Haemorroids/Piles
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Topic: Haemorroids/Piles
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Subject: Haemorroids/Piles
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 3:30am
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This is an embarrasing thing for me to talk about but i think i may have one,i am off to th Dr. when i wake up as i am in a lil bit of pain. Has anyone had one while pregnant and if so wot did u do to ease the discomfort?I am pretty sure i have an external haemorroid as i coud feel a lil lump by my anus (sorry if this is weirding u out lol). As u can see by the time of this post it is 330am as i cant seem to get to sleep cos of the pain.I have popped a paracetemol tab which i am not sure has helped ease the pain. Anyway I think I will try get some sleep sorry again ladies about this topic but just really wanting reassurance/comfort in knowing i am not the only one who has had this happen to. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com"> 
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 7:03am
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ouch, sorry i haven't had them. But a friend had them with her pregnancy and birth. After she gave birth the midwife told her that she had popped them out and to put them in, in the shower?????? I thought it was probably something i shouldnt of heard and chose to treat it that way and pretend that i hadn't. Sorry i cant be of much help. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 9:00am
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Hi, man that sounds sore. Sorry, havent had to experience that but a friend of mine had them and i remember her saying how painful they were. Hope the Dr is able to give you some relief. Good Luck. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 9:38am
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thanx,i managed 4 hrs sleep this morning.I tried pushing it back in but it popped out again.I done a search while i was awake and the self help stuff was pretty much just to increase water intake and eat high fibre foods and stuff like that.I shall c wot the dr has to say anyway. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 1:02pm
| I've had a few problems with haemmarroids after having Jake, however, I just ignored them and after a few painbful months, they went away. they were only painful when i went to the toilet so I jsut tried to drink lots of water and eat lots of fibre and stuff...not fun. |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 4:35pm
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How did you get on at the doctors? ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 03 April 2005 at 9:51pm
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He prescribed some cream which is going to be fun to apply (NOT!!!).and just to keep up with fluids and fibre.He said it had thrombosed(?) which means that it has bled He seems to think that in a few days of applying the cream i shall be a bit more comfortable as it shrinks it back down.I am scared to go #2 in case it hurts lol. It is weird cos no one i no of in my family suffered from these yet i have a bit of trouble going to the loo once and I get one!!! I said to Nath today that this pregs has def thrown all sorts at me lol ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
.Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 04 April 2005 at 6:54am
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Gee you poor thing. Hope things are more comfy for you soon. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 04 April 2005 at 10:38am
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hehe thanx. midwife stressed to me the importance of getting them under control before babes born,I agreed as i dont wanna be havin them to deal with as well as a new baby and a 2 yr old lol. Midwife gave me a couple of ideas using potatoes lol may try it tho as u just never know. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 2:05am
| I have to ask........what do you do with potatoes????? |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 7:18am
Hee hee I was wondering that too! But unlike you Liz i was too polite to ask.  ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 8:49am
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Whew... I'm not the only one who had no idea how potatoes came into it! ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 9:15am
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LOLOLOLOL well ladies,the first one she suggested was to grate some potato and apply it like a compress (cant remember if u put some grated spuds up ya bottom),the second way is to carve a piece of spud in the shape of a bullet (prob about 2-3 cm long) and insert it up ya bum like a suppository. How it works is that the potatoe draws the water to or from the haemmorroids(cant remember which it is).Oh and u use raw spuds lol.I think the spud is meant to draw the fluids from the haemmorroid thus shrinking them down. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 11:23am
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that is really interesting.. and scary all at the same time. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 12:37pm
| i have no idea what to say about the potatoes......that is really ...............i really have no idea what to say. So,.......you gonna try it? |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 2:38pm
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I can only imagine how many of u want to know if im gonna try it lol.I dont no at this stage,will c how the cream goes and then decide.never thought id be shoving veges up my bum lololololol.but if they dont clear up soon i may have to ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: daikini
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 5:03pm
 I will never look at a potato the same way again...  ------------- Becca, mum of 2 girls & 3 boys |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 05 April 2005 at 6:00pm
oh sorry guys if i am putting u off potatos lol .It is weird knowing veges can be multi-useful hehehe.------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: niki.knowles
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 6:36am
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Oh My God!
I will surely never look at a potato the same again! Have never heard of that one before but am dying to know if it works! Couldn't she give you some nice medicinal cream or something instead? Lol ------------- Niki (Mum-of-twins-to-be!) |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 7:16am
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well one of the many things a potoato is good for, not just a plate filler. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 06 April 2005 at 9:22am
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yeah.I have been prescribed some cream which i am using at the moment nikki.but once i have used up the cream I will talk to midwife and see wot else i could do.I think the potato thing will be an absolute last resort. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 08 April 2005 at 1:57am
| hey was talking to my husband...he has heard of the potato theory, but claimed not to have tried it......hmmmm...can't find a suspicious emoticon |
Posted By: kerryberry
Date Posted: 08 April 2005 at 9:26am
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Ha ha ha, that is so funny about the potato theory. I told the other girls at my antenatal class about it last night and they were almost crying with laughter.....but I guess it must work if other people are recommending it.......might be a last resort for me too....... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 08 April 2005 at 3:39pm
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The cream seems to be shrinking the external heamoroid and it doesnt hurt as muchanymore yay,now i have a cold,my son had us up at hospital due to vommiting and he now has runny poos but is slowly gettin beter,and nath still has his bug!!!! this household is a bit of a illness magnet at the mo lol ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 08 April 2005 at 4:07pm
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I caught a cold and went to the pharmacy yesterday....she asked me how many weeks I am and I said "10 and 1/2 weeks"......she said "oh...I am sorry you should not take any thing in your condition!"
