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A new treatment for varicose veins
No one said that pregnancy is easy (well, ok maybe a lucky few!), and when you embark on those special nine months you do so with a huge amount of excitement, but also a certain amount of trepidation..Will I get morning sickness? Will I put on much weight? Will I get piles? Yes, there are…
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Coping with pregnancy related varicose veins
Pregnancy is a happy time. It’s also a time riddled with changes. From mental gymnastics to physical alteration, for every first kick there’s heartburn and haemorrhoids, and for each passing month there’s flatulance and frustration. It’s normal. You’re expected to suffer through some extreme medical conditions as your body adjusts to growing a life inside…
Piles during pregnancy
Piles – or haemorrhoids – are veins in your anus (back passage). People often make jokes about piles, but if you suffer from them they are not at all funny and can be very uncomfortable. Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, the walls and valves of the veins around your anus relax and stretch. Blood flow is sluggish,…
Posted in A-Z of pregnancy health, Pregnancy Health Tagged a-z-pregnancy-health-p, anus, constipation, Hemorrhoid, itching, Midwife, pain, pharmacist, Pregnancy, Proctology, varicose veins, Vein Leave a comment
Weight gain during pregnancy
Weight gain is a source of great anxiety to many pregnant women. You may worry about putting on too much weight during pregnancy, and not being able to lose it afterwards, or about not gaining enough, and how this might affect your baby. In fact, women vary tremendously in the amount of weight gain during pregnancy, and there’s no…
Varicose veins in pregnancy
Under the influence of pregnancy hormones, the walls and valves of your veins relax and stretch. As a result, the blood tends to pool in your legs and lower body. For some women these changes are particularly marked, and superficial veins in their legs become distended, swollen, itchy and painful. These are called varicose veins. Varicose veins occur most…
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