Chapter 987: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 987: Du Xiaojuan's Pregnancy Anxiety

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

That day Du Xiaojuan went to the toilet and discovered she was actually bleeding a little; this scared her badly, and she immediately called the Angel Doctor to ask what was going on.

"Don't panic. Do you have severe abdominal pain?"

"No, I don't."

"Is the blood when you have a bowel movement, or when you urinate?"

"During a bowel movement."

"I see your recent fetal heart monitoring is normal, and you have no abdominal pain, so I suspect this is just a hemorrhoid flare-up. If you're not reassured, you can come to the hospital for an examination."

Du Xiaojuan hurriedly had Wang Dashan accompany her to the hospital for an examination.

The result of the examination was that it was indeed just a hemorrhoid issue.

Internal hemorrhoid bleeding, so there wouldn't be much pain.

"Miss Du, you don't need to worry too much; this won't have any impact on the fetus."

Du Xiaojuan was somewhat speechless:

"How did I get hemorrhoids?"

She never had hemorrhoids before.

"This is very normal. Many pregnant mothers get hemorrhoids during pregnancy because the placenta compresses things, plus prolonged sitting and little activity."

The doctor replied as such.

Du Xiaojuan then asked:

"Is mine serious? Do I need surgery?"

The doctor said:

"Not very serious. Don't worry too much. Hemorrhoid surgery generally isn't done during pregnancy. Also, hemorrhoid medicine can't be used casually, especially Ma Yinglong Hemorrhoid Ointment, which contains musk — that absolutely cannot be used."

Du Xiaojuan was depressed:

"Then what do I do? Just let the hemorrhoids develop?"

The doctor said:

"You can use an irrigator to rinse the anus after each bowel movement every day, keep the perianal area clean, and that can effectively reduce the occurrence of hemorrhoids."

Du Xiaojuan nodded:

"Alright then."

Returning home from the hospital, Du Xiaojuan looked it up online again.

Sure enough, just as the doctor said, many expectant mothers get hemorrhoids during pregnancy, and some who already had hemorrhoids find pregnancy worsens them; some even have prolapsed hemorrhoids yet can't be treated, only relieved by various methods.

If it's truly severe, they can only wait until after delivery for medication or surgery.

Additionally, Du Xiaojuan found that many expectant mothers during pregnancy suffer severe body deformation, their faces become very ugly, accessory breasts grow under their armpits, lots of black hair grows below the navel, stretch marks appear, and so on.

"Just being pregnant — how can there be so many side effects?"

Du Xiaojuan couldn't help but sigh.

She didn't want stretch marks. She saw pictures of stretch marks online — how terrifying. The entire belly skin looked as if torn apart, turning into a spiderweb, divided into patches, wrinkled, so scary.

And stretch marks, once they appear, can never be restored. No medicine can restore them, surgery can't restore them either, because they are skin tears, scar-like tissue formed by regrowth.

"Don't worry too much. Not every expectant mother gets stretch marks."

Wang Dashan patiently comforted Du Xiaojuan.

"Better safe than sorry. Body deformation can be recovered through diet and exercise, but stretch marks — once they appear, they can never go back to how they were. I'm afraid when the time comes, you'll look and dislike me!"

Perhaps due to pregnancy hormones, the usually exceptionally rational Du Xiaojuan also exhibited the anxiety that most expectant mothers experience.

"Rest assured. No matter what you become, I will never dislike you."

Wang Dashan continued patiently comforting Du Xiaojuan.

But Du Xiaojuan said:

"You may not dislike me, but I dislike myself!"

She is a woman with very high standards for herself; she does not allow her body to have such defects.

Wang Dashan said:

"Let's look together and see if there are any preventive measures."

The two searched online for information about stretch marks together, then consulted a doctor inside the Angel Doctor app.

Finally they figured out the cause of stretch marks.

This thing is simply the belly growing too fast, stretching the skin until it tears, producing stretch marks.

Same principle as obesity striae.

So, to prevent stretch marks, the first fundamental principle is to control weight, try not to let your weight increase too fast.

Some expectant mothers, once pregnant, eat and drink excessively, weight soars rapidly, and naturally stretch marks appear.

There's another situation: belly shape. Some mothers in late pregnancy have a pointed belly shape or a pendulous belly shape. Compared to a ball-shaped pregnant belly, these two shapes cause more severe skin tearing. So with a pointed or pendulous belly, even controlling weight might still produce stretch marks.

Du Xiaojuan's belly already showed its shape — it was ball-shaped — and this relieved her greatly.

"Starting tomorrow, I will strictly control my weight, and try to not exceed 130 jin before delivery!"

Du Xiaojuan said this; once she made up her mind, she would swiftly put it into action.

Wang Dashan didn't know whether to laugh or cry:

"Don't diet too much either; what if the baby gets starved? By the way, I just bought a Golden Pillow durian yesterday and brought it back, and you still haven't eaten it?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"I'm not eating it; you eat it yourself."

Many pregnant mothers, once pregnant, make a fuss demanding their husbands go buy durian.

Du Xiaojuan, on the other hand — Wang Dashan bought it back, yet she was unwilling to eat it.

"Just eat it; once you finish this one, I won't buy any more. If you don't eat it, it'll just go to waste."

Wang Dashan patiently persuaded her, because he didn't like eating durian, felt it was too stinky, and moreover cloyingly sweet, and the taste was just so-so when eaten.

This durian was bought at Sam's, costing several hundred yuan — it was specially bought for Du Xiaojuan to eat.

Because he had heard that pregnant women all like eating this stuff.

Du Xiaojuan, however, was very determined:

"Don't persuade me; I said I'm not eating it, so I'm not eating it. Additionally, come home earlier from now on, cook meals for me to eat, I'm not eating outside food anymore. Oh right, put a little less oil and salt in the dishes, make them lighter."

Wang Dashan let out a long breath of turbid air:

"Alright, alright, but I'm busy with work, not necessarily able to come back on time every day to cook."

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Then spend money to hire a cooking auntie."

Wang Dashan had no objection to this; hiring a cooking auntie to cook is indeed cleaner than eating outside, and it doesn't cost much money either — at most seven or eight thousand a month, a better one might be just over ten thousand a month.

Du Xiaojuan said again:

"Online it says applying tea oil on the belly can effectively prevent stretch marks, don't know if it's true or false."

Wang Dashan said:

"Might really have a bit of effect. By the way, back in my hometown there are people who grow tea seeds; how about I go back to my hometown and find some tea oil to bring over for you?"

Du Xiaojuan said:

"Okay, then when you have time make a trip back. Oh right, take that durian back and give it to your parents to eat; leaving it at home is also a waste!"