My piles are playing up....

[gardenia]

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Any tips? I've them since DS1 was born 4 years ago. They go through good and bad stages. Haven't worked out how to deal with them at all. Very uncomfortable and embarrassing and annoying. :(

[spacecadet]

have you tried germoloids supposotries and cream, the supposotries treat internal piles, cream external ones, i have always found them very effective, also try not to get constipated, avoid standing for long periods of time.

[gardenia]

no too embarrassed to buy it spacey... I am a closet sufferer :(

[spacecadet]

could you get dh to buy it for you?
other remedy is sit on an ice pack, that helped me enourmously when i was preg.

[gardenia]

ha! DH too embarrassed to buy condoms! yes I have tried ice packs and hot baths.

[spacecadet]

at dh!
theres nothing to be embarrassed about as thery are just varicose veins, could you ask your gp to prescribe some treatment, which will avoid the embarrassment of walking round boots with germoloids.

[foxinsocks]

oh gardenia - don't be embarrassed!! Have your kids not had worms or scabies yet? Your piles will suddenly become easy to talk about once you've had parasites!

Try and go into the chemist at a quiet time and speak to the pharmacist. If you are embarrassed, ask to speak to them to one side (i.e. not in front of other people). Those cream that spacey talks about are lifesavers!

[gardenia]

GP? no way. He is a dinosaur. Went to him about something else 'personal' and he didn't want to know. WIll have to drive to the next town to buy some

[cece]

sprinkle bran on porridge for breakfast and take Fybogel (I get mine on prescription) Get yourself referred for treatment. It isn't too bad. Uncomfortable rather than painful and over with very quickly...

[spacecadet]

if you suffer regularly from constipation, i would reccommend asking for lactulose on prescription.

[jalopy]

Gardenia, remind yourself on your next visit to the chemist that pharmacists can have piles too!

[bubblerock]

You can buy stuff like this on \link{http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ANUSOL-Haemorrhoid-Piles-CREAM-BIN-3-70-FREE-1st-P_W0QQitemZ9509156601QQcategoryZ75040QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem\Ebay} if you're very embarrassed by it. We got condoms from Ebay but only because we were too lazy to go to the FPC and wouldn't pay chemist prices!

[poi]

Theres an online pharamcy called pharmacy2u (i think), I'm sure could order supposotries from there, plus lactulose, It's worth it, honestly. :) Or change your GP xx

[Milliways]

Please see your GP. My friend developed piles in pregnancy& suffered silently. Her DS is now 10, they got worse, saw GP who couldn't believe she had left it so long. She has now had them operated on & said it was worse than childbirth! Had 2 weeks of work but making full recovery.

[JoolsToo]

are you constipated? - get some linseeds from Holland & Barrett - they'll change your life!

[ntt]

just add them to your next on line grocery order and pretend to yourself you're getting them for an elderly housebound relative Don't ignore them though, they'll just get worse.

[gardenia]

Thanks I'll try to be brave and buy some cream.............

[noddyholder]

HOT bath with tea tree and lavender and push them back in Sorry if TMI

[franke]

Margarine. Seriously, I had piles at the end of pregnancy and my midwife suggested this - flora or something. Just keep a pot in the bathroom and wipe it on with loo paper when you've been to the loo. Worked for me, honest. Also clench your buttocks every so often - gets the blood flowing to the area and helps the healing process.

[bubblerock]

Gardenia - just go into the chemist and say that your husband is really suffering with piles and could they recommend something as he is such a wuss he won't come in himself

[leece]

Go for Anusol plus it works wonders on the ole farmers. Well so my friend told me anyway.

[naswm]

I've never been to the GP about my piles as I am worried he will say it is becuase I am overweight . Think I'll have to check out that online pharmacy too