well ive had lots of very embarrassed people come in and try to tactfully tell me taht their bum was sore

so i suppose i could help you out
---people who dont want to hear nasty things stop reading now---
generally itll depend on whether theyre internal or external, how bad they are, how hard you strain on the toilet, how hard your stools are, how much spicy food youre eating, if youre using medication etc etc. the bottom line is (no pun intended...looooooool im going to use that one

) that you should go to your pharmacy and buy some cream to put on. this will numb the area (good) as well as close up some blood vessels (good) which will make the piles smaller, so taht they are less prone to irritation (goooood). then, you have to drink lots of water, and whatever else you need to do so that you have nice soft stools. the harder your stool is, the more you strain, and the more you strain, the worse they will get. the aim of the game is to make your stools so soft, and to be so ready to go to the toilet, that you dont strain at all when you actually sit down and defecate.
also, dont sit down on the toilet for too long, since it makes blood pool in the vessels on your bum, gorging the haemmorrhoids with blood, which will irritate them even more.
so. lots of fibre. lots of water. soft stools. no straining. no hanging out reading a novel on the toilet for 3 hours. keep them clean. apply pharmacy cream. if this doesnt work, go see a doctor after, say...3 days.
and never make an arse grape thread again, please
