With the stagnation of blood in the veins in the area near the rectum and as a consequence of the increase in hemorrhoids, conditions are created for the development of a bacterial or viral infection. Inflammation of hemorrhoids during pregnancy is characterized by the following symptoms:
- Severe pains that worsen during an act of defecation and even with ordinary walking.
- Bloody scarlet discharge.
- Sensations of itching and burning in the anus.
- Feeling of incompleteness of the act of defecation, sensation of presence of an extraneous body in the rectum at the exit.
In case of external examination, the inflammation of the hemorrhoidal nodes during pregnancy is manifested:
- with a cyanotic color;
- edematous enlargement of nodes, strained their condition;
- cracks on the surface of cones, in which the excreted lymph and blood accumulate.
If you do not take measures to treat inflammation of hemorrhoids in pregnant women, then serious complications are possible. The most dangerous of them will be thrombosis of blood vessels and the development of pathological changes in cells throughout the perianal region. With the chronic form of the disease, exacerbation is quite frequent. In pregnancy, inflammation of the hemorrhoids is caused by hormonal restructuring of the female body, followed by constipation. In addition, the load on the pelvic organs increases due to the increase in the weight of the fetus with an increase in the period.
Treatment of inflammation of the hemorrhoids during pregnancy
Treatment of hemorrhoids in pregnant women depends on the stage of its development and the period of gestation. To relieve the inflammation of the hemorrhoids in pregnant women prescribe drug therapy general or local action, if necessary strengthening it with folk remedies. The most effective are rectal suppositories used in conjunction with healing ointments.
When applied:
- relieves pain syndrome;
- improves blood circulation;
- is the healing and regeneration of damaged tissues.
Sitting baths with natural ingredients, which relieve pain syndrome and affect the improvement of general well-being, are of great help. To eliminate the causes of inflammation of hemorrhoids during pregnancy and treatment, it is important to organize proper nutrition. In the period of inflammation, more attention should be paid to consumption of vegetables, unsweetened fruits, to refuse consumption of bakery products, replacing them with breadcrumbs and dried bread. It is necessary to abandon any physical activity. Particular attention should be paid to personal hygiene. After the act of defecation, do not use toilet paper, but rather wash it off or apply wet wipes impregnated with an antibacterial compound.
Varicose veins in the anal area are an unpleasant disease for any person, but for pregnant women hemorrhoids can become a dangerous disease because of the possibility of complications. In the first place, hemorrhoids in pregnancy threatens the development of bleeding, leading to anemia. The weakened walls of the vessels and the longitudinal muscle lead to the formation of new cones with loss from the anus and the development of inflammatory processes.
The period when a child is born, with unstable operation of all organs, can accelerate the transition of hemorrhoids to acute stage, affecting also the emotional state of the pregnant woman. The main thing in this case is not to bring the situation to the need for surgical intervention.