Don't want to cross you out

[KenyaRanee]

but have any of you ladies experienced bleeding while take a bowel movement. Every time I go, it's intense extremely painful and followed by A LOT of blood. Freaks me out.

[alid32]

Sounds like hemorrhoids to me as well. They can be interior as well as exterior.  To avoid them you want to avoid straining so try getting more fiber in your diet as well as increasing your water intake. Daily walks can help keep things moving- as well as prunes juice or apple juice too. Over the counter stool softener (Colace)can also be helpful and is approved for pregnancy. To treat the ones you already have Tucks medicated pads or ointment or witch hazel pads are great at relieving the discomfort associated with hemorrhoids.

[TifCrem]

I know when I had my son sorry if this is tmi lol i could feel just a little bubble and that's it nothing more.. When I tried explaining to my doctor what was going on, she said it might be a tear inside that will heal on its own if I can take the fiber and make it work so I'm not struggling and ripping it open again and again.. Thank God, it hasn't been a constant problem a couple years later because she said they could do surgery to fix it and that did not sound fun at all! Lol

[jesshat]

They can be inside as well as out. Both bleed and can be painful. Just talk to Dr if it gets bad. I have plenty unfortunately :-(

[KenyaRanee]

Thanks ladies! Maybe I'm misinformed about hemmroids. Are they sometimes not visable?

[TifCrem]

Unfortunately, I've had this problem right after I had my son and almost 3 years later its okay but that's because I've learned some tricks.. I'm sure it's hemroids but to make it better you just need to make sure you have a lot of fiber in your diet.. I take fiber gummies everyday and my doctor said they are totally fine to take to during pregnancy.. But other than that foods like kale are amazing and will definitely help with that! Good luck! :)

[fitmamafirsttime]

You likely have hemorrhoids.  It is pretty common with pregnant women. You need to talk to your doctor to make sure it isn't something more serious. I hope you get feeling better soon.