Pregnancy and hemorrhoids kind of go together just like a baby and a baby carriage!
Hemorrhoids are caused due to over exerting oneself during a bowel movement, or similar pushing, just like childbirth. Hemorrhoids can also develop from any number of common sources of pressure especially pregnancy.
An additional cause of hemorrhoids in pregnancy is the increased blood supply in your body. Basically you end up with extra blood with nowhere to go so hemorrhoids form.
If you are interested in reading about hemorrhoid treatments that are safe whilst you are pregnant or breastfeeding, click here.
A really good way of soothing hemorroids whilst you’re pregnant, and also helping recover from childbirth is a sitz bath.
