They suck. I've tried the tucks pads. Anything else I can try? The preparationH said to ask a dr if BFing so I went with the tucks. I'm on day 3 of a flare up.
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If you have medical gloves you can put water in them and make an ice pack with the fingers, which works really well. Sitz baths or regular baths. Lots of water and fiber if you're straining. Prescription cream, foam, and/or suppositories are helpful if you can get them-- they have a stronger steroid that really helps shrink tissue. I have tons of experience with this, clearly. Hope it gets better!
The nurse I had postpartum told me to use hydrocortisone cream instead of PrepH - she said it would shrink them faster. I didn't try it, but it could work...
Oh. I forgot one. My doctor said to soak cotton balls in milk of mag and apply it to the area. At this point mine were at kill.me.now pain level so I got a prescription shortly after so I don't recall how effective it was.
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It's doing the job. If I kept up with it 3 times a day I'm sure it would be gone. I've been having mine off and on for like 10 weeks now
Wiping with baby wipes helps me too. TP just irritates me more. I might soak some in witch hazel.
....I'm not using it daily though so, yeah. And yes, suck!
Ugh. They suck.
It got messy though.
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