Can you develop hemorrhoids 3 weeks after delivering a baby?
I had a baby girl 3 weeks ago,and I didn’t have hemorrhoids during the pregnancy, and I never have before in my life. Now when I go to the bathroom it hurts like hell (just starting today) and there is some blood. I don’t know how to tell if it’s hemorrhoids or not, because I’ve never had them. It still hurts for a while after pooping too, like I went over an hour ago and it still hurts.
April 20th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Hi Jodi,
You most certainly can lots of women develop hemorrhoids during the pregnancy.Hemorrhoids do not "just" happen over night so yours were so to speak in the developing stages while you were pregnant and with all the extra straining and during giving birth they have now broken out.
Be aware they may go away but once you’ve had them the chances of them coming back are very good unless you take a few steps to change that.
Jodi first of all two methods to relieve the pain, No1 Ice pack apply for 15-20 minutes on external hemorrhoids.WARNING! Keep the ice wrapped in a cloth or place a cloth in between ice and your skin to reduce the possibility of any damage to your skin.
No2 Sitz bath,Do not use HOT water as this will have exactly the opposite effect of what you want. Sitz bath is a form of bathing where the bottom and hips are immersed in warm or cold water for a period of time, 15 – 20 minutes is ideal.
Sitz baths are best for cleansing the area while cool sitz baths help to ease swelling and can even help with constipation. A simple trick is to add salt, or baking soda to the water and allow yourself to soak in the water, this trick works to clean the affected area as well as relieving pain.
Don’t add soap to the water as this can be irritating if you have any type of anal infection or irritation,after wards dry the affected area with a soft towel.
People usually run out to the drug store and get pills creams or suppositories this is all well and good most of them do work in the short term,BUT as they do not heal the cause of the hemorrhoids you always need more and more of them.
Having a newborn baby you must be extra careful what you put in or on your body thats why down below in the source area I have given you the address of a totally Natural cure for hemorrhoids which is fast working and you only need it once.
April 20th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
Same exact thing happened to me, and I had a c-section. I used prep. H and it really helped. Eventually they went away and I haven’t had any serious problems since. Also, making sure not to get constipated helped.