urg pls help. now. - piles

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am 39 + 2. on top of all the other hideoua symptoms of pregnancy I seem to have developed piles. only had these after labour before. I have been horrendously constipated so that is prob the cause but lactulose makes me so sick. will up fruit intake and try and drink more tomorrow but is there anything that might help tonight before I can get cream from pharmacy? would sudocrem or vaseline help

urg. just urg.

When my daughter is c

Try an ice cube wrapped in something so you don't get a cold burn.

Movicol is a stool softener as opposed to a laxative. Works well.

Anusol ! Quick !

I have none of that in! will raid pharmacy tomorrow. have opted for sudocrem for tonight. eeuw.

Sudocreme and Antihistimenes if you're itchy with them.

And air exposure
Avoid bath

Fvckin horrible they are

Witch hazel on a cotton ball helps reduce the size a bit, have heard ice cubes recommended but never tried that! There is an awesome steroid cream you can get from your MW, only thing that has made me able to sit down for the past week

Definitely start taking fybogel or metamucil now and keep it up until after you've had bubs, labour damage + piles + hard poo would be total agony! Kiwi fruit is also helpful, MWs in hosp recommended eating 1-2 a day after I had my DD. You can blitz them up and add to smoothies too, although they do make it look a bit yuk!

Totally feeling your pain though, and dreading what's going to happen to them in labour