Hemorrhoids And Pregnancy
Pregnancy Symptoms
Obie Editorial Team
There are many bodily changes that take place during pregnancy but there is one that is especially troublesome to most: hemorrhoids.
Constipation during pregnancy can lead to pushing and pushing to varicose veins of the rectum. Increased blood volume makes hemorrhoids an even easy problem to create. Hormones slow down the digestive process during pregnancy and allow food to spend more time in the absorption phase. While this is healthy, the longer food spends in the intestine, the more water is pulled from waste resulting in constipation during pregnancy.