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What about my runny on moment and blocked on moment nose? My cough? My headaches? Hello????
She told me to go and take paracitamol and rest?????? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 08 April 2005 at 6:45pm
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you could try garlic, and OJ and def the paracetamol and rest will help. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 08 April 2005 at 10:30pm
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yep i have the runny and blocked nose too,doesnt it suk!!! I have just been tking paracetemol till I find out wot else i can have.i have a sore throat too so i guess i will just get told to keep up the paracetemol and suck on throat lozenges,wish there was an instant cure for all these bugs n stuff going round. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 09 April 2005 at 12:48am
| when i was pregnant I got really bad hayfever...and guess what???? Can't take ANYTHING!!! |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 09 April 2005 at 7:16am
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there was a thread a while ago what is okay to take when you are sick and pregnant. Ill try and find it and bump it for you guys. ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: kas
Date Posted: 09 April 2005 at 4:41pm
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Sorry to hear you all have runny noses, sore throats and all the rest of it that comes with being sick. I'm feeling fine (touch wood). Sometimes it really does suck being pregnant because theres not a hell of alot out there that you can take. Hope you all get better soon. Zandersmum i hope that the heamoroids are getting better and going back where they came from. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 09 April 2005 at 6:30pm
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thanks,yep they are getting their marching orders lol. lol angelnz i read ur bump post on the colds post and wondered wot on earth u were talking about lol,now i no. lizzle,I had bad hayfever when summer started last year and took hayfever tabs which i made sure were safe for me.weird how some pharmisists have different opinoins aye. my midwife prescribed me Razene when I was preg with xander as i got hayfever for a few weeks with him and he didnt get affected in any way. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: Xander&Harmony
Date Posted: 10 April 2005 at 1:55pm
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man i am gona sound like a moaning old lady,as u no i hav got a cold and hemmoroids,i now hav caught the bug the other 2 had in my house grrrrrrrr,feel lil better today tho so i hope i get well quick smart.4 1/2 weeks to go and dont fancy being so ill giving birth. ------------- BECS http://www.sparklee.com">
Angel Baby 10/07/09 (10wks4days) |
Posted By: Roksana
Date Posted: 11 April 2005 at 12:53pm
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Well I must say, drinking warm water and eating Oranges (can’t drink orange juice, I am allergic) and paracitamol really helped. My nose does get blocked occasionally but I can sleep at night with out waking up.....
And yes it sucks that I can’t take any thing...I hope I don’t get sick again any time soon.... ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 02 May 2006 at 10:10pm
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I bumped this up because I want everyone thats going to be a new Mum and remind us other ones to know how important it is to eat lots of fruit and veges and drink lots of fluids to get everything happily moving...
It really helps prevent these horrid things and can help resolve them really fast afterwards if the occur!! People really dont talk that much about it - probably due to embarassment but out of 10 in my original coffee group 5 of us had them and 2 of us had to have operations to fix them!!!! I had not been told anything about haemoroids or piles and so when I had one - left it until after the birth and it all split open and caused untold problems for 18months and three operations later to rectify!!! Dont mean to sound yuck or be the bearer of horrible news just think its something to know!!! I would hate anyone to have to go through that stuff unnecessarily!!!  -------------  
 
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Posted By: Two Blondinis
Date Posted: 03 May 2006 at 9:09am
Thanks heaps for the info Kelpa! Will definintely keep that in mind  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
 
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Posted By: Carmel
Date Posted: 03 May 2006 at 1:59pm
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I was going to post about this as well but was too embarrased but i got them after having piper.
i went and got cream from chemist as too embarrased to see my doctor apart from that i'm just bearing with the uncomfort for the time being |
Posted By: deharn
Date Posted: 03 May 2006 at 2:16pm
I too got the "bum grapes" after having Caitlan. Gross name but gross condition and I needed to name them something that at least made them sound a little bit funny  VERY VERY painful and even more embarrasing when you ahve to go to the Dr and bend over to show him ............ very unattractive.
And now after having Sam I haven't done them any favours. This relates to another thread recently about taking care of your bottom post birth which is so true. I think it is almost a given to end up with them after birth however some ladies are fine with them and have no trouble and others it's a nightmare. I have a friend who had hers operated on after her first baby but they came back and now after bub #2 she has big trouble. To the point where at Karate one night - yes in her white suit one of them burst!!!!!!! You can imagine the mess and the embarrasment must have been awful. So I do sympathise with anyone who has them and for those ladies who are pregnant don't be embarrased to ask for help. |
Posted By: Kelpa
Date Posted: 03 May 2006 at 3:25pm
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Its not nice. Very embarassing and makes you feel yuck...I had three operations after Bub No 1 for these!! Am ABSOLUTELY paranoid of going through that again. (probably why it has taken me 6 odd years to have another one!!
Definitley go to the Doc!!! -------------
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