Piles/ haemorroids

[GlamorganGuy]

Wet wipes should be ok but I think general advice is to avoid soap when cleaning. Just plain water works. You can get portable bidets which sit on top of the loo seat which can be useful.

Yes a not-too-hot plain water shower seems to help a lot. Back on bike today and feeling absolutely fine.

 

[Drago]

I suffered the Nurembergs recentlymfor the first time after being stricken with diverticulitis. Anusol cream and suppositories worked very quickly.

 

[NorthernSky]

i consider myself pretty healthy but i've suffered from them on and off.
think it's just some sort of pressure put in the wrong place and out they pop. once you've had them it's going to be easy for them to reappear probably. anyway, i've found some of the usual creams and suppositories to be useful at easing them. but nothing got rid of them quicker, it was just a matter of waiting it out. true story, i had one rupture, it was a blood bath! pray that never happens to you

 

[GlamorganGuy]

I'm mostly OK but occurrences are annoyingly unpredictable. I'm finding that eating the right stuff is absolutely essential. Unfortunately I'm having to avoid overly spicy foods. Plenty of veg like broccoli and cauliflower really help for going to the toilet without too much effort. Steamed cabbage is the best, boring taste-wise but drench in malt or cider vinegar and it's pretty damn good.

 

[vickster]

Oranges are very fibrous too...and are ummm good stool facilitators

 

[KnittyNorah]

Oranges are very fibrous too...and are ummm good stool facilitators

Orange juice 'with bits' is effective for many, I believe.
The issue is only very, very occasional for me, usually when a change of diet for a short period is forced upon me. I seem to have a naturally very fast 'transit time' for a Westerner; an occasional generous helping of sweetcorn kernels confirms that it's not slowed appreciably in over 50 years!

 

[vickster]

Orange juice 'with bits' is effective for many, I believe.
The issue is only very, very occasional for me, usually when a change of diet for a short period is forced upon me. I seem to have a naturally very fast 'transit time' for a Westerner; an occasional generous helping of sweetcorn kernels confirms that it's not slowed appreciably in over 50 years!

I can't drink orange juice, gives me heartburn and nausea! Oranges are ok though in their fruit form (except all the bits get stuck in teeth)

 

[Legs]

I’ve been afflicted for a couple of years, have got by with Germoloids and Sudocrem. However I had some rather alarming bleeding yesterday (bright red, but lots of it), so I went to the quack and have been prescribed these.

 

[All uphill]

This thread reminded that I had piles problems for ten years. Bad diet, too much time sitting and overweight.

Then last summer I pretty much stopped eating for two weeks following brutal dental surgery; lost 5 kg and my haemorrhoids.

Now I'm careful with my diet. I'm not going back there!

 

[Profpointy]

I’ve been afflicted for a couple of years, have got by with Germoloids and Sudocrem. However I had some rather alarming bleeding yesterday (bright red, but lots of it), so I went to the quack and have been prescribed these.
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As the joke goes, "for all the good they've done me, I might as well have shoved them up my arse"

 

[Milzy]

Only had a tiny experience from riding in wet cold conditions 6 years ago but been fine since.

 

[Cycleops]

This thread reminded that I had piles problems for ten years. Bad diet, too much time sitting and overweight.

Then last summer I pretty much stopped eating for two weeks following brutal dental surgery; lost 5 kg and my haemorrhoids.

Now I'm careful with my diet. I'm not going back there!

I believe it's mainly to do with diet in many cases. If I stop eating porridge oats for breakfast for a few days then the itchiness starts. Anything high in fibre should also work.

 

[Dave7]

Fortunately only had the problem once. As the blood was bright red I knew it wasn't anything "serious"
I had been straining on the loo so went to the chemist and got some laxative tablets which worked well.

 

[Brandane]

Avoid using heated seats in your car, those that have them (cars, that is; not farmer Giles!). It has the same effect as sitting on cold stone surfaces for too long. I know this from experience.....

 

[Legs]

My 7yo overheard me discussing my treatment with my wife this morning:
“Daddy, what’s a bum torpedo?” 🤣🤣😬