Conditions
Haemorrhoids
“The grapes of wrath” is both a classic John Steinbeck novel and a name for haemorrhoids, which can be an uncomfortable and often painful condition. Otherwise known as piles, this is when blood vessels in and around the anus become swollen and inflamed, which is both an inconvenient and embarrassing location on the body to be affected. It is, however, a very common condition. Around 50% of people experience the condition at some time in their life, with pregnant women and the elderly most susceptible. Treatment will depend on the severity of the piles, but the symptoms may often disappear on their own after a few days.
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hello im 22 and had a baby nerly 3 years ago now since the delivery of my baby boy i have had piles n they are quite discomferting specialy when going the toliet it bleeds every time i pass a stool n can be very painful 2 pass sometimes i find myself straining n holding on 2 my bath side 2 help the pain what should i do im very embarresed and i no i should have been the docs by now but very embarressed!
Can having piles affect your vagina? im asking because i have piles which are sore and a very sore vagina. ive been to see drs and have no infection. i notice alot of pressure from my anus. was wondering if there could be a connection?
I have the same problem too
im a 49 woman when i go to the loo iget no pain or bloating but i do bleed from the bowels sometimes the pan is quite red after this has been going on for a while now can u give me some advice please
i am 44yr old male i have been getting a very sore shooting pain in my anus .I have been treating it as piles ,i had this b4 and was told by my doc that my prostate gland was swollen,but the pain seems to be coming from near the outside.I also have a bad anul itch,can anybody help.
I am an 18 year old male. When i pass waste i tend to bleed, and have to return later to fully clean myself, what is this, and what can I do?
I think I have piles. :O( I have been suffering from a very itchy bottom for a very long time (years in fact!) and this occurs mainly during the night and quite otten keep me awake. I have worked out that this itch is telling me that by mid morning I'll be going to the toilet. I sometimes also get mucus/jelly from my bottom. I've never been one for going to the toilet more than once every other day but have added a lot of fibre to my diet hoping this would ease my troubles. Unfortunately this has made my stools very soft and am now straining and the other night the toilet was full of blood and as were my stools. I know that bright colour blood is better than dark and have deduce this is probably piles. Any advice? Please don't suggest visiting my GP, I can't I'm way too embarrassed and that's why I've suffered so long with this.
can people get piles at any age ?
hi,I am a 26 yr old female and got piles when i was pregnant!!I never suffered from them before!!Now that i have had my baby i don't have them anymore but i do have some extra skin that the piles have left me with!!Is there anything that you can recommend me to do to cure this embarrasing problem???Thanks!
just found small lumps around my anus that look like raisins, not grapes. They are purple in colour. Nopain, itching or bleeding.... is it piles or something else?
My partner has what looks like a small enclosed skin 'bag' or 'tag' coming from her anus. It seems to have a blood supply however doesn't seem to be piles as shown on the tv prog. or this site. It can be just regular skin colour or can be inflamed. Ant advice welcome
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