Please help pain is unbearable

Can you speak to your midwife team in the morning and ask to see one of the consultants. A friend did that and they lanced the bastard causing immediate relief!

If you don't like prune juice then try apple juice. I have found this works for me, just the supermarket own cheap brand but drink lots and lots of it. Hope you feel better soon!

It is just the absolute worst pain. In the past I have used like a sanitary towel shaped ice pack ( think it was from Amazon) which you can put in the freezer and then put in your pants to reduce swelling. have also found Proctesydl suppositories and cream helpful but not sure if can be prescribed in pregnancy and has to be prescribed by Gp. Hope the pain settles soon. The only way I have found to get them reduced in size is to address the constipation, keep on with the lactulose as stools need to be soft. Unfortunately they can take some time to go down.

Hot orange juice is a good laxative. Don’t know why heating it up makes a difference but it does.

Had same here. Cant remember what it was but definitely had some kind of numbing gel, from hospital, not anusol, that did the trick. Was not over the counter stuff. I actually requested a c section ...as my pain was so severe

What did the Dr say when he prescribed anusol and you said you have it and using it and it’s not working? Did he not then suggest an alternative? You probably need to get back to them and say it makes no difference

Glycerine suppository sorted me out in a few hours. I was in agony beforehand and tried everything else.

You can get puréed prunes in the baby food aisle in those pouches. Ella’s Kitchen do them as do Aldi (much cheaper). I stir them into Greek yoghurt. I find them easier to eat than prunes

Have you tried milk of magnesia? 30mls will get everything moving in 3 hours, nothing else has ever worked for me!

Hi @Unbearable12

You poor thing, I totally sympathise.

I'm sure you already know that lactulose doesn't provide overnight relief. It can take days to work, and really needs perseverance. It would also help to increase your fluid (water) consumption.

I've had rectal surgery and was prescribed Instillagel for afterwards. It's a local anaesthetic and disinfectant. For me, it worked very well. The area numbed up within a minute and each dose lasted a good few hours. Might be worth asking your doctor for this instead?

Best of luck and I hope you feel better soon

Germaloids cream/ointment might be better than anusol as it contains lidocaine.

I remember a woman in cubicle next to me having her haemorrhoids banded or treated some similar way pre delivery, as they were so bad she could barely walk. Is it worth asking your midwife about this? As post birth could be worse, pain wise, unless it reduces?

Don't take co-codamol! Codeine is an opiate, and will cause constipation. Try a Micralax enema-available from chemists or Amazon, and it's a lot smaller volume than the Fleet enemas.

Just go to your local pharmacy and get a fleet enema:

https://www.mypharmacy.co.uk/product/cleen-ready-to-use-enema-133ml/

And start drinking prune juice and up your fibre intake. And AFAIK Metamucil and generic versions thereof are safe in pregnancy.

If you're prone to constipation, do please be prepared before you go into labour. Up your fibre intake, drink lots and have lactulose ready. My post birth constipation was worse than labour. Dd was born on December 20 and I finally pooed on Christmas Day. I remember sitting in the loo hearing the Queen's Message drifting from the living room. As an ardent Republican it's the first time I've ever felt grateful to her majesty!

Try a sitz bath with some baking soda, it helps to reduce the pain. Hope it gets better.

Tinned prunes in juice are very palatable, if that helps. Nice eaten with thick Greek yoghurt.

Yes I was also going to say dried prunes and dried apricots. If you eat a good amount it really gets things moving. Obviously drink plenty of water as well as that will soften the stool. I find fennel tea helps too.
This sounds like hell OP, hope you find relieve fast

Glycerine suppositories are usually very effective at clearing blockages. They're not usually recommended in pregnancy as they can cause cramping which can induce labour, but as you're already full term, this is not something I'd worry about. You sound like you need some urgent relief. Dose up on paracetamol, or even low dose cocodamol (not at the same time though), get some haemorrhoid cream and maybe have a nice warm bath to try and relax everything too.
Sounds absolutely miserable and I hope you get some relief soon.

Wrapped ice cubes can help. I remember freezing water in the fingers of disposable gloves. Once frozen, I'd cut off the individual fingers and have 5 individually wrapped cubes of a useful shape. Possibly use a wet paper towel as an additional barrier.

Saline enemas were a godsend that I only discovered in my 3rd pregnancy.

Can you gently push it back in? That should reduce the pressure and pain.