India, Feb. 3 -- Pregnancy and childbirth are usually framed as stories of joy, strength, and fresh beginnings. What often goes unspoken are the lingering physical struggles many women continue to carry well after delivery. One such issue - frequently dismissed as "normal" or temporary - is piles. Pain, bleeding, or swelling during bowel movements are quietly endured by countless new mothers, with many assuming it is simply part of the postpartum phase, unaware that these symptoms are neither inevitable nor something to be ignored without medical care.

HT Lifestyle reached out to Dr Pankaj Sharma - director of the department of robotic, bariatric, laparoscopic and general surgery at Fortis Hospital, Shalimar Bagh and founder of Shalya Cl...