Soothing Relief Ointment, 15g

Very good product 👌 Easy to apply and help to soothe the irritation ,pain and discomfort. Has also a cooling effect and works fast . Happy to recommend and at a good accessible price .

Very effective quick pain relief east to use good value for money

Very soothing ointment and quick pain relief. Recommend for postpartum.

I used this Anusol Soothing Relief cream in conjunction with Anusol Soothing Relief suppositories to help clear up my piles permanently, in conjunction with some important lifestyle changes (see additional information below). Please be aware that the "Soothing Relief" Anusol formulations contain a common steroid (hydrocortisone acetate) at quite a low percentage in the composition (0.25 gram) and are thus somewhat more effective than other ointments based on just zinc oxide, lanolin and maybe a local anaesthetic such as lidocaine hydrochloride. Do give these milder formulations a try first before escalating to a steroid based treatment. If you use a steroid cream (e.g. HC45) on your external skin, the instructions are explicit to limit its usage period or else it can cause thinning of the skin with longer term use, as happened to a friend of mine. Clearly, nobody wants that happening in their bowel or anal region so don't use this cream or equivalent suppositories for longer than a week then give them a break. Please read on for some practical advice on how I got rid of my piles permanently. After having never suffered haemorrhoids (piles) in my life up to summer 2019, I 'suddenly' had problems. Approaching 50, the first signs of significant quantities of blood in my stools caused absolute panic thinking this is it, bowel cancer, time to get my affairs in order. Thankfully, this was not the case. I had developed piles. Never had I been so grateful to realise this. They persisted for about 8-9 months and none of the market leading suppositories I tried had much of an effect until I realised what caused them in the first place. I was not drinking enough fluids so my stools (poo) was not loose enough. My work pattern had changed from shifts to days in Spring 2019 and I was drinking too many diuretic beverages, i.e. strong coffee and tea and not keeping properly hydrated. I took steps to deal with this immediately the penny dropped: I started drinking a mixture of Californian prune juice, tomato juice for breakfast and at least 1 litre of water in the morning and afternoon. Result, piles gone in around four to six weeks. That said, these suppositories were a relief and once you have overcome the stigma of inserting them up your anal passage after going to the lavatory, you get used to it. Please heed my dietary advice if you're suffering. Prune juice isn't the most pleasant thing, but it really helps loosen your stools to the extent that you won't have to strain and thus put pressure on the blood vessels in your bowel.

What can I say it works and relieves pain

YES

Kinda ok

To start, I never ever thought I would be reviewing such an item but I feel I had to. As embarrassing a subject it is, many people suffer and i for one have had surgery for in the past...something I swear I will never go through again as it was the worst experience ever afterwards. Anyway...the reason for mentioning that is, I still from time to time suffer from these and so badly recently that I had to try something else to the usual. I am extremely pleased to say that this ointment is truely wonderful...I was very doubtful when initially trying it but was so relieved when I could feel the pain subsiding over a couple of days. It really did work and better than anything else I've tried before. In fact, I purchased the suppositories of this too and found that the both together were best but the suppositions didn't seem to be as effective as this and I used this on its own more often than both together. I thoroughly recommend this to fellow sufferers. I only wish I had given this a go before it got so bad I needed the surgery...i will certainly be keeping this in my cabinet for future should I need it.