If your anus is
• itching,
• there is a painful swelling that hangs like grapes
• there is blood
• and if its painful when expelling a hard stool
than you may be experiencing haemorrhoids (piles). The most common type develops inside the anus; these can sometimes bleed but not be painful. The external ones are painful. They can sometimes become prolapsed and protrude from the anus – looking like a soft lump.

It is said that long sitting, ageing and pregnancy can all contribute to haemorrhoids. When straining to perform a bowel movement you can make the haemorrhoids worse.

If you are looking for comfort and relief try these top tips:
Add a good handful of Epsom salts into your bath, stir, dissolving the salts well. Immerse the area into the bath – this should help to constrict the haemorrhoid. You may want to try a sitz bath. You can have a sitz bath with any part of the body, i.e. hips, hands, feet. For the purpose of this article we are concentrating on the lower part of the anatomy.
If you have a bidet than use it by placing your bottom in a full bowl of arm water, sit for 10 minutes in the warm water, drain the bidet, refill with cold water and sit for 5 minutes. When you’ve finished alternating between hot and cold (do this for half and hour) than completely dry the area.

What you’re trying to achieve is shrinkage of swollen vessels, providing enormous relief.

Remember
Please dab the area – do not scratch

You can also try sitting on ice. Read more on Haemorrhoids…