Putting potatoes up your butt won’t cure hemorrhoids, doctors warn

[Natural Citizen]

Apparently this a thing people do if they're too embarrassed to go to a doctor.


Anyway...

''Doctors are starting to get very concerned about people who subscribe to a dangerous home remedy touted on numerous websites, which involves inserting a potato into the rectum.

Credible medical professionals are emphasizing that this will not, in fact, help with hemorrhoids (also known as piles).

“There is no medical evidence that putting frozen potatoes inside the anus can help cure piles, so I would urge caution to anyone thinking of doing it,” Dr. Diana Gall tells Wales Online, noting that those suffering from the condition can attempt to treat it at home in a number of ways — but sticking frozen spuds up their butt is not one of them.''

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[Mac1958]

How about a jar of peanut butter?

Asking for a friend.

 

[fncceo]

What about a gerbil?

 

[WinterBorn]

Apparently this a thing people do if they're too embarrassed to go to a doctor.


Anyway...

''Doctors are starting to get very concerned about people who subscribe to a dangerous home remedy touted on numerous websites, which involves inserting a potato into the rectum.

Credible medical professionals are emphasizing that this will not, in fact, help with hemorrhoids (also known as piles).

“There is no medical evidence that putting frozen potatoes inside the anus can help cure piles, so I would urge caution to anyone thinking of doing it,” Dr. Diana Gall tells Wales Online, noting that those suffering from the condition can attempt to treat it at home in a number of ways — but sticking frozen spuds up their butt is not one of them.''

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I saw the headline "Doctors advise not putting frozen potatoes up your butt", my first thought was "I can take that advice".

 

[wamose]

You don't need to be a doctor to know the potato goes in the front, not the back.

 

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[Likkmee]

HMMMMMMMMMMMM. My GF'z favorite variety ?

 

[JoeMoma]

You don't need to be a doctor to know the potato goes in the front, not the back.

That's how I do it, and the potatoes eventually work their way down and out.

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

How about a jar of peanut butter?

Asking for a friend.

Ummm, are they at the Eagle leather bar down in the Montrose area of Houston?

Just asking because I know someone they can call for that jar...

 

[JoeMoma]

 

[Bruce_T_Laney]

What about a gerbil?

Only if Doctor Francis has prescribed it for the patient...

 

[JimBowie1958]

You guys laugh, but I have had hemeroids and an abscess that were so bad I would have done ANYTHING to relieve the pain and burning sensation if it would work.

Preparation H, Witchhazel and ice cubes seemed to have more effect, but I think the ice cubes were the most effective in reducing the enflamation and irritation.

Yopu may return to your regularly scheduled joking now. But for some of us, this is an ongoing struggle, so to speak.

 

[aaronleland]

You guys laugh, but I have had hemeroids and an abscess that were so bad I would have done ANYTHING to relieve the pain and burning sensation if it would work.

Preparation H, Witchhazel and ice cubes seemed to have more effect, but I think the ice cubes were the most effective in reducing the enflamation and irritation.

Yopu may return to your regularly scheduled joking now. But for some of us, this is an ongoing struggle, so to speak.

Except, instead of a potato you used a strange man's fist.

 

[bluzman61]

You guys laugh, but I have had hemeroids and an abscess that were so bad I would have done ANYTHING to relieve the pain and burning sensation if it would work.

Preparation H, Witchhazel and ice cubes seemed to have more effect, but I think the ice cubes were the most effective in reducing the enflamation and irritation.

Yopu may return to your regularly scheduled joking now. But for some of us, this is an ongoing struggle, so to speak.

Except, instead of a potato you used a strange man's fist.

OUCH!

 

[bluzman61]

You guys laugh, but I have had hemeroids and an abscess that were so bad I would have done ANYTHING to relieve the pain and burning sensation if it would work.

Preparation H, Witchhazel and ice cubes seemed to have more effect, but I think the ice cubes were the most effective in reducing the enflamation and irritation.

Yopu may return to your regularly scheduled joking now. But for some of us, this is an ongoing struggle, so to speak.

I've had roids a few times and they ARE no laughing matter. Luckily Preparation H worked each time. George Carlin once remarked, "Why aren't hemorrhoids called asteroids?"

 

[JimBowie1958]

Except, instead of a potato you used a strange man's fist.

Nah, I dont do metrosexual stuff, but why dont you tell us all about it, bubba.

 

[JimBowie1958]

I've had roids a few times and they ARE no laughing matter. Luckily Preparation H worked each time. George Carlin once remarked, "Why aren't hemorrhoids called asteroids?"

For me, Prep H works about 60% of the time, when that doesnt work I use Witchazel with it, and together they work 98% of the time.

But more than once I have taken a cup of ice cubes and got relief with them. Dont know why I didnt think of it till I had back surgery.

But frozen potatoes seems an odd choice to me. It cant be the whole damned potato, surely.

 

[Natural Citizen]

But more than once I have taken a cup of ice cubes and got relief with them. Dont know why I didnt think of it till I had back surgery.

But frozen potatoes seems an odd choice to me. It cant be the whole damned potato, surely.

From some of the links in the article I think it was just frozen potato slivers or something.

 

[JimBowie1958]

But frozen potatoes seems an odd choice to me. It cant be the whole damned potato, surely.

From some of the links in the article I think it was just frozen potato slivers or something.

That makes more sense. I didnt catch that when I read the article.
But with ice cubes you dont have to extract them, they just melt.