Hi all,
Very grateful to have finished treatment in April 2024 after 18 months of chemo, surgery & radiotherapy.
During chemo i had really bad constipation. I took syrup of fig daily, used a stool when going to the toilet & used Senna (recommended by oncologist) regularly.
Im just back from holiday, with a long flight (with lots of sitting down) & had the most painful backside when sitting. Had to take paracetamol for a couple of days as it was so sore.
Had a wee look in the mirror & i have the biggest piles ive ever seen, almost like a set of lips around my anus (apologies doe th3 graphic description). I am beyond mortified.
Have googled lots; im moving, drinking lots of water, eat pretty healthily with fruit and veg as my fibre and uaing haemorrhoid cream. Pain has subsided but still have one very enlarged vein.
Going to GP is not an option. Ive been poked & proded so much in the last 2 years its honestly an ordeal going anywhere near a doctors surgery. I cry when i get my 6 monthly bone strengthener.
Im not strong enough to go to th3 gp about this, physicall or mentally.
Has anyone had experience of this?
Can anyone recommend anything else incan do to get rid of them?
Dear Luskentyre1
So sorry to read how uncomfortable you are feeling, I canât recommend any medication for piles. I suggest you call the GP surgery and asked to speak to the nurse, explain how your feeling, and hopefully they will be supportive of you, failing that, maybe the nurses on this site will be able to point you in the right direction.
Wishing you well, one day at a time at the moment, hopefully you will get stronger each day.
With the biggest hugs Tili 
I once had a problem with this ( was like having a third buttock !) and was seeing a Homeopath at the time who gave me a remedy that was Aeschylus - worked really well . I think itâs horse chestnut - a health shop might be able to help but if it doesnât go down you will need to seek help from your GP Iâm afraid - sorry but you can get complications if theyâre really bad. I have known people have to be admitted to Hospital so much better to try to sort it out before you get to that point. Xx
Your gp should be able to prescribe Scheriproct without having to examine you. Comes as a cream and suppository.
Have a warm bath for the pain and u could buy Anusol suppositories and Anusol cream from the chemist. If you donât want to see the GP, just ask the pharmacist for a âprivate chatâ and theyâll tell you what to buy. Had this years ago and still remember the pain! Good luck xxx
Thanks everyone for the replies. Makes me feel a bit better that im not the only one.
Definitely not at the stage i can go to GP but will look into the medication mentioned and try to buy it over the counter.
So grateful to be cancer free, just need to get over this painful & mortifying hurdle.
Thanks for the support
Hi! I feel your pain, literally. Mine has gone a step further and I have a little tear inside. Pain like I have never experienced resulted in 3 days in hospital and a little procedure.
Do you have a bath? If you can, sit in a little warm water after every bowel movement. If you donât have a bath you can buy sitz baths to put on the toilet. You can also get Anusol on Amazon. I would recommend asking your GP for Lidocaine or Instilagel. These are local anaesthetics. Hopefully your GP will prescribe if you just give them a brief explanation of the problem. I find Movicol very helpful to keep things movingâŠ
I hope you find some relief soon!
Lynne xx
So sorry to hear you ended up in hospital with this. Hope you are on the mend. Will look put for movicol to see if it helps before i seek GP.
Thanks again for your reply & hope you recover soon
Hi, Luskentyre. Iâm a bit late to the party here, but your post struck a chord with me. I finished active treatment in May of this year and unfortunately I still felt rotten months later. At my review in August, my haemoglobin was dangerously low from bleeding haemorrhoids and I ended up having multiple blood transfusions (thank you, blood donors!) and an emergency haemorrhoidectomy. I had been living with severe haems for years, and the treatment worsened them significantly but I couldnât face more examinations, invasive procedures etc.
Like you, I just didnât want to deal with it, but the matter was taken out of my hands when my lovely oncologist asked the right questions and admitted me immediately.
This disease takes away our health, our autonomy and our dignity and I dreaded having to deal with another part of my body being prodded by multiple medical professionals, but surgery was the only viable option for me.
Now Iâm out the other side I can see how delaying treatment wasnât the best idea, but mentally I wasnât up for it at that time. My treatment was organised via my oncologist so I didnât have to go through my gp.
I do hope that youâre feeling better now and that your âembarrassingâ problem is sorted out soon and you can head off jet setting with a pain free bumđ