Help...piles have appeared.

[McPhee]

I'm gutted and mortified

It really bloody hurts.

What the hell do I do? Tell midwife? Get cream? Or crawl in to corner and die

bump through desperation

Some cream such as Anusol should help. A few days of using that and you'll notice a positive difference. Also helps to soothe the pain as well as shrink the piles.

Don't worry though, it is very common in pregnancy due to those pesky hormones again! :)

I stupidly thought I'd got away with it, at 7 months. But tonight 'something' kept stinging, so asked my poor mother to have a look

I've been constipated since thursday. Could it happen that quickly, or do you think it maybe has been inside a while and just popped out. Oh god I can't believe I'm even talking about this.

Get yourself prep h wipes, germaloid suppositories and the germaloid ointment- not the cream. Having done extensive research, these work! Much sympathy but these do relieve them, particularly the ointment, promise.

Get yourself prep h wipes, germaloid suppositories and the germaloid ointment- not the cream. Having done extensive research, these work! Much sympathy but these do relieve them, particularly the ointment, promise.

Get yourself prep h wipes, germaloid suppositories and the germaloid ointment- not the cream. Having done extensive research, these work! Much sympathy but these do relieve them, particularly the ointment, promise.

Anusol suppositories are good. The cream is soothing too. Make sure you're drinking loads of water and eating fruit, veg etc - constipation and straining don't help! A glass of prune juice daily is great at helping keep things regular.

Be warned, all the pushing in labour can make them massive - I escaped them during pregnancy but had huge ones immediately after the birth. However, they go down very quickly and soon disappear. It will all pass eventually

Pregnancy isn't very dignified is it:( I to have been battling the bloody things - 2nd pregnancy. Didn't have them at all with 1st apart from just after DD was born, and then I knew about it. This time I hadn't even thought about after labour until I read Lurcherlovers comment, I think I will be slapping on the ointments to try and help get them right down before - I hate prunes, making me gag. I find anusol works, but nothing seems to help with the constipation in my case. Good luck with your little pals.

def suppositories- they work better than the cream. You can prob get a prescription. Dont be mortified. It's very common.

All I could get today was some Anusol cream. I mean christ couldn't they call it something a bit more dignified ffs . And even then I had to buy it in sodding Waitrose, hiding it amongst the sausages and fruit loaf .

Thankfully, it seems to be only one little bugger at the moment, and a baby one at that. But it don't 'alf smart

Today I've drunk warm water, coffee, fruit juice, ate dried apricots, half a bag of veg crisps and a kiddies fruit pouch........if that doesn't work what the hell will

yup, tis grim. had these bad boys last time round - I absolutely swear by germaloids ointment, amazing stuff, and inbetween after any 'movements' I applied vasaline which also helped. Warm baths with salt and lavander oil/calendula tincture were good too. Just keep drinking lots and keep a cushion with you to sit on :)