haemerroids..sorry TMI

[angelaartsstudent]

LOTS of warm water running over them in the shower, more more more fibre to the point where you hardly have to work at all to poo. That way they don't get stressed. Sorry!

[satya]

Not sure about fixing them but to avoid them start taking Fybogel. You get it from the chemist. It's safe to take while pregnant and breastfeeding. I had it recommended to me by a midwife after giving birth to get things going again & to avoid them.

[rainbow_girl_1]

I got them in the last few weeks of my pregnancy too, they say they are meant to go after your bubs arrives and your body gets back to normal.............. I still have it and its more painful now than when i was pregnant???? Yep they are embarrassing hahaha what us women do huh

[angelaartsstudent]

I was thinking last night:

If some high-maint fashionista women ever knew what their bodies would do when pregnant, they'd never have children. :-)

[belle75]

Like the girls have said, increase fibre and more importantly, water. If you have lots of fibre but no water, you actually get constipated! Try taking Lactulose syrup for a couple of days while you've got he haemmrhoids to help with the constipation and take the "pressure" off the bowel movements. Either Anusol or rectinol will help to shrink the roids. Suppositories work better than the oint. Try putting a little lubricant on the suppository before inserting if the pain is really hard to bear (sorry if TMI).

Rectogesic/Anusol wipes or witch hazel on a cotton pad will also work to shrink and offer pain relief. Take a sitz bath daily ( 1/4 cup epsom salt in a few inches of warm water in the bath tub and immerse your bum, or put a basin of warm water with epsom salt in the toilet bowl and sit over it.

Try not to sit or stand for long periods, This puts pressure on the anal sphincter. Go for a 20 min walk daily.

HTH and you feel better soon.

[beau_9]

ha ha ha, yes no wonder they let the women have babies and not men i don't think DH would handle all these things very well. i will try these remedies so thank-you for your advice.

[Indadhanu]

LOTS of water and LOTS of fibre, i agree with the girls, get as much as you can into you to get to the point where its really not an effort to go! If you're REALLY straining then pur epear juice is good for some fairly immediate (within 12-24 hours) results, but definately review your diet and make sure you're eating as much fibre as you can. And remember iron supplements can make constipation worse so if you're on any iron supplements I'd probably drink a pear juice a day just to keep things nice a soft.