HAEMORRHOIDS (WOMEN AND HAEMORRHOIDS)

Women frequently get haemorrhoids after childbirth. Even during pregnancy the entire venous system is subjected to greater pressure than usual, often giving rise to varicose veins or enlarging those already there. In the weeks just before delivery the baby’s head presses on the vessels in the pelvis and this, in turn, affects the vessels in the rectum. During delivery this pressure increases even more so that piles often appear after giving birth. Specific advice for expectant mothers is given on pages 26-9, but what can be done about this problem in general?

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