🍑 My Arsehole Was Ruined... Let's Talk About Piles.
Yep... we're going there.
Because if you've ever been pregnant, postpartum, or currently sat on one bum cheek wondering if your bum will ever recover... this episode is for you.
In true Birth, Babe style, we're having the conversation that nobody else seems to want to have.
I'm sharing the full, unfiltered story of my relationship with piles from years of bodybuilding and chronic constipation, to pregnancy, childbirth, fainting in the shower after touching my postpartum bum (yes, really 😅), multiple surgeries, and why I genuinely named my piles Miles and Giles because they became part of the family.
We'll laugh (a lot), but we'll also talk honestly about how piles affected my confidence, my pregnancy, my mental health, and why women shouldn't feel embarrassed to ask for help.
Inside this episode, we cover:
🍑 My biggest fear in childbirth (spoiler... it wasn't actually giving birth!)
🍑 The reality of living with severe piles during pregnancy and postpartum
🍑 The products, treatments and GP support that genuinely helped
🍑 My experience of haemorrhoid surgery and recovery
🍑 Why nobody prepares women for this part of motherhood
🍑 Practical tips to help prevent and manage piles, including hydration, fibre, kiwis, stool positioning, creams and when it's time to seek medical advice.
Most importantly, I want you to know this:
If you're listening whilst perched on one bum cheek...
If you've cried because going to the toilet hurts...
If you've Googled "Will my piles ever go away?"
You're not alone.
And I promise... it does get better.
So grab a cuppa (and maybe a donut cushion), because we're normalising talking about our arseholes today. 💖
If this episode made you laugh, please share it with your pregnant bestie. Because honestly... someone has to start these conversations.