Piles

[TheSmittenKitten]

Ow ow ow ow ow.

I have at least one pile, and some scarring inside, plus little tiny tears like cracked skin around the corners of your mouth, on my anus.

Smetimes they din't hurt too much, other times they nip, and smart and itch etc.

This is one of those times.

My bowel movements swing between constipation and diarroheah(sp) and always have.

I think I need to improve my diet, but, in the short term, what can I do?

My plan is to drink more water, eat more fibre etc.

I have a very sweet tooth, could this be aggravating things?

Anusol does aid things a little, but stings and burns like crazy when going on.

Help, or sympathy, please.

here... a big bucket of sympathy for you.

it's awful I know. Have you tried germaloid suppositories? They have local anaesthetic in and work really well. I could never get on with anusol.

It's definitely worth getting your GP to take a look as if you have anal fissures the treatment is slightly different.

i sympathise about the diet thing as I have a sweet tooth too (check out my name) but it really does make things worse. Lots of fruit and veg and keep of the sugar for a wee while.

If you search the mums net Archive there are plenty of piles advice threads to browse for good ideas.

Good luck xxx

There's a cream you can get on prescription which has lanolin in. That's the best one I find. Have warm baths and avoid standing too long.

I have internal piles and also a skin tag which if I've been straining etc turns into piles so I know how terrible it feels. I find after two days of the above cream it's much better.
Anasolo etc did nothing for me.