Piles (sorry)

I'm so sorry to ask this but Google just isn't giving me the answers I want 😂

So I've been desperately hoping I would avoid piles, been taking lactulose when my bowels aren't playing ball regularly however I am now 36 weeks, I think baby has dropped so the pressure on my bowel and bladder is quite strong.

Despite my best efforts, there's definitely a visible pile. Has anyone successfully pushed them back in? I've read this is possible, just didn't want to cause more issues!

Thanks in advance, from someone who is now scared to poo 💩

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I've had them for months now and they are just getting worse by the day 🙈 I'm 34 weeks. Been using the cream but doing nothing x

Theres not really much point in putting yourself through trying to push it back in before you have the baby, they tend to get worse/appear towards the end of pregnancy and during/after labour. All uou can do is try to ewt a balanced diet and look after yourself (as you already seem to be doing) and then after baby is born and you're recovering, your dr's can prescribe hemmroid/pile cream & pessiaries if needed for them. Sometimes they can go away on their own, but if not or if they start to bleed or get really sore while pregnant get yourself to the dr's to get checked over. Don't strain when going the loo either, sit and let it come naturally :)

@Bex thanks! And yeah I've not been straining, I'm very conscious of not sitting there long if nothing is happening but still managed to get piles, damn it. I'll hold off doing anything and just try to not make them any worse...fingers crossed anyway

You are also allowed to use anusol pessaries. They can help with shrinking them

I’ve found witch hazel was good for a few days but now I’m using coconut oil and aloe Vera gel to soothe pain.

I’m 37+ weeks pregnant and have just developed them too, and devastated 🙈

Warm baths/ Sitz baths are supposed to help too and just adding more fibre into my diet so that hopefully I can alleviate them within 2 weeks before I have to give birth 🤞🏼

So glad someone else has asked, am 37+3 today and just noticed I have them 😢😢
Not currently causing any discomfort so am tempted to just leave and hope they clear and is just another glorious side effect of pregnancy 😂
I eat pretty well (vegan diet so lots of veggies etc) I am also drinking more water now than pre-pregnancy and am less constipated in 3rd trimester than was in 1st so not sure how this has happened… I do have a desk job so probably been sitting down too long 🙈
My husband also tells me off for sitting on the toilet for too long when nothing is happening but it’s my ‘chill time’ to just scroll through Facebook 😂 😆🙉

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