To want to get this thing out of my bum?

[beckyohecky]

Spoiler alert - this post is about piles. Or rather, one bastard of a pile in particular.

Since giving birth (about a year ago) I've had piles on and off. It's no longer unbearable, but it is mildly uncomfortable.

Anyway, I made the mistake of looking at my bum (you know, properly) a few weeks ago and nearly passed out. Reader, it was not a pretty sight (stop reading now if you're easily grossed out). Let's just say... external, dangly, and roughly the size of a large blueberry.

I've just come back from the Drs who've told me that I HAVE TO LIVE WITH THIS. Apparently surgeons won't do anything unless it's bleeding (I totally get that, there are far more important things to be surgeoning on) but for some reason I thought the Dr could just, you know, snip it or shrink it, or... freeze it off like a wart? (Medical issues are not my strong point). She basically described it as a massive round skin tag. Nice.

My Dr did suggest I could try going private but wasn't sure whether they'd be able to do anything either. Before I shell out £200 odd quid on a consultation, has anyone had success here before? (Or, more daringly, has anyone tried the old apple vinegar method that the wise people on Dr Google have suggested..?)

I know it's not THAT BAD in terms of all the things, but I would quite like to have sex with my husband with the lights on one day.

All suggestions welcome. Thanks. And sorry.

Push it back up there.

Of course they can do something about it (they just don't want to/can't under their spending rules). Seek help from a private doctor if you can. Do not suffer needlessly

@MizMoonshine I've tried that and it just pops back out!

xyloproct Creme Is brilliant. Shrinks the bastards and sends them running in a day or two.

My friend had some removed but it really hurt & they (or others) are back again.

Following as mine is quite a lot bigger than a blueberry and I would really like to get rid of it after birth. I've actually had it for years and when I originally went to the doctor they did say I could have it operated on but suggested waiting till after having children as it would probably get worse (they were right). This was a few years ago though so idk if Nhs rules have changed or maybe it varies by trust.

Apparently surgery to get them removed is one of the most painful things you can do!

My hints are take something to stay regular so you are not straining, get some numbing cream from the doctor, toilet friendly wer wipes, ice packs if painful. I've heard that doctors can nick them to get the clot out if they are thrombosed like yours is but my doctor said she couldn't so I ice packed and took paracetamol until it went away.

Ice cubes, bonjela and a very sharp pair of scissors? (I jest).

Have you tried scheriproct OP? Absolute magic. You need suppositories and cream but it’s really good. Also keep on with something like fybogel until everything has...ahem...shrunk back to normal. Makes it a lot easier to go.

I’ve found exercise has helped me massively with bum problems since I’ve been able to get started again after DD was born 7 months ago.

Have you tried lots of different creams?

I had AGONISING piles when preggo with DD3. Doctors just kept giving me 'OTC' stuff and nothing would touch it, not cream not suppositories. The thought of sitting on a trotting horse ever again would bring me out in a cold sweat, and I had to sleep straddling a pillow.

Anyway. I went back to the doctor again. He looked, again, and then told me that most OTC pile creams contain an ingredient, can't remember what, that some people are allergic to. He gave me a prescription for a new one (Anugesic, I think it is) and the piles went! Every now and then they threaten me, but a couple of applications of the magic cream and they disappear back where the sun don't shine.

So could this be an issue? Maybe ask your GP if there's any other creams or stuff you could try...

tagband.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIt-SxqtTl6gIVCLrtCh3hbQP_EAAYASAAEgIcl_D_BwE

I used this. I froze it. Put the tagband on (it’s painful, so make sure you have some cocodomol on hand). It shrivelled and fell off after 4 days.

I didn’t get right to the root, so there is still a very small tag there but it got rid of most of it.

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/AMA/3831798-Anal-skin-tag-removal-surgery

Might help?

My DH went to a proctologist who injected a couple of piles with steroid. They vanished forever within days. One appointment had them sorted.

I had mine surgically removed and the bastard things grew back! Not only that,but recovery from the srgery was worse than childbirth-no exaggeration!!

Oh dear, I had the same issue for about two years after my first pregnancy. Tried lots of creams but in the end it was the germoloids spray that worked best for me. While they came back a few times, they did eventually disappear.

If, as the GP said, it's actually a skin tag, maybe the old wives' remedy of tying a thread tightly round it till it drops off might work. My mate did this to a skin tag on her neck and it worked a treat.

Mind you, tying a thread round something on your arse would be tricky.

Do everyone else's likes hurt? Mine don't at all, they're just really minging

Piles not likes (at all!)

Vapour rub. Every time!

• LakieLady

If, as the GP said, it's actually a skin tag, maybe the old wives' remedy of tying a thread tightly round it till it drops off might work. My mate did this to a skin tag on her neck and it worked a treat.

Mind you, tying a thread round something on your arse would be tricky.*

Mine was a pile that became a skin tag. It was long (and hung out of my bum). The tag band thing that I linked to above, worked a treat.

Please be careful about thinking about snipping it. My dad had a huge one years and years ago and was told that if it burst he could have easily bled to death. I can’t remember how it went in the end but it did eventually. When I had them after birth I think I used scheriproct ( not sure on spelling) and that worked well for me. I’ve still got a very small one but it’s not bothering me anymore.

Thank you everyone!

I used lots of creams and suppositories when it was really painful but as it's sort of... settled... now I sort of assumed they wouldn't work?

I feel like it's almost like an 'old pile'... just sort of sitting there. Will creams still work? If so I'll give them all another go again!

I read something about the steroid thing somewhere... so thank you for suggesting that again. May well be worth reinvestigating.

Sounds like surgery is definitely a no-go if it's agonising and there's a chance it will come back anyway.

Oh, the joys of the humble bum.

@KatyChe will have a look at this now... thanks!

Have you tried the anusol suppositories? They worked a dream for me after birth.

I think you can get it removed - I saw a colorectal surgeon about mine a couple of years ago. The general gist was that he was happy to remove but recovery is agony and some of his patients regret it when they experience the pain, and that fully curing the issue is not guaranteed. So we agreed that waiting until my children were older was wise.

pls get this checked out by a specialist, don't let them fob you off. sure this is not the case with you but very dear relative was fobbed off for months, turned out to be something else but it was very rare. Ask for a referral and tell your GP it is affecting you physically and mentally. Unfortunately, U have fight & become your own health advocate