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Consultation: Haemorrhoids

Around one third of us will develop haemorrhoids (or piles as they are more commonly called). Dr Christian Jessen diagnoses one particularly bad case from series one of Embarrassing Illnesses, and refers his patient for surgery to remove the offending items.

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i seem to get piles monthly just about 5 days before my period is there any relation? hormaonal ect

Hi, to all of the people suffering here, I have had huge problems with piles and discharges which are thankfully now being cured. Unsure if you are allowed to refer to a website here but Hemmorroid Miracle is a life saver. Check it by searching for it online, the programme does cost you about 40 pounds but it was the best 40 pounds I have ever spent. Otherwise you can get referred to a specialist by your doctor, if your doctor won't refer you then go to another doctor that will. The specialist will give you a course of injections which may help and then recommend alternatives ie surgery etc. If I'm honest with you I would try the website first. You have no way of knowing this but I am not connected with this site at all, outside of being a subscriber to their programme

I wonder if you can help me!! I have been watching your programme for long while and it's very useful to see many people get relief and advice from your help/show.

I have been suffering from anal itching for long while. It's a constant problem and I am very careful with my diet and itching is very unberable. Also I get very strong itching in groin area as well. I also get quite a lot of discharg from anal area and side of the groin as well. I have been to GP serval time with no sucess at all.

I am very depress and my cloths smell really bed as we..

Pls pls help me is there any way I can help or see the surgeon. GP not able to understand or willing to do any thing but constantlly saying it's not serious illness. I have been using Germoloids and Anusol cream with no sucess at all.

Thanking you.

I developed piles after having my baby 1 and a half years ago, a doctor supplied me with some suppositories which worked but then they returned! this is what keeps happening now, they just keep coming and only going while i'm using the suppositories and they are very very painful! Will they eventually go away or Have i got them forever now? it's ruining my life, i have no sex life with my boyfriend as it's too uncomfortable and it's put me off having any more kids in the future in case it makes it worse! I've heard of banding but that sounds painful too and not always successful! i don't want to go through that if it's not going to work! please help me i just want to be normal again!

hello i had heomoroids, i have recently had a heomorroidectomy which involves removing all of the piles in and out, but i am still bleeding when i pass a stool and even when i pass wind could u tell me if this is normal. i had the op about 2months ago now

i am 20 and have for about 2 years had problems with my back passage. it feels almost tence… hardish to touch and can sometimes be slightly painful while passing stools. there is also sometimes small spots of blood on the tissue. i have been to a doctor once who said it was piles. gave me cream and told me to use stool softening fibre drinks, saying it would clear up over time. this was about a year ago and it still hasnt cleared up and im too embaressed to go back. it took me a year to go the first time! please help!

Yesterday when i went for toilet i just touched the lump hanging and some part broke out and was in my hand and i was heavily bleeding

please help me what to do now

hi since having me baby 10wks ago ive had piles and im finding it very hard to go to the toilet as i go every day and i get really worked up about it as it hurts so much and i bleed every time. I have been to the doctors so far i have been given 3 lots of different creams but nothing is helping is there any think else i can do or take?? many thanks

when i go to the toilet i have blood coming out. The blood comes after the stools. There is no blood in my stools. Sometimes when i am on the toilet and no stools come out i fart and blood comes out. the blood is red. I have noticed some blood lumps in the toilet. I dont know what it is. I am not constipated and i go to the toilet daily. please help. thank you

could you please help me, i've had pain in my back passage for a couple of years on and off, occassionly passing specks of blood, i regularly drink prune juice to assist as my diet is not the best but if not i have to massage both my cheeks to help get the poo out as pain free as i can, my poo occasionly comes out flat i am 38 years of age and have a constant day to day worrie of what is wrong with me can you please reassure me i have nothing severly wrong with me many thanks




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