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Have Piles. Blood In Stool. Used Ice. Can Honey Be Used As A Cure?

Hi I'm a male 43 yrs old. I've had piles on and for 20 yrs. mostly I see red blood and have to push a single pile back after a poo. Yesterday a whole bunch of piles have appeared on the outside. No blood. I tried pushing them into the anus but the don't all seem to come from the inside. I have tried ice but the don't seem to getting smaller. I have read that honey can cure them what do you think?
Thu, 1 Aug 2013
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Hi thanks for your question.
No not all,please don't try that.Though honey is good for many disease ailments espicially for upper respiratory tract infection,but please don't try it for piles.Honey is full of fructose a form of glucose and there are millions of bacteria in anus.It will act as food for these bacteria and will help them to grow faster leading to sever infection of your piles.When piles get inflamed they cannot be reposed back which can further increase the edema if remain untreated.Applying ice is ok theortically but you need medications to reduce the inflammation so that they can be reposed back.Consult a general surgeon who may examine you to determine the extent of inflammation and may put you on treatment.You need antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs along with laxative to control inflammation.Ultimately your surgeon may do the banding or perform haemorridectomy.
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Have Piles. Blood In Stool. Used Ice. Can Honey Be Used As A Cure?

Hi thanks for your question. No not all,please don t try that.Though honey is good for many disease ailments espicially for upper respiratory tract infection,but please don t try it for piles.Honey is full of fructose a form of glucose and there are millions of bacteria in anus.It will act as food for these bacteria and will help them to grow faster leading to sever infection of your piles.When piles get inflamed they cannot be reposed back which can further increase the edema if remain untreated.Applying ice is ok theortically but you need medications to reduce the inflammation so that they can be reposed back.Consult a general surgeon who may examine you to determine the extent of inflammation and may put you on treatment.You need antibiotics and anti inflammatory drugs along with laxative to control inflammation.Ultimately your surgeon may do the banding or perform haemorridectomy. Hope this answers your question.