Hemorroids anyone?

[trh0819]

Oh my gosh... I've been so careful, eaten plenty of fiber, done everything in my power not to "strain" when going to the bathroom and now I have hemorrhoids... at least I think I do. I see my OB today so I'll talk to her but wondering if any of you have encountered it, how you treated it, what I have to look forward to, etc. The good thing is it doesn't hurt... not yet anyway. Just want to get this taken care of, if possible, now, before delivery.

[rccresswell]

Do you really want to know lol!!!!  Honestly everytime I go to the toilet for a number two and I don't even push that hard because I try so hard not to but around my anus it looks like a crater.  I am serious!!!!!  It has all of these bubbles that stick out. This morning I had about 6 bubbles.   If it's not haemmaroids then I would hate to think what is coming out lol

[seattleview]

This might be a dumb question, but how do you know you have them if they don't hurt/itch???  All the commercials for Preparation H and whatnot make it seem like they are always painful/itchy...

[rccresswell]

Oh that *****!!!  So when I push my baby out I'm going to push a whole heap of craters out as well!!!!!  Gosh that is going to make me feel better lol.  Mine do not hurt but they just look ugly.  I never had this problem with my other pregnancies :(

[trh0819]

Well I do have them but it's not from straining. OB said very few women make it through pregnancy without this lovely experience and explained that it's basically liker swollen feet. Your body gets so much pressure added that your feet and bottom take the brunt of it. She told me not to medicate, especially if they weren't hurting but that sitting in a warm bath can often help. She also said that delivery often makes them worse but I'm scheduled for a c-section so hopefully this will be the last of the roids for me.  Uuugggh. Just gross!

[rccresswell]

I get them everytime I go to the toilet.  I swear my bottom looks like a crater.  I am going to my doctor tomorrow to discuss ways to prevent it.  I am petrified I am going to push my whole bottom out when I give birth eeekkk.

Let me know what your doctor says and I will let you know what my doctor says tomorrow.

[naturschld]

Hemorrhoids are a real pain in the rear.  Ha, ha.  Sorry, I couldn't resist.  Bad, I know.  I swear I get them sometimes even when I'm not constipated and haven't been straining that I know of.  One day fine and then boom.  Ouch.  You're lucky it doesn't hurt.  I was thinking of picking up some tucks pads and trying them.  They say alot of times you get them after giving birth even if you hadn't had them yet.  Shoot, how much worse will it be to go into it already with them?  They say drinking a lot of water and staying hydrated will help but it hasn't done me much good; and I drink a ton of water a day.  Have been taking stool softeners every now and then; they seemed to help some.   Does it feel like a little marble sticking out?  If so, that's probably what it is.  Are there only a few of us unlucky ones on here?