Piles (haemorrhoids) are lumps inside and around your bottom (anus). They often get better on their own after a few days. There are things you can do to treat and prevent piles.
- Bright red blood after you poo
- An itchy anus
- Feeling like you still need to poo after going to the toilet
- Pain around your anus
Surgical removal of piles (haemorrhoidectomy) can be used for third or fourth degree haemorrhoids, or for piles that are large and cannot be pushed back inside the anus (irreducible). It is usually carried out under general anaesthetic, which means the patient will be asleep during the procedure and won’t feel any pain while it is carried out.
Patient eligibility for the treatment option varies by haemorrhoid severity or grade one to four. Internal haemorrhoids are classified by the degree that the internal piles that protrude (prolapse) out of the back passage (anus) which helps determine
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Surgery :
- Haemorrhoidectomy: your piles are cut out
- stapled Haemorrhoidopexy: your piles are stapled back inside your anus
- Haemorrhoidal Artery Ligation: stitches are used to cut the blood supply to your piles to make them shrink
