Hemorrhoids, also known as piles, are a common medical condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Despite their prevalence, haemorrhoids often carry a cloud of myths and misconceptions, due ...

Our mission is to deliver unbiased, fact-based reporting that holds power to account and exposes the truth. Whether $5 or $50, every contribution counts. No one likes to talk about haemorrhoids. There ...

If you’ve never had a haemorrhoid, you’re very lucky. If you have, you’re all too familiar with the extreme discomfort that comes from this particular digestive affliction. Characterised by pain, ...

Women experience many changes to their body while being pregnant, while some are expected like weight gain, hormonal changes etc but others make surprise entry like haemorrhoids. If you’re ...

Forget blue Monday this January, it's 'Brown Monday' you want to watch out for with doctors warning of a spike in haemorrhoids driven by Christmas gluttony. Dr Ross Perry, who specialises in ...

Haemorrhoids, also called piles, are swollen veins in your anus and lower rectum, similar to varicose veins. They normally get better on their own within a few days but sometimes sufferers require ...

Is there severe bleeding or itching around the rectal region? Are you often embarrassed due to it, and find it difficult to do your daily activities with ease? Then, it is Piles! Did you know? Piles ...

12:30, Thu, Feb 8, 2018 Updated: 12:39, Thu, Feb 8, 2018 Piles are swellings that contain enlarged blood vessels, and are found inside or around the anus. Haemorrhoids don’t usually cause symptoms, ...

Not so long ago, surgery for haemorrhoids meant a four or five-day stay in hospital, but new advances have cut treatment to day surgery or an overnight stay - whether on the NHS or privately. Gordon ...

No one likes to talk about haemorrhoids. There is very little information on haemorrhoids in the mainstream media, leading one to believe it is a rare condition. But, in fact, they are very common - ...

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