Take plenty of fluids, vegetables and high fibre diet. A glass of lukewarm water early in the morning may be helpful. Bleeding in stools may be due to hard stools or piles. Regular use of laxative to keep the stool soft may be helpful. These are varicose veins of legs which may occur in pregnancy in some patients in later months of pregnancy due to obstruction of return blood flow.
Elastic crepe bandage during movements and elevation of the limbs during rest can give relief.
Varicosities usually disappear following delivery. Q. I am 7 months pregnant and my feet get swollen during evening. Physiological leg oedema is common in pregnancy and no treatment is required if it is not associated with anaemia, high B.P. and any urinary problem. It subsides with rest and elevation of the limbs. No drug is needed for it.