Silent pain that is causing thousands agony across Britain...but now piles can be CURED

Piles are very uncomfortable for people who suffer from them

Piles, as haemorrhoids are more commonly known, can be very uncomfortable.

 

They are found in or around the lower rectum on structures called ‘cushions’, folds in the lining of the lower rectum, which help to keep the area closed.

Piles occur when the blood vessels within these cushions become enlarged or swollen. Surveys have shown that among many ailments including bad breath, thrush, psoriasis, acne and even loss of libido, piles were considered by far the most embarrassing condition, coming only second to sexually transmitted infections, yet more embarrassing than incontinence and diarrhoea.

But it’s not all bad news as there is a fast and effective treatment, recently introduced to the UK. The Ultroid treatment has many advantages, the principal ones being that it’s a walk-in, walk-out procedure, you don’t need an anaesthetic or enema and there’s no recovery time – you can return to normal activities right after treatment.

 

A gentle current is applied to the base of the haemorrhoid for up to ten minutes. The piles simply shrink during treatment and if not completely removed they continue to shrink for up to seven days.

The procedure is also relatively painless for most patients, it’s safe, approved by NICE and it’s also non-invasive, there’s no cutting or needles, and the treatment takes 30 minutes or less.

It is not exactly clear what causes piles. Pressure on the bottom may play a role, as can straining at the toilet, weight-lifting and pregnancy. An Austrian study of 1,000 patients showed a factor that appeared to be a cause of piles was being overweight.

Piles often arise during pregnancy but in most cases disappear between eight and 24 weeks after the birth. Later in life, a woman’s risk of getting piles has nothing to do with whether she has had children.

 

The treatment takes 30 minutes or less

And age was not highlighted as a significant risk factor in this study but most of the people studied were over 50. If you look at the NHS data on haemorrhoid treatments in 2012-13, 77 per cent of the people treated for pile were over 40.

So age may be a factor. Both men and women in the study were found equally likely to have piles but if you look at NHS statistics for people who received treatment for piles, men outnumber women by 55 per cent to 45 per cent.

The study also found that 39 per cent of the people studied had piles but only 17 per cent actually knew they had because of bleeding, itching or pain. So only 45 per cent of those with piles had symptoms.

If you apply the same percentages to the UK (17 per cent of the adult population), then about eight million people in the UK have both piles and symptoms. The study revealed that 22 per cent of people with piles used “conservative treatments,” such as ointments or crams.

These can help the symptoms but do not remove the piles so they usually flare up again. Surprisingly few sufferers seek treatment. In 2013-14, there were 40,000 hospital treatments for piles in England.

 

 

An estimated 8 million people in the UK have piles and symptoms

If you compare this with the total number of people who have symptomatic piles (about 7 million), then less than 1 per cent are treated. The most commonly used treatment is banding but for many patients it’s not the answer.

Ultroid, by comparison, is the gentlest effective treatment for the condition. More than 120,000 Ultroid treatments have been carried out worldwide and in the UK the procedure is offered at clinics in Harley Street, Canterbury, Taunton, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Cambridge, Glasgow and Abergele, with more clinics in the pipeline.

Visit piles-relief.com for more information.