hemmriods ? tmi

has anyone have/had rectal bleeding? Could it be a hemmriod? it is painful to go to the bathroom, tmi sorry.

What can we do for it?

TIA

Re: hemmriods ? tmi

If you are bleeding you should definitely see a doctor to get a prescription. They have hemroid suppositories, but I am not sure what is safe to use during pregnancy.

Re: hemmriods ? tmi

I got these when I was pregnant from awful constipation my whole pregnancy, it was so horrible, I know I was allowed to use the prep h cream to help with pain

Re: hemmriods ? tmi

is it alot of bleeding? or some blood in your stool?

i had to take Colace to help with the constipation.. it hurt so much to go .. i was miserable.

Re: hemmriods ? tmi

I've taken stool softener and every now and again I add benefiber to a bottle of water. I also use prep h.

Re: hemmriods ? tmi

It could be Hemmroids or it could also be a Fissure (also very common with pregnancy). Mention it to your OB and he wil tell you whether you need to go see a specialist. It's important to take care of it right away b/c if its a fissure it is relatively easy to treat but can get very bad.

Both are treated with suppositories. You can use both Calmol 4 and Prep H supp when PG.

How do I know all this? AHHHHH the joys of pushing out my DS. The issues reappeared during the beginning of pregnancy but I nipped them in the bud this time

HTH!

ETA: Also try getting a prenatal with a softener and drinking prune juice - this won't heal it but will prevent it from getting worse or reoccuring.

Message edited 12/26/2009 12:47:20 PM.