bowel movements.
What causes hemorrhoids?
Two factors lead to hemorrhoids in pregnancy:
* The uterus puts pressure on the veins that bring blood back from the lower body to the heart, at the same time as the pregnancy hormone progesterone relaxes the walls of the veins. This combination causes the veins in the lower half of the body to swell. Gravity adds to this effect if you stand or sit for long periods of time.
* Increased abdominal pressure, like pushing out a hard bowel movement (or a baby) can also inflate these veins.
What can you do?
* Prevention: Avoid constipation, and try not to push or strain when you are having a bowel movement.
* Treatment:
o Treat constipation before it gets severe.
o Topical therapy of hemorrhoids can give relief of symptoms
+ Over-the-counter creams, ointments and suppositories that contain hydrocortisone soothe the inflammation
+ Sitz baths: Sitting in warm water in your bathtub or in a plastic sitz-bath tub which fits into your toilet and can be purchased over-the-counter from your drugstore, is soothing and can help clean the area if it is too painful to wipe.
+ Pads containing witch hazel, an astringent solution (under the brand name Tucks™) can be purchased over-the-counter. These are used for cleansing and soothing the hemorrhoid area.
o On rare occasions, if a large clot forms in the dilated vein, surgery is done during pregnancy. These clots are very painful, but the surgical procedure to remove them is relatively minor. The procedure is done with local anesthesia in the office or hospital.
Postpartum hemorrhoids
Here we are saying not to strain during pregnancy, and then there you were pushing as hard as you could to get a baby to come out of your vagina! It is no wonder that many women suffer from hemorrhoids after delivery. If you end up with hemorrhoids after delivery, ice packs help for the first 24 hours, then warm sitz baths, wiping with witch hazel pads, and using topical ointments that contain hydrocortisone can offer relief. Again, preventing and treating constipation is important. Often hemorrhoids resolve as your body recovers from the birthing experience.
ME on Mon, 16th Nov 2009 4:16 pm
Ex GI Joe is correct.
Plain and simple,once you have problems with hemmorhoids you will probably always have problems with them but the question is,how bad will the problem be to which Ex GI Joe gives many solutions.
Large babies,long pushing process of delivery of any size of baby will cause the hemmorhoids to rear their ugly head and is just one of the prices women pay for motherhood.
You will never get rid of them but you can manage them.
In the most severe case of hemmorhoids where it looks like you are growing a large cluster of grapes,surgery is the best solution.
If you don’t have grape clusters,count yourself lucky and treat the hemmorhoids that you do have and spend your time taking care of your new baby and you will eventually forget the hemmorhoids that you do have today.
Ziggy on Thu, 19th Nov 2009 1:12 pm
My daughter had the surgery, and so did I.
She just had a baby in Sept, at the age of 35, her first. She was bothered by hemorrhoids big time, but they shrunk and disappeared after the baby.
Go to obesityhelp.com, and chat with other new moms that had the surgery.
I had gastric bypass surgery in April 2005. I started out at 268, now I’m 180 and holding, after 1 year and 7 months. These links will help you in many ways to make a decision if this is for you or not. I vote yes, because it made such a difference in my life. I was taking 8 pills a day, and after my surgery, I lost my diabetes. The way they do the surgery, takes your diabetes away. I no longer have to take glucophage, and I no longer have high Cholesterol or high blood pressure. I’m down to 2 pills a day. I went from a size 26-28 to a 16-18.
Most people struggle with paying for the surgery. Go to this site, it is a great support system for you, because it’s only people who have had gastric bypass or lap band. Every insurance program has been rated, and you’ll get tips on how to deal with your insurance company, as well as, surgery tips, food tips, and just support.
Vitamins I take… you have to be very faithful about taking them after surgery, because you can become very sick if you don’t. There were recommended by my surgeon and nutritionist.
There is a very good web site by a guy named Basil White. He’s a govt. worker and a comedian. He walks you through everything. Very interesting. He had the surgery and did well.
Some other helpful links…
Article about a couple in FL who lost 300 pounds
Risks of Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is considered the safest and most effective type of bariatric surgery. But as with any major surgery, the procedure does carry some risks.
Good luck with your surgery and new life!