Had them many moons ago. Suffered in (relative) silence for a couple of weeks. Finally realised I needed help and headed (very slowly) to the local chemist. The pain got worse the more I walked (I’d been pretty much living on the sofa for the previous few days). On entering said Chemist it must have taken five minutes for me to reach the counter, audibly wincing with every step and watched all the way by the pharmacist.
I explained that a friend of mine was probably suffering from piles. Anusol suppositories were purchased and I hobbled off (very slowly) home.
I’m not sure that the pharmacist was taken in. But what I would say is suppositories are the business, being that they get to the nub (so to speak) of the problem. Within days I was fine.
And since then I’ve avoided any repeats by following the pharmacist’s advice for my mate, which was when doing a number two, let what will come out, come out. But on no account strain to get the last bits out of the bay. On that road lies unimaginable pain and agony..
Herendethelesson