*TMI* - Haemarroids

Ok, lovely side effect of pregnancy - can anyone give me any idea of what I can buy over the counter to help? I just don't have time to go and see my GP and I am not seeing my specialist till 26 May.

TIA!

Oh no you poor thing! They are horrendous! I had a really bad case of them at one stage about 6-8 weeks ago. There are a couple of over the counter creams you can get from the pharmacy. One is called Anusol and I think the other is Proctosedyl or something. Just ask the pharmacist for help. It's a pretty common thing really.

The other thing that you can get to help prevent them are these tablets called Phloe. My mw recommended them to me since I have to be on iron tablets (which cause constipation) and they are capsules that you take to promote a 'healthy bowel' ie they 'loosen' things in your bowel to make it easier to go to the toilet (sorry TMI!).

They're basically kiwifruit capsules so you take them in place of eating kiwifruit (which I hate!) or taking kiwi crush or something similar. I've found them really good and just take one when I take my iron tablet and have had no problems since.

Good luck with it. It's definitely a yucky side effect of pregnancy and I can totally sympathise with you!

I went to the chemist and owned up to the problem (so embarrasing) and got some Anusol and some arnica cream too. Both are safe for pregnancy. I used some before and already its feeling way better. I got this last time too but this time I was trying to be sooo careful, I eat loads of fibre but it has still happened.

Apparently they can be bought on by diaorrhea too. Go figure!!

OK I have to ask...how do you know I have them.

TMI!!!

Since talking iron pills I get a bit sore and often 'I see red'...if you know what I mean. I have seen to embarrassed to ask my dr. and don't have MW.

I haven't had these yet *touches wood*, how can you prevent them?

I'm just bumping this topic back up again For those of you who used cream or witch hazel or whatever, were yours internal or external?? I *think* I have an internal one (although it pops out every now and then) because I can't feel it, except sometimes after I've been to the loo. It's just the indignity you need when you're pregnant, isn't it? I'm kind of embarrassed to ask my specialist about it, although I have an appointment with him on Tuesday.

I agree with everything rorylex said!

Drinking heaps of water really does help, and eating dried apricots and prunes.

I ahvent had any grief from my small one since the first tri, thank god. Im taking spatone iron liquid, but I have it in a big glass of pure orange juice and that keeps me regular most the time.

The other thing I have learned is that diaorrhea actually irritates mine more than being constipated! And I too am trying to keep myself regular but not to the point of being too regular because of the above! The run in my family so I am doomed either way.

To answer your question Minik8e, mine were actually poking out a bit and do from time to time. I could actually feel it

I have found that the Arnica worked best for me for some reason. I didn't use it internally just on what was on the outside and would put it on several times a day when they were playing up.