Hemroid Help!

I hate them. One time I had it and it was real big and I didn't know that it was a hemmorraid because it was so big. The mid wife looked at and said, yep, it's hemorroid. The natural thing to do and it works and I ddn't get a chance to try it but it went back in is to get a Rustic Potatoe and slice it thin as if to make potatoe chips and put one slice on there and it shrinks it up. That is natural and done of that other stuff and you may have that again with pushing a baby out, but there are natural things to do to make labor easy if you are the type who can go through labor naturally. I couldn't go into labor on my own and unfortuately had to have pitocin for all three of my boys. Oh well, but I am into natural, healthy foods and etc. Let me know how it went with the potatoe slice if you choose that route.

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Hi C.,
I've been a lifetime sufferer of hemorrhoids and they're even worse when I pregnant, naturally. Prep H along with the tucks pads work best for me, and warm baths or sitting in warm water helped to soothe them. Make sure you're drinking lots of water and taking in enough fiber so that your bowel movements aren't strained. Don't worry, when you're in labor, you won't even be thinking about them! Other kinds of pain completely take over!
L.
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I had to go to the proctologist while pregnant b/c the tucks pads and Prep H did NOTHING for me! He gave me Lidocaine HCL 3%-Hydrocortisone Acetate 0.5% cream which worked wonders!!! If the other stuff doesn't help, maybe this will!

Very common during pregnancy. I actually had a labor/pushing related hemoroid with my first child and it 'flared' up with each of the others.

You've gotten good advice: lots of fluids, fruits/veggies and fiber. Don't strain when during bm's. Prep H and Tucks will relieve the discomfort, try pushing it back in with a tucks after each bm. I found putting the cream on the tucks pad worked best, especially at night.

If it starts to bleed call your dr and make sure that your nurse gets you plenty of Tucks after delivery.

Feel good and have a healthy baby!

very common. try pushing it back in with your finger. could definitely become worse after pushing baby out. i had surgery on them 6 weeks after baby. haven't really had a problem since and i'm heavier and had another pregancy. surgery was 15 years ago.

i've had the same one since i was pregnant with my first one three yrs. ago...it comes & goes. now i'm 8 months with baby no. 2 & it's back in full force. not fun at all. definatly prep. h - keep it clean, i use adult flushable wipes after a bm then cream it up. a warm soaking bath may help soothe the area. books say to keep moving but the more i move & walk, the more irritated it gets. using the cream before bed helps by morning but after a bm it's irritated again :) good luck!

Besides fruit and veggies, using Benefiber or Fiber tablets help so you don't need to push, on top of using the tucks and cream.

Hi C.,

Sorry for your situation. My husband gets them a lot. So he started using wipes and they started going away. So do what the doctor said use the tucks and H. Once its gone use the wipes everytime you go number 2. This should help keep them away some. (Any flushable wipes they sale are fine). What every you like, I buy pathmark brand wipes he seems to like them more. Also, I would not flush them, even if they say flushible. I had to pay a big bill with the plumber because they did not flush. Go figure. :)

It appears noone mentions that sometimes they don't go away after the pregnancy is over..... My Doctor said if it doesnt go away within a couple of months after giving birth, it is not likely to do so. She was right.
There is an easy medical procedure to shrink it back.

don't push when going to the bathroom and make sure you eat a lot of bran cereal, grain type bread and a lot of green veggies..like spinach and lettuce.. this will help too. good luck.. allie~~even a small cup of prune juice in the a.m. will help too..

Take a shallow hot bath for 15-20 minutes 2x per day. It will help with pain and shrink it.

From what I've read, sugar and candida overload can contribute to hemorrhoids. I would pay attention to cleaning up your diet, making sure you are getting enough fiber & lots & lots of pure water. Did I mention lots of water? lol Simple carbs are the same as eating sugar, lots of hidden sugar in soda, juice drinks etc.

If you can't give something up without resorting to artificial sweetner, stay with the sugar.

And lots of water. :)

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i had as well. while you're in teh shower put a hot wash cloth on the area, which helps to shrink it. you will have even bigger hemmoroids from pushing during labor. but they go away or at least shrink back down in size. that will be the least of your worries during this time. lol.

My sister, AKA-Supermom & mother of 11, has experienced hemoroids with many of her pregnancies. Both Preparation H and Tucks have been extremely helpful in solving the problem but I have noticed that soaking in a tub and using moist wipes while using the creams & medicated wipes helped to make the process go by swifter. It seems to soften the area and make it better to receive the medications. Hopefully this is helpful to you.