Of Throat and Anus...

My body has been wrecking havoc lately.

First, there was the sore throat that didn't heal for a fucking 3 months. Can you believe I actually endured the entire Chinese New Year with an excruciating sore throat?!? All the goodies I ate really elevated the severity too, I guess. Yeah, serves me right. And I'm also a firm follower of spicy delights. I remember going to the doctor for sore throat medicines once every 2-3 months during the past year. I guess the most medication I took was antibiotics. Not good. Now the virus causing me sore throats have mutated and evolved into stronger nightmares so I have to take very strong antibiotics - Amoxycillin for the time being. Thus, I'm now gurgling down water like mad, which explains for the even more frequent runs to the toilet (I've always been a urine-prone person haha).

And guess what? I finally had a case of piles (haemorrhoids) last Saturday!!! Yeah I know it's nothing to shout about but I simply feel like doing so!

I think it must have stemmed from my history of having chronic constipation. I often get swollen lumps near my anus and had been bleeding recently (no, the blood wasn't from the lumps, it's from somewhere inside the anus) while pooping. But the lumps were quite small and would retract or subside within a few hours. The blood was bright red, which I found out later on the Internet that it might be rectal bleeding. Rectum is very close to the anus, therefore blood from that area is bright red because bacteria hasn't the time to pollute it. Dark red blood indicates bleeding from the colon or somewhere deeper inside. I normally bleed after I had spicy feasts, I mean really spicy ones, like having them for 3 meals a day. But lately it bleeds even though I've had mostly porridge for dinner! Thus, I'm not without worries! Gonna do a full body checkup soon!

Anyway, the lump this time is really big and the pain is killing me! Previously it only felt itchy. I really hate to admit that I have piles! It's so embarrassing! But later I realized that it's actually quite a common problem in today's fast paced society where people simply don't have time or are just plain lazy to take care of their own bodies (like yours truly). Actually everyone has haemorrhoids, it's just that only a number of us are unlucky enough to have it manifest on our bodies, which is normally set off by constipation. In fact, I know a lot of girls who have constipation.

But thank God I feel a whole lot better after taking the medications, which included pills made from herbal taken twice a day and suppositories once a day. The suppository are to be inserted into the anus. I was thinking,"What the heck?! I'm in pain down there and I gotta ram this tampon-like thingy into it? Gee, I feel so homosexual right now". The nurse was kind enough to advise me to lubricate it with baby oil first if I really have a hard time inserting it (now I REALLY feel homo). Luckily, the suppository slid in easily with no pain at all. PHEW!

Oh, and I also took some painkillers from the doc which DID NOT work at all! The pain was still there whenever I contract the muscles there after I peed or when I'm about to sit down or stand up. The lump has begun to shrink since. Hope it will shrink even faster! Well, at least the pain isn't as severe now. And I'm thankful my piles aren't the really serious ones that require surgical removal or the ones that actually have part of the rectum falling out the body. I certainly hope it won't come to that! So I'm drinking a lot of water, stuffing myself with fruits and veggies and trying to lay off the spice a little.

Okay, I know no one's interested in my bowel movements or piles. Then again, no one is gonna read this anyway. So this piece is just for myself, and probably people out there suffering the same ailments as me.