Hemorrhoids - a delicate disease. Many women worry about it during pregnancy, and after the delivery it becomes aggravated, making the difficult life of the nursing mother really unbearable. Women who are faced with this problem often do not know what to treat hemorrhoids in lactation, and in many cases they start the disease.
Prevention is the best treatment
Develops hemorrhoids with lactation gradually: at first it can be just unpleasant sensations, heaviness, itching in the anus. There are constipation, during or after defecation there are small bleedings, hemorrhoids are formed, which can fall out during physical exertion, straining and even sneezing. All this is accompanied by increasing pain.
Cope with hemorrhoids in nursing in the initial stage can, without resorting to "heavy artillery" - minimally invasive and operational methods. And best of all - to prevent the development of the disease. First of all, the nursing mother needs to restore normal intestinal function as soon as possible in order to avoid constipation. To do this you need:
- drink more liquid (at least 2 liters per day);
- include in the menu more fresh vegetables and fruits, fermented milk products;
- to refuse from spicy, spicy food and alcohol (besides all this is incompatible with breastfeeding).
In addition, when treating hemorrhoids during lactation, it is necessary to observe hygiene, use soft toilet paper, and even better to wash with cool water after each visit to the toilet.
Folk remedies for hemorrhoids during lactation
At the initial stage, hemorrhoids with breastfeeding can be treated with folk remedies:
- sedentary baths with decoctions of yarrow, calendula, nettle;
- lotions with honey, propolis, mummies, sea buckthorn oil;
- oil enemas;
- candles of lard and honey.
However, this way to cure started hemorrhoids with lactation is not always possible, so do not neglect the advice of a proctologist.
Treatment of hemorrhoids in breastfeeding
Treatment of hemorrhoids during lactation is complicated, primarily by the fact that most drugs enter the breast milk and can harm the baby. Therefore, the doctor should approach the choice of drugs for hemorrhoids for nursing mothers responsibly.
Pain and discomfort will help to remove special candles and ointments from hemorrhoids during lactation: Gepatrombin G, Posterizan, Procto-Glivenol, Relief (only under the supervision of a doctor). In difficult cases, minimally invasive methods of treatment are used: sclerosing injections, infrared photocoagulation, knot ligation and ligation of blood vessels. Treatment of hemorrhoids by surgery is performed rarely, only if all other methods do not work.