During pregnancy and after the appearance of the baby, women may experience some pathological processes. According to statistics, up to 40 percent of pregnant women suffer from varicose veins. Hemorrhoids after childbirth are also a common problem. Breastfeeding treatment should be carried out very carefully, taking into account all factors.
Vein problems
Hemorrhoids after childbirth (during breastfeeding or artificial) may appear regardless of whether the veins of the lower extremities are dilated. Experienced surgeons and phlebologists note that these two processes are independent. So, some women may have obvious dilated veins on their legs, but they will never encounter hemorrhoids. Other new mothers do not complain of vein diseases, but have pronounced knots in the anus.
How does hemorrhoids occur after childbirth?
Most often, the rudiments of knots appear even at thatthe time the baby is in the womb. The uterus constantly increases in size and presses on the veins of the small pelvis. The situation is also aggravated by factors such as prolonged standing or sedentary work, problems with the discharge of feces and others.
During the birth of a child, a woman has to push hard. As a result of this process, small and large nodes can increase in size and fall out. As a result, a woman discovers external hemorrhoids after childbirth.
Dilated veins do not always go beyond the rectum. In some cases, hemorrhoids may remain inside a woman's body. However, it causes no less problems than external education.
Hemorrhoids after childbirth: treatment while breastfeeding
If you are faced with such a delicate problem, then you should contact a specialist as soon as possible and start the correction. Many women believe that if hemorrhoids come out after childbirth, then treatment can only be started after stopping breastfeeding. This is far from true. Modern medicine makes it possible to carry out the necessary correction of such a disease without harm to the baby.
Depending on how advanced the disease is and what form it has, there are several methods to get rid of hemorrhoids after childbirth. The most popular and harmless way is to use popular effective recipes. However, doctors strongly do not recommend self-medication. If hemorrhoids come out after childbirth, then you need to undergo an initial examination andonly then proceed with the correction. Consider the most modern methods of treating hemorrhoids while breastfeeding.
Conservative Therapy
If hemorrhoids appear after childbirth, it is preferable to use medication during breastfeeding. This opinion is shared by phlebologists, proctologists and surgeons. Preparations for correction should be selected comprehensively. So, first of all, you need to stop bleeding and pain. It is also important to eliminate the inflammatory process or prevent it. The drug must have a wound healing and antithrombotic effect.
Most often, new mothers are prescribed ointments or suppositories for hemorrhoids after childbirth. However, it all depends on the individual characteristics of the location of the nodes. If varicose veins have affected the inside of the intestine, then it is preferable to use suppositories. With the external location of the node, ointments and compresses are prescribed.
What kind of candles can be used for hemorrhoids after childbirth? Here are some of the safest and most effective drugs:
- "Procto-glivenol" (affect blood clots, gradually dissolving them, relieve swelling and pain, relieve inflammation and prevent infection). This drug can be used not only after childbirth, but also during pregnancy (with the exception of its first third).
- "Relief" (candles quickly stop bleeding from the node, relieve burning sensation and eliminate pain). The drug is available not only in the form of candles, but also in the form ofointments. This makes it possible to heal dropped nodes.
- "Posterisan" (the drug increases the immune defense of the body, heals wounds and cracks, helps restore intestinal activity). This tool is also available in different forms. Its hypoallergenic composition allows you to use the drug without any fear during the feeding period.
Surgical methods
How to cure hemorrhoids after childbirth, if medications are powerless? When the process turned out to be very neglected, the latest surgical methods of correction will come to the rescue. So, many of them can be used during breastfeeding.
- The use of liquid nitrogen. This method allows you to remove the resulting node as painlessly and efficiently as possible. During the procedure, the doctor freezes the hemorrhoids. After some time, the pathological membranes die off and the intestines are restored to working capacity.
- Sclerosis. This method is more suitable for those women who have external nodes (external hemorrhoids). During the procedure, the doctor injects a special substance into the affected areas, which acts on the walls of blood vessels and dissolves them. Within a few weeks, you will find that there is no trace left of hemorrhoids. It is worth noting that it may be necessary to stop breastfeeding for a few days when using this method.
- Surgical removal. How to cure hemorrhoids after childbirth, if nothing helps? In this case, doctors recommendjust remove the resulting nodes. However, when choosing this method, there is a need to temporarily suspend breastfeeding.
Folk ways
What folk remedies can be used to treat hemorrhoids? In fact, there are many options. However, when choosing one or another recipe, it is worth considering the possibility of an allergic reaction in the baby. Remember that most drugs are absorbed into the bloodstream and some pass into breast milk.
Using potatoes
This method was used by our grandparents. However, it can only be used if there is no bleeding and cracks. Otherwise, you may get an infection.
Peel a young potato tuber and make some candles out of it. Those that will not be used immediately can be frozen. You need to insert a potato candle several times a day immediately after cleansing the intestines.
Vegetable decoctions
If you are faced with the loss of knots, then you can use the trays. To prepare the contents, you will need chamomile herb, succession, nettle. These ingredients help relieve inflammation, swelling and pain.
You can take these baths several times a day. However, women with postpartum hemorrhage should refrain from such a prescription.
Honey compresses
Bee products are effectiveanti-inflammatory and resolving agent. Lubricate the nodes with honey or propolis every time after cleansing the intestines.
If you are allergic to these components, then you should abandon this recipe and choose an alternative way to cure hemorrhoids after childbirth.
Treatment while breastfeeding: reviews
Women who have encountered this problem say that the sooner the correction is started, the sooner relief will come. If you wait for the pathology to go away on its own, then there is a risk of getting on the operating table.
The most effective way to treat hemorrhoids, according to patients, is the use of suppositories, ointments and compresses in combination.
Conclusion
Before you treat hemorrhoids while breastfeeding, you should undergo a diagnosis and examination. Never do self-correction. See a doctor in a timely manner and always be he althy!
