POST-PARTUM DEPRESSION, THE HEMORRHOIDS

Hemorrhoids is no joke. It is real pain. It is uncomfortable. It is itchy.

I come out of the hospital. My bundle of joy is worth it. A baby Girl, Shuneta. I keep looking at her every moment. She has a lot of hair. A pinkish face. Her umbilical cord has not fallen, it is still clamped. She keeps smiling while sleeping. It is so super adorably cute. Sometimes my eyes get watery seeing her yawn, smile or even cry. She is super gorgeous. I am in love. The six-hour labor was not in vain. She is so tiny. She is weighing at 3.3 kgs. Sometimes I get chills that I may fall her down.

She uses a lot of diapers. Like, I have to change her six to eight times a day. Her poop (meconium) is dark green. Sometimes she soaks her diaper way too earlier. But I am loving her that way. She gets her BCG vaccine 7 days after birth.


Barely six weeks after giving birth, I started experiencing some sharp pain after a bowel movement. It continues getting worse. By this time I was taking sitz baths (sitting on warm water with salt). Every morning and evening or after every bowel movement. After every bowel movement, I would feel an itchy sharp pain.

Nursing the baby is hectic. Sitting is troublesome. Walking is dramatic. Hemorrhoids pain is unbearable. It becomes a double tragedy for me since my birth canal hasn't come to terms yet. Even right now I am feeling the hemorrhoids pain. I cannot sit properly. I cannot sit for long hours. I keep standing or moving around.


According to an online health site, http://www.emedicinehealth.com/  it defines hemorrhoids as;


Hemorrhoids are enlarged veins located in the lower part of the rectum and the anus. The veins become swollen due to increased pressure within them, usually from constipation or profuse diarrhea, and during pregnancy because of the pressure of the enlarged uterus.

Internal hemorrhoids are located in the inside lining of the rectum and cannot be felt. They are usually painless and make their presence known because blood is seen with a bowel movement. Internal hemorrhoids can prolapse or protrude through the anus.

External hemorrhoids are located underneath the skin that surrounds the anus. They can be felt when they swell and may cause itching, pain, or bleeding with a bowel movement. A thrombosed external hemorrhoid occurs when blood within the vein clots, and may cause significant pain.


http://www.mayoclinic.org/ gives remedy to hemorrhoids as follows;

You can often relieve the mild pain, swelling and inflammation of hemorrhoids with home treatments. Often these are the only treatments needed.

-Use topical treatments. Apply an over-the-counter hemorrhoid cream or suppository containing hydrocortisone, or use pads containing witch hazel or a numbing agent.

-Soak regularly in a warm bath or sitz bath. Soak your anal area in plain warm water 10 to 15 minutes two to three times a day. A sitz bath fits over the toilet. You can get one at most drugstores.

-Keep the anal area clean. Bathe (preferably) or shower daily to cleanse the skin around your anus gently with warm water. Soap isn't necessary and may aggravate the problem. Avoid alcohol based or perfumed wipes. Gently dry the area with a hair dryer after bathing.

-Don't use dry toilet paper. To help keep the anal area clean after a bowel movement, use moist towelettes or wet toilet paper that doesn't contain perfume or alcohol.

-Apply cold. Apply ice packs or cold compresses on your anus to relieve swelling.

-Take oral pain relievers. You can use acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), aspirin or ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others) temporarily to help relieve your discomfort.


With these treatments, hemorrhoid symptoms often go away within a week. See your doctor if you don't get relief in a week, or sooner if you have severe pain or bleeding.