To ask for your best hemorrhoid remedies?

I'd go to the doctor. Tell him just to look because you can't bear anyone to touch them - surely this is serious and you are in more pain then you need to be in. There maybe something they can do/prescribe because it sounds like home remedies just won't solve this.

I have them too (only 20 weeks pg) but not all that bad and not hard. I really feel for you xx

brr I do believe that in order to maximize the healing qualities of garlic (when inserted anally) you should trim it into a slither, which not only makes it slimmer, but releases the juices and I will never look at garlic in the same way again.

My DH suffers , and he finally got a prescription from the doctor for Proctofoam. He swears by it in his bad times, though hasn't needed it recently thank goodness.

Re garlic - I inserted a clove of garlic up the bum as a threadworm cure recently and my bum just sort of expelled it. And it gave me garlic flavoured farts

My sphincter is spasming just reading this. I have had terrible piles problems, gone to A & E a few times, the pain is just horrendous. On my last visit the Dr was concerned because I was so pale (I was losing blood) and gave me Instillagel which was brilliant. I have tried the ice cube, toothpaste and even a soluble co codamol up the bum

Go to A & E if it continues, the pain is unbelievable.

Fetal not feral - it's only now he's feral!

Too true - I'd never had so much as a small pile before mine arrived with a bang and had definitely sniggered at piles sufferers before!

OP go and kick up a fuss. You cannot survive another 4 weeks like this.

Initially the GP fobbed me off but as my blood pressure rose and ds2's feral hb joined it they decided it was actually a bit of a worry. The obstetrician hummed and hahed and called down a cold-rectal surgeon who said - the only way to sort that is to remove the big hefty baby causing the problem.

I can only suggest making a nuisance of yourself and sobbing a lot (won't be hard) and if nothing else they may stick you in front of a coli-rectal bod. Poor, poor you 😥

Your right only people who haven't had piles think they are funny. Worst pain I've ever had and I've broke my shoulder

You have my sympathies. I suffered greatly after the birth of my second son and remember sitting in the bath in the early hours of the morning sobbing with the pain. Never knew something so 'daft' could hurt so much. Only a prescribed cream from the doctors made any difference whatsoever so please do go.

You poor thing. I had 2 thrombosed piles at 38 weeks. The pain was like nothing on earth and no remedy (including lignocaine) touched it. My midwife sent me to day assessment and they performed a semi emergency section (was booked in for elcs anyhow) because a) the pain was unbearable; and b) they were concerned they might rupture and bleed significantly (especially if I went into labour). The relief was immediate although I did go a few days later to have them injected by a coli-rectal surgeon (the glamour)!

How can you tell if they are thrombosed? Rock hard, hot and excruciating. TMI but mine were external and my anus was contracting round them (if that makes sense) especially when I was dropping off to sleep. Wakes you up PDQ. I had to keep my bum tensed all the time and sat on a pressure pad that they give old folks in nursing homes.

Nearly 3 years on I'm broody for dc3 but reading this post makes me think again.
Good luck

Anusol (my phone changes that to amusing ) made mine throb. germaliod helped a lot. Also prep H natural I think it was called. You have my full sympathy.

Thought I'd posted this already but no sign, must have been mistaken. Have recently acquired this. Subtle it is not but am very pleased so far.

Try Germaloid cream or the ointment - get both, see which you prefer. Think I liked the cream but they're both good. Anusol was doing nothing for me post pregnancy - I was miserable - and Germaloid was magic. The Germaloid website says its spray isn't suitable during pregnancy, but the cream and ointment are. Seriously, give them a go.

Is it thrombosed, it sounds like it might be. Lidocaine anaesthetic cream on prescription numbs it but I'm not sure if you can have it whilst pregnant, worth asking GP though.

^in, not on.

Anusol contains a numbing agent. Keep the pessaries on the fridge, and see your GP asap.

Placemarking to get DH to read later on. I never had a problem with piles, not even during pregnancy but poor old DH is suffering at the moment.

baby wipes making more of a difference for me than anusol

going to try coconut oil too (I bought some in a desperate attempt to sort out my bowels but the results were disappointing-££ jar sat there gathering dust)

good luck all

Use baby wipes instead of toilet paper. Trust me, I had awful ones when pregnant and this reeeeeeally helped!

Garlic on your bum! You would thank me

Tried coconut oil after reading this thread this morning. Definitely helping so far (applied twice so far) far more than any other external cream