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Embarrassing problem

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Ohwhatnowthenffs · 09/01/2025 22:57

Feel very embarrassed, but also a bit worried.

For a while now I’ve felt a sort of thin, quite hard, maybe two thing I think coming out of my bum 😩 I can’t see what it is and really worried to look, but can feel it if i’m lay down and check.
So hard to explain, is it piles? Or something worse?
I read piles is like grapes? It’s not like that, more like a thin, quite hard thing, freaking me out 🥲

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MellersSmellers · 09/01/2025 23:14

Sounds like they're beyond ointment. Just get to the Doctors. They've seen it all before!

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Ohwhatnowthenffs · 09/01/2025 23:12

Anonym00se · 09/01/2025 23:09

It’s probably worth getting it checked out to be on the safe side. Try and eat lots of fibre and take a stool softener to prevent constipation. You can use ointment if they become swollen (you will know, it hurts!) You can have them surgically removed but most people say that it’s so painful they would have left them alone if they’d known!

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How long are they there for?

Sounds ridiculous but really don’t fancy going to the Dr and showing 😩
How do people know that’s what they are to then get ointment for them?

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Anonym00se · 09/01/2025 23:09

Ohwhatnowthenffs · 09/01/2025 23:04

Yes it’s quite long and hard, has been there a while, not sore really, I forget about it then just remember it’s there. I do get constipated
How long will it last? What do I do 😬

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It’s probably worth getting it checked out to be on the safe side. Try and eat lots of fibre and take a stool softener to prevent constipation. You can use ointment if they become swollen (you will know, it hurts!) You can have them surgically removed but most people say that it’s so painful they would have left them alone if they’d known!

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Ohwhatnowthenffs · 09/01/2025 23:04

Anonym00se · 09/01/2025 23:01

Piles aren’t always like grapes, they can be long and thin, like a massive skin tag. They’re usually hard when they’re swollen, but soft once the swelling goes down. Have you been constipated lately? Is it sore?

Yes it’s quite long and hard, has been there a while, not sore really, I forget about it then just remember it’s there. I do get constipated
How long will it last? What do I do 😬

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Moier · 09/01/2025 23:04

Piles are not always like grapes.. my one once was more like a ridged flatter piece of card.. not big but l paid to get it removed.

Anonym00se · 09/01/2025 23:01

Piles aren’t always like grapes, they can be long and thin, like a massive skin tag. They’re usually hard when they’re swollen, but soft once the swelling goes down. Have you been constipated lately? Is it sore?

GoodByeBelly · 09/01/2025 23:00

Use your phone to take a picture then you will.be able to see, or use a mirror down there.....

GoodByeBelly · 09/01/2025 22:59

You need to look OP!! and then pop tom the GP. It doesn't sound like piles to me. Piles are like grapes. Good luck!

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Ohwhatnowthenffs · 09/01/2025 22:58

*Two inch

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