I am half way thru my pregnancy & I am suffering from constipation & haemorrhoids Is anyone else suffering from this & what can I do get rid of the problem??? Very uncomfortable. I am drinking plenty of water, eating salads & fruits etc.
I suffered the same half way thru my pregnancy, although I was never regular anyway which made matters worse!! I drank prune juice which actually tastes better than it sounds and also snacked on prunes. That seemed to help me. Don't worry about the haemorrhoids, they are part & parcel of pregnancy. When I gave birth in Jan I managed to push a big haemorrhoid out with the baby!!! My husband saw it & everything but we did not care!!! So put prunes & juice on your next shopping list & I hope this info helps. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy - is this your 1st one?
Hi again I'm new to this too! I used the Quick Reply box and pressed submit - it seems to work ok! Just another thing to add - the haemorrhoids do go I promise. Mine after birth went about 2-3 weeks later and it wasn't even painful as I had stitches to take my mind off it (they never gave me much pain either).
Have replied to your message hope it helps. had problems before but seemed to go back inside. but now seems to have dropped & painful. will deff try the juice & have a look what creams are available. Yes i am new at the chat room to. sure will get there or someone will help us, if u find out let me know. thanks again
I found a really good one called anusol and it shrinks the piles as well as soothing them. Some creams only soothe.
I had awful constipation and my mum reccommended that I eat one kiwi fruit each day. I gave it a go and it worked-I couldn't believe it. If you can manage two a day for about the first week then even better.
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I drank prune juice which actually tastes better than it sounds and also snacked on prunes. That seemed to help me. Don't worry about the haemorrhoids, they are part & parcel of pregnancy. When I gave birth in Jan I managed to push a big haemorrhoid out with the baby!!! My husband saw it & everything but we did not care!!! So put prunes & juice on your next shopping list & I hope this info helps. Good luck with the rest of your pregnancy - is this your 1st one?
I'm new to this too! I used the Quick Reply box and pressed submit - it seems to work ok!
Just another thing to add - the haemorrhoids do go I promise. Mine after birth went about 2-3 weeks later and it wasn't even painful as I had stitches to take my mind off it (they never gave me much pain either).
had problems before but seemed to go back inside. but now seems to have dropped & painful. will deff try the juice & have a look what creams are available. Yes i am new at the chat room to. sure will get there or someone will help us, if u find out let me know. thanks again
I had awful constipation and my mum reccommended that I eat one kiwi fruit each day. I gave it a go and it worked-I couldn't believe it. If you can manage two a day for about the first week then even better.