I second the comment about proctosedyl. I have the ointment prescribed to me as I had pretty bad piles right after LO was born. They sorted them out - but if my diet suffers boy do I know it - they come right back! So another couple of days with the ointment and it clears up again.
Drink loooooads of water and eat lots of fruit! I'm a year on now, and the only time I get trouble is if I eat crap for a couple of days.
I'm not sure they will ever go, but what I'm trying to say is it will get better, and you will find ways of preventing them!
Hi Ladies
Sorry you're all going through this pain - it's bloody awful isn't it? I have 2 magic remedies which worked better than all the steroid creams for me. Piles cleared up within a week.
1. Witch hazel gel. Make sure bottom is clean and dry, and apply this gel straight from fridge. It can sting and itch a little first, but gives hours of relief.
2. This one is a personal life-saver but it isnt for the faint hearted so do your research before you try it. Teatree oil. Straight from the bottle, onto a clean finger and directly onto the piles. It stings like hell for a few mins but the relief afterwards was worth it for me. I also put a few drops into a bath along with lavender oil and bathed 3 or 4 times a day this way.
Good luck ladies, hope they clear up soon for you. xx
I'm feeling much better now. It's still there, but it's about the half the size it was, and the doctor said it's healing nicely. It hasn't hurt me like stabbing pain in about four days, and it's been two days since it's really hurt at all. It's itchy now, but itchy I can deal with.
I think it was the constant baths and the bed rest that really did it. After four days of lying mostly on my side (with getting up lots to take care of LO, although my mom and husband were helping A LOT) it got dramatically better. Preparation H (a cream you can buy here in the US) helped lots, as well, because it's numbing.
Milk of magnesia is DISGUSTING. I had to take it twice, and it was awful. Going in sucks, coming out sucks.
Good luck. I promise they do eventually go away.
Hi Ladies
Sorry you're all going through this pain - it's bloody awful isn't it? I have 2 magic remedies which worked better than all the steroid creams for me. Piles cleared up within a week.
1. Witch hazel gel. Make sure bottom is clean and dry, and apply this gel straight from fridge. It can sting and itch a little first, but gives hours of relief.
2. This one is a personal life-saver but it isnt for the faint hearted so do your research before you try it. Teatree oil. Straight from the bottle, onto a clean finger and directly onto the piles. It stings like hell for a few mins but the relief afterwards was worth it for me. I also put a few drops into a bath along with lavender oil and bathed 3 or 4 times a day this way.
Good luck ladies, hope they clear up soon for you. xx
I have a few TMI prolapsed piles but surgeons and doc said they will shrink with time but I dunno if they suggesting banding for you with less piles! Will see what doc says. Hoping to avoid ops if need be. just sick of them cos although not constipated they are there and i want them gone. let me know what your check up reveals if thats ok
Hi hope u don't mind me joining. I had my baby boy on Monday evening and I have a strong history of severe piles. I had external thrombosed huge piles during my pregnancy and after the birth of my previous baby. Currently I don't have any piles BUT my history is that they will start approx a wk after the birth. I suppose I am here introducing myself as I feel I will be needing ur support shortly and tbh I am scared. I hope u ladies are beginning to feel better xx